July, 2019
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Not Bad For an Old Guy St. Joseph, MN to Moorhead, MN
After 23 straight days of riding, I was beginning to think about taking a rest day. Actually, I was thinking of it more as a day off than a rest day since I really didn’t feel like I needed rest – despite pedalling more than 2,100 km. Either way, thereRead More …
A Leisurely Pace Ramsey, MN to St. Joseph, MN
After last night’s fantastically quiet evening in solitude, I woke this morning to clear skies. Wind, from a not-so-favourable direction. But clear skies. You take what you get on the road. The plan today was relatively simple: Get to St. Joseph, MN. About 100 km away. The plan was madeRead More …
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like … Woodbury, MN to Ramsey, MN
When I woke this morning I only had a partial plan for the day. I had a general route but not a destination. I needed to figure that out in a hurry. The figuring out of things came through a process of elimination. I had sent out a Warm ShowersRead More …
And Then There Were Six Stockholm, WI to Woodbury, MN
As has been the case lately, my morning began pretty early … well, by my standards anyway. I was up and packed by 7:30 AM. I wasn’t planning on leaving right away but I figured I was up so I might as well get everything put together. When I wanderedRead More …
Wisconsin Redux Winona, MN to Stockholm, WI
After spending just one night in Minnesota, I unexpectedly found myself planning a not-quite-immediate return to Wisconsin. No, that’s not a judgment on Minnesota. Or Wisconsin for that matter. It was merely a logistical happenstance that occurred when a Warm Showers host responded to my request this morning. Wisconsin, hereRead More …