In 2016 my girlfriend, Lee, and I drove to Moab, Utah to take part in a Road Scholar bicycle tour. On the way out we got a chance to see my kids and grandkids in Colorado and on the way back we drove through the Four Corners area and stood on the spot where Utah,…
This is another good example of rides you can make in a day and close to your home. Now, I know the parks I have mentioned here, while being within easy driving distance of my home in the Twin Cities, are not within easy reach of those living outstate. My point in including these rides…
In early October my girlfriend, Lee, and I drove to Leroy, MN to meet friends, Eric and Kristen, who have a farm there as well as a house in the Twin Cities, and ride the Shooting Star State Trail. Eric has ridden many long rides with me and if you have read any of my…
I have ridden this trail, which is in Arden Hills, MN, several times and found it to be a very nice trail that is not quite 10 miles around but can easily be made a 10-mile ride with a little imagination. It goes through some grasslands/prairie and woodlands, as well as past the back of…
Lee (my girlfriend) and I drove to Duluth to spend the night and have dinner at Tavern on the Hill using a gift certificate given to us by my son, Luke. We brought our bikes and stopped along the way in Moose Lake to ride a portion of the Willard Munger Trail. The trail is…
After riding the very nice Stillwater Loop route (covered in this section) Lee and I rode the Brown’s Creek Trail, a six-mile trail from Stillwater to the Gateway Trail (also covered in this section). I had been told it’s best to start the trail in Stillwater as it is a constant incline to the Gateway.…
I’ve done this trail twice now in the last couple of weeks, once with my girlfriend, Lee, and again a couple weeks later with my good friend, Gene. It’s a great trail with great views of Stillwater and the St. Croix River. The trail starts in downtown Stillwater, which has many nice shops, parks, restaurants,…
My girlfriend and I rode 20 miles along the Mississippi River Trail today, starting and ending at the Coon Rapids dam. We rode each side of the river and were impressed with the nice trail and scenery. A lot of the trail, especially on the west side of the river, goes through suburban areas, but…
This trail runs 41 miles between Mankato and Faribault through farmland, woodlands, and along the Cannon River. There are trailheads in Mankato, Faribault, and Madison Lake (at about the mid-point of the trail). It is an hour-and-a-half or so drive from the Twin Cities. My girlfriend (I still have a hard time calling her a…
After Steve and I had met The Spokesmodels on the SAGBRAW ride across Wisconsin in ’05 and had enjoyed each others’ company, we had decided to meet the next year to ride the Michigan Shoreline Ride. The ride started in Spring Lake and ended in Mackinaw City. We met up with The Spokesmodels in Spring…