Light Rail Construction

Our cycle route included several diversions to avoid construction of a light rail system. This elaborate bridge and viaduct will take the cycle trail over an existing freight track, light rail tracks, and a busy road.

Categorized as Cycle

Afton State Park

Hiked Afton State Park: St. Croix River bluffs, prairie, woods, undulating trails, overlooks.

Categorized as Walk

Trail Lunch

Our hall table, items for a state park hike tomorrow. Earlier today, ducked into Trader Joe’s to pick up supplies. The store had been reorganized yet again, I couldn’t find gorp in the usual spot, so grabbed the first things I saw. Lunch on the trail will be good, it always is.

Categorized as Eat, Walk

Zig and Zag

Cycled to St. Paul’s Lake Como with a friend. On the way back, zigged and zagged up a ramp to get to this pedestrian bridge. Once, it must have traversed more than the two rail tracks below.

Fading to Grey

On my walk: snow fell and the towers of Downtown slowly faded to grey.

Categorized as Walk

Not a Day for a Fair-Weather Cyclist

Decided today was not the best day for cycling, with snow falling about one inch per hour. On my walk, I did spot a few cyclists and a shirtless runner.

Categorized as Walk

Luce Line to Medicine Lake

Cycled west out of of Minneapolis on a section of the Luce Line, then around Medicine Lake, my longest ride this year.

Categorized as Cycle