On my chilly walk today: Kenwood Park Water Tower from the Kenilworth Trail.
Category: Walk
A Carny’s Final Journey
If I die in a distant place, my instructions are simple. No coffin, no embalming, just have me cremated then shipped back in a generic box to Minneapolis. That’s it: one final flight to MSP, then scatter my ashes somewhere. Lakewood Cemetery would be a fine place for The Scattering. It’s beautifully maintained by a…… Continue reading A Carny’s Final Journey
A Carny’s Final Journey
Posted about a walk I did this morning: A Carny’s Final Journey.
Planning a Yorkshire Hike
Started planning one of next year’s hikes.
Adrift
Cedar Lake, on my walk today: dock, brief freedom until trapped by ice.
My Post-Election Microblog
https://twitter.com/TomPhase3/status/795997055781105668 In 1960, in a school playground in Northern England, boys were grabbing younger boys and demanding: “Nixon or Kennedy?” If you answered “Nixon” you got roughed up. All the boys were answering “Kennedy” so I answered “Nixon.” I was nine. My nephews are eight and nine. I wonder if last week’s election has inspired…… Continue reading My Post-Election Microblog
Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Every October, after the peak of Fall foliage has subsided, we head up to the North Shore of Lake Superior to walk sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. We like this time of year: the trails are uncrowded, the temperatures are good for hiking, and mosquitoes are done for the year. Besides, we don’t need…… Continue reading Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves
Posted Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves.
Church Bells
Church bells outside a steeple: spotted on our run around Lake of the Isles this morning.
Stabilized
Walked by the Mississippi on a newly reopened trail. It took two years to stabilize this small section of bank.