On the Edge of Downtown

Macalester-Groveland, West End, Downtown 13.4 Miles September 20, 2014 There are sales galore in Mac-Groveland on this beautiful Saturday. I made two stops on the same block of Palace Avenue […]

Flood Lore from Yore and More

June 20, 2014 Highland Park, West End, Lowertown, Downtown 16.5 Miles A record-setting June for rainfall prompted me to make another trip along the Mississippi River to see how bad […]

The Best Laid Plans

March 30, 2014 14.7 miles – Highland Park, West End, Downtown Saint Paul is a beautiful place but like any city fighting its way out of winter’s lassitude, finding its […]

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 Randolph and Warwick Street on […]

One Owner, Two Addresses and Three Designs

June 30, 2013 10.5 miles Highland Park The house at 550 Montcalm fits perfectly in its Highland Park neighborhood. Although there is no way to tell from looking at it, […]

Hanging In the West End On a Nice Night

May 7, 2013 14.87 Miles; West End. Spring! There wasn’t any shouting tonight but it certainly was spoken loudly. From streets scheduled for sweeping… …to grit and leaf-free avenues… …to […]

Randolph, Randolph and Nothing But Randolph

Randolph Avenue runs from the Mississippi River in Downtown to the Mississippi River on the western edge of Saint Paul and there’s a lot to see along the way.

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 nearly 40 days past and […]

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 and lots of people are […]