The Alewife T stop sits beside Route 2 at the point where the Little River’s name changes to Alewife Brook. It’s a complicated geography of roads, on- and offramps, parking lots, sidewalks, bike trails, and water. The T parking garage is situated next to an onramp to Route 2 and beyond that, a pond.
Above the point from which I took this picture is an overpass. Like many such places, it is an access point, though not an obvious one. You have to be on foot or on a bicycle to notice this; anyone driving in a car would be focused on getting to Rt. 2. A narrow but definite trail along the foot of the embankment leads to this:
This experience is perhaps 30 feet from the roadway.
On the other side of the overpass, there’s another little body of water
with water lilies growing in it. Following the trail on this side leads to the clearing that’s in the background above. This is the view from within, looking out.
There I met two young men who seemed to be doing what I was, except they appeared to be doing it all day: being there, enjoying the place. We talked briefly and I gave them the URL of this blog before I went on my way.
[for more, see Pro. Pei #12]
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