Catch Up

Got out with Amy today. I was pretty tired from yesterday's heat. Amy had raced. We needed to catch up...hadn't gotten our usual Saturday in.
It was very nice, as we just rode up into Baker, enjoyed the scenery and talked.

Unusual as it is, for a Sunday ride, we stopped to take on some more liquids. It's pretty hot out.
The Rebel In Me Just Couldn't Resist
Isles Tonight

Cedar Lake

Summer Time

Another hot and steamy Saturday summer's ride. Red lights were even less appealing, because the heat radiating from the asphalt made it all the more oppressive.
Four bottles of water and two 32oz Gatorades for me. Greg, my 60 year old riding buddy, downed six bottles of water along with two other sources of electrolytes.
We rode to Belle Plaine, easily my favorite route, but I've got to figure out a way to flatten it out some. My days of hill hammering are waining. A drop dead gorgeous day, beautiful rolling landscapes, farm fields, river valleys, and a typical Minnesota hazy summer sky made this a ride to remember. 89/19.1

Got out with Penny tonight for a concert at Mears Park in St. Paul. Greg Brown was the headliner, along with other folk and blue grass minstrels. Summer lightning storms in the distance made for a perfect backdrop.

Day Off The Bike

Got to be with all the grandlumps and most of my kids tonight. Gabrielle and Joe weren't there. Brit and Nate had us over to do a little BBQing. I brought an empty stomach that needed to be fueled for a Belle Plaine run tomorrow.

Brit and Taylor (notice the earrings)
Notice The Bracelets
Elijah and Bryson Shooting Up The Living Room Star Wars Style

Uh Oh! C3PO is Down

It Was Nice of Bryson to Give Nate a Ride on His 4 Wheeler.
Kels Loved It!

Bridges

I like showing the beauty of nature that exists here in Minneapolis. Here's some of the urban in the urban of tonight's ride. 25/17.7

Cedar Lake Trail Under Interstate 394 Heading East Towards Downtown (2 bridges)
Interstate 94 Over Cedar Lake Trail (4 bridges)

New Section Of Trail Next To Target Field (2 bridges)

Mississippi River Near Mill Ruins (5 bridges)

Entrance To Lock and Dam No. 1 On The Mississippi

A Couple of H's

Out just minding my own business riding the roads and who do I come up on, but BK. He also remembers when the Foshay Tower was the tallest building in Minneapolis, and I dare you to call him old. 25/17.6

Heat and humidity is back. yipee

Fire In The Sky Over Isles Tonight

Falls, River and Creek

Checked out the last leg of the downtown bike trail. It's been completed for a while now, but I'm just getting around to trying it out. I like my ruts and am not all that good with new things. The trail is great and drops you right on the Mississippi just above St. Anthony Falls, and this landmark next to the Hennepin Ave bridge.

When I was a kid the two tallest buildings in Minneapolis were the Foshay Tower (on the left with the antenna) and the County Courthouse (green roof and clock). And they were the tallest by a lot.

Mostly a river ride today. Picked it up at the falls and rode along the east side all the way to Minnehaha Falls. A beautiful day 27/16.5

Needed It

I sure needed a ride today, so much so, that I got in two. First on my own 25/17.8
Second with Penny 21/13.6