The hilly West Side has its ups and downs-literally, the notch in St. Paul’s southern border and stumbling onto a geodesic dome house on Morton Street.
Hightailing It to Highwood
August 13, 2019 25.4 Miles West Seventh (West End), Downtown, Dayton’s Bluff, Highwood I had a simple plan for this ride. Bike the 11 miles-plus […]
Como Mingling
July 2, 2019 Merriam Park, Hamline-Midway, Como Park Living in the southwestern part of Saint Paul means I almost always have to ride east, north, […]
The Northeast Corner
Highland Park, Mac-Groveland, Merriam Park, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown (Thomas-Dale), North End, Payne-Phalen, East Side July 30, 2017 31.7 Miles This ride turned out to be one […]
Garden Parties
July 3, 2016 Macalester-Groveland, Rondo (Frogtown), North End 16.7 Miles The creativity of fellow Saint Paulites continues to dazzle and impress. Unique yards and remarkable […]
The Diminutive and the Colossal
July 11, 2015 12.05 miles Highland Park, Summit-University (Summit Hill) The small house movement caught on in the late 1990s. It’s easy to […]
Making Peter Piper Jealous
June 21, 2015 – Macalester-Groveland, West End/West 7th, West Side – 14.7 miles Today is the summer solstice, one of my favorite days, mainly […]
Follow the Red Brick Roads
Mac-Groveland and Desnoyer Park NOTE: While I did this ride on August 4, 2011, I didn’t complete the post until March 28, 2012. Sorry for […]
Where Babies Come From?
August 15, 2011 12 Miles Desnoyer Park and St. Anthony Park Maybe babies are delivered by the stork after all. I was biking north on […]