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Delta Improved

2/26/2016

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Mansell, the divided street that’s part of Mclaren Parek, is getting a huge facelift to make it more pedestrian and bike friendly.  The upper part is closed off and the #29 has to detour a tad when it gets to the top of Persia in the Excelsior neighborhood. But it still goes to the park. 

Disembarked at Visitacion Ave. and downhilled to the top of the park’s longest stairway (195 steps), Visitacion to Campbell, to experience its green-and-yellow beauty: 1 thru 14. 

At the foot, started back up again on Delta in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood for the second openspace stairway/trail back into the park.

Last time wen trudging up Delta, this steep walkers’ path had potholes that needed filling and eight very old concrete steps at the foot.

Now there are 10 new wood-and-concrete steps with wood railings on both sides when you first start up. The walkway has been repaved and it’s now a smooth climb: 15 thru 22

Had to check out the greenness of this second Vis Valley trailHead that starts at  Ervine and Wilde.

At first you don’t see any stairs. After winding steeply around a bit, 57 steps lead to the picnic area just off Mansell/Visiitacion:23 thru 32 

​Downhill now for another favorite steepish trail that descends to Lake McNab with six switchbacks, then back up again:33 thru 42

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1 Down Visitacion to the stairs
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2 Top of the park's longest stairway
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3 That;s a s school to the right
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4 Looking back up
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5 Especially beautiful now with yellow oxalis on the green slopes
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6 A view from the steps
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7 195 steps
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8 To top of Campbell in Vis Calley
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9 To west dead-end of Campbell
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10 Park signs near the foot
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11 Down to Visitacuon Vallry neighborhood
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12 Park trails map
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13 View north
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14 Foot ar Campbell
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15 Alberta St.
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16 Delta surprise
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17 Now 10 steps
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18 Wide wood railings now
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19 Looking up
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20 This used to have potholes
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21 Steepish walkers only path
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22 At the top continue uphill
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23 Wilde & Ervine
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23 Main trail starts up
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24 .Stairs begin
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25 Vis Valley with Bayview Hill beyond
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26 Looking down from first section
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27 Up to the top
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8 View east
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29 Top of the second openspace steps
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30 View east
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31 Starting zigzag trail to Lake McNab
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32 Switchback 2
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33 Zigging to the north
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34 Curving around
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5 Now out to Lake McNab
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36 McNab Lake
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37 McNab Lake
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38 Back up
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39 Winding back up to Mansell
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