Boy Rides Through Farms
To honor the farmers who have abandoned me, I rode my bike from Northfield to St. Paul yesterday. The route meanders through huge sod farms, small dairy farms, and large new housing developments, including one south of Farmington that promised "Providence: Urban Townhomes." I had no idea that Farmington was urban, though I'm told Northfield is now considered part of the South Metro area.
The ride along Highway 3 was great--about 38 miles from house to house, with wide shoulders along the highway, old farms, a few saloons, and rolling hills toward the end until you hit Robert Street. I passed through Farmington and made a mental note of the new Starbucks in Rosemount. I even rode up Ramsey Hill in St. Paul, probably one of the biggest hills in the metro area, and the first time I've managed to pedal up the entire hill.
The ride along Highway 3 was great--about 38 miles from house to house, with wide shoulders along the highway, old farms, a few saloons, and rolling hills toward the end until you hit Robert Street. I passed through Farmington and made a mental note of the new Starbucks in Rosemount. I even rode up Ramsey Hill in St. Paul, probably one of the biggest hills in the metro area, and the first time I've managed to pedal up the entire hill.
posted by greg at 10:00 AM
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Ramsey Hill is part of the SPCBT. If you pedalled up it for the first time, I have NO CHANCE of making it. But way to go.
I have heard others speak fondly of the bike ride to and from Northfield. We'll have to do it together sometime.
Yeah, it's a great ride. You name the day and we'll go. So, you're not going to Jesse James Days, I take it, but are riding your bike up Ramsey Hill in St. Paul instead?
Actually, it may have been the first time I was stupid enough to try to pedal up Ramsey Hill. My hamstrings now are killing me.
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