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Last year I created a web page about the Minneapolis Skyway System. It's both factual and opinionated. Perhaps you will find it interesting.
http://tmacd.com/skywayHere are some random pictures I took: pics
I was interviewed about Chapel just before I retired: online interview
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Completed the first ride of the 2020 season on 8-March-2020. I bought a new Trek Domane SL-5 OCLV carbon fiber bicycle in February. My beloved Bianchi San Lorenzo developed a crack in the frame and I had to junk it. *tear in eye* I've completed all the steps of grief and loss and arrived at acceptance. It's nice to be thinking about riding again. Now we are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis and biking seems like a good way to get outside but not have to worry about being around other people that might be infected. I just have to avoid the crowded bike paths on nice days. Stay at home and be safe. This has also been a time of social unrest as first, there were demonstrations against the State of Minnesota's stay at home rules, and more importantly, violent demonstrations against the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Officer. Watching the video of George's murder is as difficult thing to watch as I've ever seen. Black Lives Matter. July was a mixture of really hot weather and stretches of really nice biking weather. August was also a mixture of hot and beautiful weather but the beautiful days were incredible. September presented an entire month of fabulous biking weather. I reached my goal of 5000 miles in a single biking season. Retirement sure helps one find more time for riding!
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week1, 7-Mar: | 24 | 24 | 24 | Ride to State Fair Grounds, Temps near 60, very sunny and very windy |
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week2, 14-Mar: | 40 | 64 | 32 | Ride to Minnehaha Falls, still cool Spring weather |
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week3, 21-Mar: | 75 | 139 | 44 | Ride to North St. Paul, sunny and warmer |
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week4, 28-Mar: | 100 | 239 | 59 | Ride around Lake Johanna, cool |
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week5, 4-Apr: | 131 | 370 | 74 | Ride to Inver Grove Heights, windy and cool |
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week6, 11-Apr: | 96 | 466 | 77 | Ride to Oak Park Heights, seasonably nice, snow this week |
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week7, 18-Apr: | 160 | 626 | 89 | Ride to Highland Hills, sunny but windy, nice riding |
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week8, 25-Apr: | 163 | 789 | 98 | Ride to Old Cedar Ave Bridge, and Bloomington Ferry, beautiful day |
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week9, 2-May: | 164 | 953 | 105 | Ride to Coon Rapids Dam and Elm Creek Park, gorgeous windy day |
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week10, 9-May: | 152 | 1105 | 110 | Ride to Vadnais Heights |
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week11, 16-May: | 186 | 1291 | 117 | Ride to Maple Plain to visit Terri - great riding day |
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week12, 23-May: | 180 | 1471 | 122 | Ride to 7 miles east of North St. Paul - nice day |
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week13, 30-May: | 199 | 1670 | 128 | Tried to ride around Lake Minnetonka but bridge out 1/2 way around |
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week14, 6-Jun: | 158 | 1828 | 130 | Ride to Wayzata - getting hotter |
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week15, 13-Jun: | 152 | 1980 | 132 | Ride along Mississippi most of the way to Hastings - nice day |
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week16, 20-Jun: | 171 | 2151 | 134 | Ride to Stillwater and across the Lift Bridge - cloudy |
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week17, 27-Jun: | 158 | 2309 | 135 | Ride to North St. Paul - hot, hot, hot, and humid |
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week18, 4-Jul: | 174 | 2483 | 137 | Hot humid week, but one nice day to ride to the 6 miles of near wilderness bike trail in Baker Park |
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week19, 11-Jul: | 163 | 2646 | 139 | Nicer weather week, ride around Bush Lake |
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week20, 18-Jul: | 185 | 2831 | 141 | Good weather all week, ride to Pine Point Park |
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week21, 25-Jul: | 175 | 3006 | 143 | Good weather all week, ride up Mississippi River to Otsego |
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week22, 1-Aug: | 163 | 3169 | 144 | Ride to Pine Point Park on a nice cool day |
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week23, 8-Aug: | 159 | 3328 | 144 | Ride to Shakopee on a humid cludy day |
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week24, 15-Aug: | 200 | 3528 | 147 | Ride beyond Hammel to almost Lake Independence - great day |
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week25, 22-Aug: | 161 | 3689 | 147 | Ride to South St. Paul - hot |
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week26, 29-Aug: | 204 | 3893 | 149 | Ride to Ostego again - beautiful day |
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week27, 5-Sep: | 164 | 4057 | 150 | Ride most of the way to Hastings (getting cooler) |
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week28, 12-Sep: | 178 | 4235 | 151 | Ride to Pine Bend Bluffs in Inver Grove Heights |
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week29, 19-Sep: | 178 | 4413 | 152 | Ride to Downtown Rosemount |
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week30, 26-Sep: | 164 | 4577 | 152 | Ride to North St. Paul, cool and cloudy |
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week31, 3-Oct: | 189 | 4766 | 153 | Ride to Hamel on a cool, calm day |
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week32, 10-Oct: | 189 | 4929 | 154 | Ride to Elm Creek Park on a nice cool day |
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week33, 17-Oct: | 51 | 4980 | 150 | Where did this winter blast of snow and cold air come from? |
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week34, 24-Oct: | 26 | 5006 | 147 | More wintery weather and a trip up to the North Shore |
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week35, 31-Oct: | 156 | 5162 | 147 | Nicer weather - ride to Coon Rapids Dam |
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week36, 7-Nov: | 32 | 5194 | 144 | Another round of wintery weather |
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week37, 14-Nov: | 51 | 5245 | 141 | Slightly warmer, so another ride to the Coon Rapids Dam |
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