Leaving Minneapolis

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I have been fortunate to have ridden borrowed bikes in Minneapolis and knew it great bike/walking trails. What a joy it has been to be here with my own bicycle and explore even more. We cycled on the east edge of lake Pepin in Wisconsin on Wednesday and on the Cannon Valley Trail from Red Wing to Cannon Falls yesterday. I rode 42 miles on Wednesday and 40 yesterday and 17 on Friday along the West River Road and East River Roads – the morning before I left for Madison. Aside from all of the wonderful cycling, my time in Minneapolis included a youth baseball game, 2 days in Lake Pepin, an ice cream social, a walk in a nature preserve and lots of relaxing hang time.

View of Mississippi from Great River Road south of Stockholm, WI
Along route 25 between Nelson WI and Wabasha IN – where the river narrows into extensive wetlands
Moonrise from Maiden Rock WI
Cows seeking shade along the Cannon Valley Trial near Red Wing
A beautiful outdoor lunch at Sea Salt Eatery on the north edge of Minnehaha Regional Park – great calamari tacos

As I was leaving Minneapolis, I began to feel the impending re-entry to real life – whatever that will be.

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