TSC Photo Walk Report – West Toronto Railpath

The most recent photo walk was also the most satisfying from my perspective. This time out, 8 club members assembled to enjoy the West Toronto Railpath. Starting at the most southerly point on the Railpath, the entrance at Dundas and Sterling, the group was treated to some very promising opportunities.

The sky was simply awesome. The concrete supports for the bridge carrying Dundas street over the railway featured plenty of graffiti. North along the Railpath, several industrial buildings and the whimsical industrial metal sculptures offered appealing architectural subjects. That was only the beginning!

We slowly moved along the Railpath with Meghan, Roman and Ted gaining close up vantage points to photograph the bridge graffiti. Further along, various buildings in the Nestle facility attracted attention from several club members. To the west, the dramatic skies hovered over more open views of the railway and some of the buildings on the west side.

As we continued towards Bloor St, a large open lot beckoned. Distant buildings and an old smokestack made for some great vistas. Too bad about the fence that blocked the view. Kristen and I found one solution to that problem!

We lost Neil, Virginia and Suzanne just before Bloor St, but not until after saying hi to some other Railpath visitors – both dogs and people! At Bloor, we enjoyed some views to the east along Bloor from the Railpath overpass bridge. Then we said goodbye to Meghan and Patricia.

Down to just Roman, Kristen and I, we carried on north up the Railpath past the GO transit station. Making it as far as the Wallace St foot bridge (over 100 years old according to Kristen!) led to a strange encounter. Out attention was attracted upon hearing a man’s urgent shouts of “Whoa, whoa, WHOA!” We witnessed a minor collision between a vehicle and 2 cyclists. As we found out from the man who had been involved, everyone turned out to be okay, since, by some coincidence, I actually knew the man who had been involved.

After that conversation, Kristen headed home and Roman and I crossed the bridge to turn back south and finish the day at Dundas West Station. All in all, a great way to spend my birthday!!