Memorial Day with American flags decorating Victory Memorial Drive. We left at 9:00 am to return to do the second half of the Cannon Valley Trail from Welch to Red Wing and back. It's our tune up to doing the full trail next time. Remember we are geezers!
On the rails to trails it's an adventure to try and see vestiges of the old railroad. On this trail the concrete mile markers still exist include WX (water crossings). On the way to Red Wing from Welch you can see one old telegraph pole and overhead a telltale. The brakeman used to stand on top of the cars. When they felt the telltale sweep over them they knew to lay down before the bridge hit them.
One new wildflower sighting - a Golden Alexander. There is an eagle nesting just before milepost 14. It was on the nest when we cruised by. Swallow nests on the bridge. The swallows were flying over the Cannon River scooping up insects. We saw a dragon fly. No turtles on the pond. Sigh.
Great ride - sunshine and cool. Lots of people but mostly well behaved. The bike didn't have any hiccups. Remember - no coasting!
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naturally, I did all the pedaling
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