Last week Lisa and I joined our team CLiPD (Cindy, Lisa, Lindsey, Paul, Dan and David) on a new-to-us organized ride called Bicycling Around Minnesota (BAM, not to be confused with Bicycling Around Missouri, which Lisa and I have also done). "Bicycling Around Minnesota" is an exaggeration, as we only biked through three of Minnesota's … Continue reading Four Days in Southeastern Minnesota: Bicycling Around Minnesota (BAM)
Author: Dan Gjelten
Two Minnesota bike trails that were new to us
Sakata State Trail While we are at Lisa's family cabin up in Becker County, we try to get some rural biking in. We've ridden from the cabin to Lake Park, where my great grandfather, Esten Gjelten, settled in the late 19th century after emigrating from Norway. It is about a 60 mile round trip to … Continue reading Two Minnesota bike trails that were new to us
Mickelson Trail: Custer to Edgemont, final day
Our final day was short, just 45 miles, and almost entirely downhill. The weather was perfect, as it had been all week. I was already planning our return to St. Paul, wondering how far we could drive with our early arrival in Edgemont. I was also appreciating the classic Black Hills landscape around us: the … Continue reading Mickelson Trail: Custer to Edgemont, final day
Mickelson Trail: Hill City to Deadwood
The well water we find along the way - delicious This may be a shorter post, as we have done just under 110 miles in the last two days and are leaving Deadwood early tomorrow to head back south on the Mickelson. We’re a little tired tonight. We left Hill City well fed and mostly … Continue reading Mickelson Trail: Hill City to Deadwood
Mickelson Trail: The Black Hills from bottom to top and back again in four days
We had planned on doing this ride last fall, but our dog Finn’s health was such that we couldn’t leave him, so we postponed the trip to this week. It is still spring in the Black Hills, though that doesn’t mean a lot in a place where the weather is “wildly unpredictable” as a local … Continue reading Mickelson Trail: The Black Hills from bottom to top and back again in four days
Late winter: Patience, healing and planning
Our last post came out during the beauty of October, when we were putting our time and energy into taking care of our aged dog, Finn. Of course, living in Minnesota, we also were on the verge of winter and ignorant of how it would go (it has been a doozy.) Sadly, we report that … Continue reading Late winter: Patience, healing and planning
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