Biking in Des Moines, Iowa and Minneapolis,MN over Memorial Day
I have a goal of biking 1200-1500 miles this summer. Over the long holiday weekend, I was able to add 50 more miles to my total.
Biking in Des Moines
Although I knew I would be busy being in a friend’s wedding in Iowa, I decided to pack the 7.5fx with me to do some biking. I managed to ride about 30 miles while attending all the wedding activities. My main route took me from the west side of Urbandale to just past Gray’s Lake. I was able to see the baseball stadium and state capitol building before I decided I should turn around.
View of Downtown Des Moines
Downtown Des Moines - Baseball Stadium and Capitol Building
Biking in Minneapolis
I returned to Minneapolis on Sunday and took things easy Sunday night. On Monday, I ran 3 miles and went for a bike ride. For the route, I decided to ride around Lake Harriet, Calhoun, Isles, and Nokomis. In all it was about 22 miles. I was able to get some good views of downtown and enjoyed doing some plane spotting by Nokomis.
View of Downtown Minneapolis
Plane spotting by Lake Nokomis
Plane getting ready to land seen from Lake Nokomis
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