Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge. Below me sixteen lanes of traffic roar. I’m standing on the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, one of many Minneapolis bridges I cannot cross in a car. The bridge takes me between two parks: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Loring Park. Loring Park. In Loring Park, the zig-zag approach to this old bridge tells… Continue reading Urban Bike: Car-Free Minneapolis Bridges
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Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
Cycled the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, south of the Cities, through countryside and the occasional small town.
Crossing Car-Free Bridges
Crossed 12 bridges I cannot cross by car.
Navigating an Air France Pilot
I navigated for an Air France pilot and his friend: easier to cycle with them to Lake Calhoun than give directions.
Train Tracks
Nordeast Minneapolis: Cycled above train tracks with a friend.
Tailraces
Cycled beside the Mississippi past early Minneapolis. Tailraces from flour mills used to drain into this canal.
Superior Trail Planning
Damp day: a good day to plan a Superior Trail hike. (Any day is a good day to plan a hike.)
Coffee in the North Loop
On my cycle ride, paused for coffee in the North Loop (Minneapolis Warehouse District).
Walking on Frozen Water
My walking path today: the surface of Lake of the Isles. Next time I visit the lake, the path will be gone.
Ice-Henge
Lake of the Isles today: Ice-Henge. Various structures are being unveiled on the lake for tomorrow’s Luminary Loppet.