Trail, track, and pier converged at San Clemente.
Category: USA
1888 Wooden Pier
Rode Amtrak to Oceanview, California. Walked the 1888 wooden pier before continuing to San Clemente for the night.
LRT to Mexican Border
Rode the San Diego Blue Line to the end of the trolley/LRT line at the US/Mexico border. I collect ends of lines.
USS Midway
Walked past the USS Midway on our way to the ferry to go cycling on Catalina. The Midway was commissioned 1945; it served in Desert Storm.
San Diego 2017
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Scenes from a Bridge
I love this bridge. Built for rail in 1883, Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi then curves through the Mill District into downtown Minneapolis. When I traverse it on bike or foot, I think of immigrants arriving from the East being welcomed by this scene before starting a new life in Minneapolis or points beyond.…… Continue reading Scenes from a Bridge
Scenes From a Bridge
Posted Scenes from a Bridge.
Temple to Gods of Underwriting
Walked past this Minneapolis landmark built in 1965 for an insurance company. A critic described it as a temple to the gods of underwriting.
Breakfast at Lake Harriet
We stopped for breakfast at Lake Harriet.
Journey to the House of Balls
White paint traced the black lines of the graffiti letters on the concrete of a freeway overpass spanning the Cedar Lake Trail: a failed cover-up. I imagined a subversive city worker performing the cleanup: “F*** you Mitch McConnell” was still visible, white on gray. “Images hiding in plain sight” was my theme for the day. I…… Continue reading Journey to the House of Balls