Ride 2010-02: Out From Hibernation
What a fantastic day it was this past Sunday with record setting temperatures in the mid-60s, gentle breezes and lots of sunshine. After riding the previous weekend in the west metro with my brother (which I did not document on the blog, but can be considered ride #1 for the 2010 season), we targeted our...
Cities Grand Tour
Chance are pretty good that this was it. The last official outdoor ride for the season. Oh, there might be a day or two in December where the weather allows for a quick jaunt outside, but this was likely the last ride of significant time/distance to really count. I met up with my brother at...
Ride #58 – Autumn in St. Paul
Friday night gave those of us in Minnesota a taste of the months to come – with harshly cold temperatures and a little snow to rub it in. This was such a shock to the system – that an ash tree I have in the front yard shed all of its leaves (it is a...
Ride #33: Midtown Greenway
Since I had a few straight days of decent rides, I decided to break up the typical Medina routine and packed up the Old Steed™ and headed into downtown Minneapolis. I chose to travel along a dedicated stretch of old railroad tracks called the Midtown Greenway. It is a fairly new addition to the Twin...
