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Daveography 🇨🇦 :magpie:The calm before the slog.Yeah, not much was cleared on the other side of this bridge, particularly not going uphill.But I did it anyway.My lungs have some regrets.<a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yeg</a> <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/yegBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yegBike</a> <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeLeans</a>

Marty CormackToday we had a mix-up, a lack of clarity in an email so that I and another rider showed up for a 73 mile group road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> ride a day early. When we understood the error, we were too far from the starting point of today's ride, so we just went ahead and rode tomorrow's route anyway. It was a nice route, Viola, Dover, Chatfield, Simpson and back to <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/rochmn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rochmn</a> . It was an enjoyable ride nonetheless. It would have been tough to ride alone, so I was glad for the company. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 9: With my road bike in the shop, and relying on my gravel bike, I decided to do a mostly gravel route this morning to Cummingsville on the North Branch of the Root River. I had forgotten just how pretty that ride is through the "Chosen Valley" area, especially on a sunny summer morning. It was a quiet and very pleasant ride. Other than cliff swallows, I did not see much wildlife, though I spotted a pair of Emu's in a farm yard. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 8: I will be cycling to a happy hour meeting of former co-workers later,. But I just received an easily removable seat post mount for my Garmin Varia to use with my Brompton, so I had to do a short (5 miles) test ride to see if it worked as advertised. It did. Now I need to get a sturdier proper mount for my Garmin Edge for the handlebars on the Brompton. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 7: Between scattered thunderstorms, I managed to get out on my gravel <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> for 43 miles of road riding. The chain on my road bike needs to be replaced, so it will idle until I get it in the shop. I rode the Great River Ridge State Trail to Elgin. While coming back into town on the trails, I encountered three groups of schoolchildren on group bike rides, presumably with whatever day camp they were attending. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackToday I had to take my car to the shop for some routine maintenance. Rather than waiting or getting them to drive me home, I stuck my bike in the back of the car, and took a long road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> ride up the Douglas Trail to Pine Island, and then roads to Mazeppa, Oronoco and back to <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/RochMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RochMN</a> for 52 miles. The shop called that the car was done just as I was arriving back in town. It was a perfect day for a road ride, sunny, 70's, almost no wind, light traffic. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackIt is another day with family obligations, so I went out on my road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> at dawn and got a quick 26 mile ride on city trails and some county roads just West of the city. On the way out there were no dog walkers yet, but plenty on the way back in. Because it was cloudy and early, I did not have to wear sun protection. But my route had one of the hillier county roads, so I did get a good workout. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackI'm back home & rested, but with a 5 day, 300 mile ride in 2 weeks, I needed to get back on the road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> & get some training miles in. So today I rode the Salem Corners, Kasson, Byron loop for 52 miles. The "end of holiday weekend" traffic had not picked up yet, so it was a quiet pleasant ride. I did make a mistake tho; after a week of riding a Brompton, I got used to the step-thru & forgot I was on my road bike and crashed it at a stop by not swinging my leg over. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackAnother travel day, but I rose early enough to get a quick 10 mile ride that included the Northshore Canal Trail in Skokie IL. They have a sculpture garden along that linear park with a large number of sculptures. It was (early morning) sunny and pleasant and the traffic was light. It was good that I got to ride my <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> early as the home forecast includes rain. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackWith a little more free time today, I managed to ride my Brompton <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> to the far South end of the Lakefront Trail, to Jackson Park and 71st Street and back for 36 miles. Through the Oak Street Beach and Grant Park areas, the trail was quite congested, but the South side section was wide open. It was another beautiful day to ride. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackToday when I had a chance, I did some urban street and urban trail <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> riding, on the Damen Ave bike lane and the '606' or the Bloomingdale Trail on the North side of Chicago for 13 miles. The trail is an old elevated railroad corridor. The trail was more stressful than the street because there was a running event on the trail; street traffic was light because of the holiday. I'll have to try the trail another time to get a sense of its usage on a more typical day. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty CormackMy <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bikestreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bikestreak</a> ended due to a family emergency, but that did allow me to take an awesome ride in a beautiful city on a gorgeous summer day. I rode the Lakefront Trail in Chicago for the majority of it's 18.5 mile length, with some city street riding for a total of 29 miles. My Brompton did exactly what I purchased it for, allowing me to ride when I have to travel light and quickly. I got some great photos in near perfect conditions. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 108: With our grandbaby born, and our travel plans certain, I was able to take an adventure ride today, hauling my gravel <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> to the Western suburbs of Minneapolis and riding the Luce Line State Trail from Plymouth to Winsted and back for 63 miles, with lunch in Watertown. My new Garmin can display photos I receive in text messages on my phone, so our new grandbaby's photo, the first I'd seen, was up on my bike display for about 10 miles. What a joy! <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 107: It rained early, and then it was cloudy and very windy. But my lovely wife offered to haul me and my road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> 25 miles South of town so I could do a tailwind ride. Those are fun when you are zipping along at 20+ mph without much extra effort. When I got back in town I rode to Rochesterfest at Soldiers Field for lunch and then rode to the early voting center to vote in the August primary and then home for 35 miles. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 106: Saving my legs for ice hockey tonight, so I just rode my <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ebike" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ebike</a> for coffee with the hockey guys, and then to <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/RochMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RochMN</a> "Thursday's Downtown" for lunch and a beer (it was 5 o'clock somewhere), then back home for only 13 miles. One vendor had fry pies with a Strawberry Rhubarb option, so I couldn't pass that opportunity up. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 105: We're still on new grandbaby watch, so I chose to stay closer to home and just ride the <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/RochMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RochMN</a> city trails and the Douglas State Trail to Pine Island and back for 46 miles. The flood waters are receding; Bear Creek and Cascade Creek while high, are down quite a bit. The Trailhead Park in PI is still closed, but is mostly just muddy & most of the standing water is gone. The trails have been swept in the past couple days as there is no debris on them. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 104: I have family obligations today. I took my <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ebike" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ebike</a> out for a morning errand. I rode the Bear Creek Trail to see if it had reopened after the flooding. It was but there was still standing water in a couple places, plus mud and sand residual from the flooding. The creek is still very high, but the Zumbro River has receded significantly. Also there is a muddy, gravelly detour in Bear Creek Park where a electric utility infrastructure project is underway. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 103: Still no word on an expected grandbaby, so I hauled my road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> down across the Iowa border to ride the Wapsi Great Western Line Trail from Bailey Station to Elma and back for 49 miles. A near disaster before the start, I nearly ran out of gas looking for a station in LeRoy as their main street is torn up and closed, and there was no obvious route to get to the open gas station. I had to ask directions. A nice ride, with a tailwind coming back. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Marty Cormack<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeStreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeStreak</a> Day 102: I was invited to ride with a group training for RAGBRAI. It was supposed to be a 56 mile loop, but with it being a nice day and having no other responsibilities, a subset went for a longer option and so I ended up riding my road <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bicycle</a> for 73 miles. I rewarded myself to pizza and <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CraftBeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CraftBeer</a> afterwards. Less chances for photos on a group ride, but I did record the flooding of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River just off Dodge County 24. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

MnGarden81Not going any further on this path. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/rochmn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rochmn</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#flooding</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BikeLeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeLeans</a>

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