I live in central South Minneapolis and my usual bike route takes in a bit of Minnehaha Parkway and a turn around Lake Nokomis. From my house, that's about a 7-mile ride. But there are extensive dedicated bike paths and trails through the city (check out this handy map) that take in the Minneapolis chain of lakes, Harriet, Calhoun, Isles and Cedar, a good chunk of the Mississippi River, including a 72-mile span dedicated as a national park and recreation area, Bassett Creek, Shingle Creek and Minnehaha Creek and Minnehaha Falls.
This summer , I'm going to try to ride them all, taking photos and making friends along the way.
This won't be as easy as it sounds. My 50-something knees get cranky, so I'm going to have to slowly increase the length of my rides if I hope to get all the way around town, and maybe ride the whole Grand Rounds bikeway in one day toward the end of summer.
That's all for now. Happy trails to ya.
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