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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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.
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.
Ice Pillars
Lake of the Isles: ice pillars being formed for Saturday’s Luminary Loppet.
Snow Sculptures
With temperatures rising into the 40’s it was time to see the St. Paul Winter Carnival snow sculptures.