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From Northeast Minnesota 2023 by Keith Adams

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Keith Adams replied to a comment by William Ostrem on The drive west (part two)

Thanks Bill! I figured you'd like a journal that focuses on your home state. :)

8 months ago
William Ostrem commented on The drive west (part two)

Keith, I’m enjoying your writing and pictures and appreciate your attention to landscapes, geology, the natural and built environments, and people!

8 months ago
William Ostrem commented on The drive west (part two)

One random fact about Superior, Wisconsin: Bud Grant was born and raised there. I recommend reading his Wikipedia entry. He is the winningest coach in the history of the Minnesota Vikings and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He is in the NFL and Canadian Football Halls of Fame. He lettered in three sports at the University of Minnesota: football, baseball, and basketball. He played both professional football (for the Philadelphia Eagles) and basketball (for the Minneapolis Lakers, winning an NBA title). He is the fifth-most winningest coach in pro football history and coached the Blue Bombers for 10 years and the Vikings for 18 years.

8 months ago
Ben Parke replied to a comment by Keith Adams on Fine start, damp finish

In the case of the rail trails, it’s mainly heavy snowmobiles, some of which are probably not following trail rules about how to equip their snowmobiles. The rest is the horrible freeze/thaw cycles Minnesota experiences. Our weather is terrible for our roads and trails. It doesn’t help when trail cracks don’t get filled. Then water gets in there, freezes, and leads to even more heaving. It’s a real shame because ewe do have an awful lot of miles of rail trails. Sadly most of those miles are in such poor condition, they are no longer pleasant to ride.

10 months ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Ben Parke on Fine start, damp finish

That's an issue on many of the trails we used. I was blaming tree roots growing under and heaving the asphalt.

Joints between segments of a concrete road on Day 2 made for ten or more miles of very unpleasant riding as well.

10 months ago
Ben Parke commented on Fine start, damp finish

I rode the Paul Bunyan trail a couple years ago. The cracks are not pleasant. Thank goodness for a helmet or I would have had a concussion riding a recumbent without suspension on that trail. In the winter they allow snowmobiles and I Susie t that’s quite hard on the trail surface. I don’t plan to ride there a second time. The lake wobegon trail is befalling a similar fate except with large tufts of grass in the cracks.

10 months ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on A nice, easy day

Yes. Despite sleeping well and the two rest days, fatigue builds up when I'm touring.

1 year ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on A nice, easy day

Boy, you must've been really tired to be in bed and asleep by 7:20!

1 year ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in A nice, easy day

Certainly the first I've ever seen.

1 year ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in A nice, easy day

Well, that's very unusual to have a fountain of water coming out from the hood of an old car!

1 year ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in The longest day

I almost missed it. Another rider pointed it out as we went past.

1 year ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in A nice, easy day

Ha - that's funny - if the Wurst is gone....it's because of a tornado!

1 year ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in On the Mesabi Trail, part 2

Thanks. I must've shot 40 or 50 frames in 15 minutes.

1 year ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in A nice, easy day

I love those old steel truss bridges!

1 year ago
Keith Adams replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in On the Mesabi Trail, part 2

They were supposed to be out later that evening, but when I got up at midnight to look I didn't see them.

1 year ago