Next year Minneapolis is hosting the Super Bowl. This was one of the perks of sinking hundreds of millions of public dollars into a stadium for a team that only plays a handful of games each year. At least they’ve re-opened US Bank stadium to people who want to run loops around the concourse, giving […]
Read moreA beautiful urban sunset
A few days ago, I was returning from my Beer and Bike group and came over the Sabo bridge in Minneapolis. As I did I saw a gentleman walking around with a camera. I looked off to my left, and saw what he was looking at. When cities shine in evening light, they are tremendously […]
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A nice view
Despite my rantings about living in the suburb that I live in, there is one really cool feature that I like. There’s a gas station that I’ll walk to, about a mile away, and on the way back I get an amazing view of the Minneapolis skyline. I happened to have my DSLR with me […]
Read morePhoto Throwback Wednesday (Friday edition) – September
Today’s shot is a night time scene of downtown Minneapolis as seen from the north. I remember one of the biggest challenges with this shot was that I was standing on a bridge, and the passing cars would actually vibrate the tripod. I got a decent enough shot, and it’s one of my favorite views […]
Read moreMinneapolis parks and trails
Over the past months I’ve had more and more opportunities to ride my bike down in Minneapolis. Just this past weekend I spent a bit of time on the Cedar Lake Trail and the Midtown Greenway. As I was riding down the Midtown Greenway I was struck by how impressive the bike and park system […]
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Running some memories
On Sunday I decided to take my 10 mile run back to a neighborhood I lived in for a couple of years after my divorce. One of the treasures of the Twin Cities is the Mississippi River, which in many areas serves as the border between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. On both sides of the […]
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Second Runnings 