After hiking Palm Canyon for several hours, it was back to our hotel for a nap. Night fell, dinner enjoyed, then, just tonight, the nightlife. After one beer in a piano bar for “friends of Dorothy” it was time (6:20 p.m.) to walk back for a cup of tea, birthday cake, then sleep.
Category: USA
Kippers for Breakfast
Craster smokehouse, Northumberland, UK. September 2014. A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split in a butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold-smoked over smoldering woodchips (typically oak). Wikipedia. Kippers are a breakfast treat in mainly Anglo locales. I grew up…… Continue reading Kippers for Breakfast
Almost Wilderness
Hiked the South Lykken Trail above Palm Springs. Steep climb, lovely views, well maintained trail.
Climbing
Walked to a trailhead two blocks from the main drag of Palm Springs, then started climbing.
Palm Springs 2019
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Tail Races
Walked under Stone Arch Bridge on my way to meet friends for a walk. Paused to look at the remains of mill tail races (water channels). Three rusty upright girders once supported a railroad trestle. The blue Endless Bridge cantilevers out of the Guthrie Theater.
Grain Belt Beer Sign
Walked past the historical (1941) Grain Belt Beer sign on the banks of the Mississippi across from downtown Minneapolis. Los Angeles has the Hollywood sign; we have this.
Tadao Ando Gallery
Between flights at O’Hare, rode the L Downtown. Finally visited the Tadao Ando gallery at the Institute of Art. This peaceful place, with the 16 permanent pillars, was a refuge for some after 9/11. Next weekend we’ll sleep in a place designed by Ando on the island of Naoshima.
Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019
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Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019
This week, blue daubs guided us, as they do every year around this time. We stayed on the North Shore of Lake Superior in two lodges (at Lutsen and Tofte) and hiked sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. The plan for each day was simple: take to the trails after a cooked breakfast. Two days…… Continue reading Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2019