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Gorgeous trail minutes away from home

I have lived in the Greater Saint John Area all my life, and cannot imagine living anywhere else (in fact, I have tried to, but it never worked out). Why do I love it here? Nature is so prevalent--I can walk 4 minutes and be on a lovely trail to jog, walk, or snowshoe or drive to one of the city's great parks. Plus the streets and sidewalks in my community are also very inviting. I live in a river valley and have a gorgeous view of the St. John River. I cannot imagine life where I am more than a few kms from the water.

Photo Credit: Marianne Beckwith

Aside for the gorgeous environment, the people here are wonderful. Apparently us East Coasters are "nice folk." What I grew up assuming was common courtesy isn't so common in some other places. My friends and family are here, and I have no desire to leave the area.

West Side Sunset  Photo Credit: Marianne Beckwith

Also, if you are into history, Saint John is Canada's oldest incorporated city and has lots of historical facts and sites to discover. If you ever get a chance to come to Saint John or New Brunswick, go for it, you will likely fall in love with the place. I worked at the New Brunswick Museum as a researcher for two summers and I could go on about interesting SJ tidbits.

Saint John City Market  Photo Credit: Marianne Beckwith

Bandstand in King Square  Photo Credit: Marianne Beckwith

Now, some nature pictures:

Oak Tree on the Nerepis

Clovers

My grandparents'  "old homestead" on the Nerepis River.

Winter berries

Garden berries--don't eat!  Photo credit: Marianne Beckwith

Dew-soaked spider web  Photo credit: Marianne Beckwith