I thought I’d head out to visit another one of Calgary’s markets on Saturday, the Crossroads Markets. Aided with a map with a rough idea about how to get to there, what I thought would be an hour or two turned into an almost 20km hike all around Calgary, with a few stops along the way. The picture below represents my journey on Saturday, and at least according to the map, was 19.42km.
Here’s a twitter-fied version of my journey:
- Stop for the mandatory Saturday coffee at Caffe Artigiano
- Marvelled at the Talisman Centre
- Wandered around the Reader Rock Gardens
- Thinking this area around the Calgary Water Centre is pretty industrial
- Alright, so I can’t go further from here, perhaps I need to turn here
- I can’t see Blackfoot and decide to circle back
- I recognise MacLeod
- It looks like 42nd might connect. Do I want to risk trying it? Hmm. Let’s walk on.
- Stopped to get water
- 52nd? I wanted 50th. Turn back around
- Go karting. Awesome
- What the? The map said 50th connected to Blackfoot
- The map says 58th should connect too. I have no faith in this map.
- Yay! I see Blackfoot Inn. Alright, I give a little bit of faith back to the map
- Whoa. Getting rough with no pavement to walk on
- How convenient (only) the casino has pavement
- Terrain increases pretty sharply. I’m goin’ bush
- Woo hoo! A Crossroads Market sighting
- Cross busy Blackfoot to get to market. Think mini-freeway deathtrap
- Meander around for a while. Grab another drink
- The map says Blackfoot circles back. Is it telling me lies again?
- Doh. The road doesn’t have room to walk along. I turn down another road hoping it connects. Good one map.
- All signs point to City Centre
- An Inglewood trek. I spot Rouge, Nectar Desserts, Spolumbos, and another Buffalo Cafe
- I recognise Deane House
- People splashing in a large pond amuse me
- Famished by 3pm. Smoked ribs and beef brisket doesn’t sound bad. I stop at The Palomino.
- Return to base