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Fried egg with runny yolk sandwich at Mill City Museum, grey snowy day, life’s good.

Continued exploring University Avenue with a friend. Visited a modest Vietnamese bakery for one of the best almond croissants ever. I was experiencing a consequence of a convoluted path from French colonialism to skilled Vietnamese refugees and their offspring.

Contrail over Palm Springs PSP. Time to go home.

A Marie Kondo moment…My boots walked their final switchback today. It was time to part company after thanking them for the joy they’ve brought to my life.

Rode the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to 8,500 feet. With one foot of snow on the ground, we abandoned our hiking plan. 7,000 feet lower, in Indian Canyons, we enjoyed an arduous, warm (75°F) hike up the Maynard Mine Trail, carefully avoiding cacti.

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.

Hiked the South Lykken Trail above Palm Springs. Steep climb, lovely views, well maintained trail.

Walked to a trailhead two blocks from the main drag of Palm Springs, then started climbing.

The sun rose over MSP while we waited to board our flight to Salt Lake City, en route to Palm Springs, California.

Airside at MSP. Learned our connecting flight was delayed, and wouldn’t arrive at our destination until almost midnight Pacific. Changed the flights at no cost via the Delta app to tomorrow morning, then rode the LRT back home.

Walked along University Avenue, a road from Minneapolis to St. Paul, looking at old buildings and specialized businesses. Spotted a reptile store, a bartending school, and a cat furniture showroom. The former Mutual Service Insurance building in the reflection was built in 1956.

Played with my Lego.

Walked our running route.

Emily cut my hair then Dwight’s. She’s been cutting our hair for thirty years.

Our first microgreens harvest, just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

Winter arrived overnight. It’s a good day to cocoon.