Pumped up the tires, and reacquainted ourselves with local trails: West River Parkway, North Cedar Lake, Kenilworth, Chain of Lakes, and Minnehaha Parkway. The Kenilworth Trail, shown here, will be narrower when light rail construction begins.
Category: Living
Easter Dinner
Set the table for a family Easter dinner this evening. The silverware is stainless steel, manufactured in Sheffield, England. My mother-in-law cut up and hemmed an old table cloth to make the napkins.
Old Man River
Old Man River drained the spring melt to the Gulf while we barbecued chicken and veggies.
Staying Upright
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Travel Gear: Compact Trekking Pole
I’ve upgraded my hiking gear with a Leki trekking pole which collapses to 15 inches. It easily fits inside my 30-liter backpack. My pack is the same size as some daypacks, but it carries everything I need for an arbitrarily long trip. Even when I took it apart, my previous trekking pole stuck out of…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Compact Trekking Pole
First Communion
Attended our 11-year-old nephew’s first communion at Faith Lutheran in Forest Lake, MN.
A Former Bank
It was raining when I ran errands, so I walked the Minneapolis Skyway system. It took me through the dramatic lobby of the Westin Hotel. These stairs are a jewel, preserved from the time the building was a bank.
Awaiting Deployment
Cycled past bike share stations waiting to be deployed.
Digital Ordnance Survey Maps
Prepared maps for an inn-to-inn hike next week.
Onions, Carrots, Celery
After a lot of chopping, reduced 8 pounds of onions, carrots, and celery to mirepoix. Most of it goes in the freezer to ease the assembly of future meals.