The view east all the way to Downtown, the Ecolab Building (formerly The Saint Paul Company Building) and behind it, the Wells Fargo tower.

Victoria Park Revisited

October 1, 2016 Highland Park, West End (West 7th) 16 miles Rather than ride the Samuel Morgan Trail that parallels Shepard Road, I slipped into […]

Booted From The Hollow, Bounced From the Flats

Saturday, April 18, 2015 Macalester-Groveland, Hamline-Midway, Frogtown, Payne-Phalen (Swede Hollow), Downtown, West End, Highland Park Garages: intentionally functional but not usually stylish and seldom worth […]

Schools, Pools, Beer and Deer

Macalester-Groveland, Highland Park, West End Saturday, September 6, 2014    11.9 miles: Students in Saint Paul went back to school this week, making the visit one […]

Moo and Brew

July 19, 2013 10.03 miles Macalester-Groveland, West End a.k.a. West Seventh You may have seen cow that “lives” at the house on the corner of […]

Houses, Warehouses and Brew Houses

June 11, 2013 10.75 miles. St. Anthony Park. There is a couple block slice of Merriam Park just north of Marshall Avenue, between Cleveland and […]

Jefferson, Smith and Cherokee

April 1, 2012 12.8 miles I know better than put total trust in the weather forecast but still, yesterday’s cool, grey weather was disappointing and […]

Thoughts of Candy and Beer

August 3, 2011 I got a late start tonight, which means a shorter ride. While early August is still full-on summer temperature-wise, the solstice is […]

Go West End Young Man

August 2, 2011 11 miles It’s National Night Out so I had to take a ride tonight. What a great night for a ride-beautiful weather […]