Lucky, lucky me

I do not take for granted that tonight, after work, I grabbed my bike and:

• Rode to the lake at the end of the block
• Connected to the trail along the creek to Minnehaha Falls
• Met up with my friend Matt
• Rode along the Mississippi River to downtown
• Picked up concert tickets
• Rode over an iconic bridge over the Mississippi
• Connected to a road just for bikes and buses 
• Rode near a lake and then to the Capitol
• Rode through downtown St. Paul
• At dinner at a Korean restaurant with some good guidance from Matt
• Rode through Swede Hollow (one of my favorite nooks)
• Went to Lowertown St. Paul, split off from Matt, and got on a bike trail
• Rode along the Mississippi with great sunset views of downtown Minneapolis
• Crossed over the Mississippi
• Rode two miles on streets in lieu of along the creek

Stopped to turn my bike lights on and
a nice couple took a photo of me.
Strangers don't tell you when you're making
funny faces. But look!
Downtown and the Mississippi.

I stole a screenshot of Matt's photo of dinner.
Yum.

I live in the Minneapolis city limits. How great is that? I got to do one of my favorite things: night riding! How great is that? Also, as I was putting my bike away, my neighbor across the alley who I never see, Carlos, came and asked me if I'll take him on a bike ride sometime. Uh, okay!

My slight discomfort on my bike seat tonight (mostly due to, TMI, my underwear placement near my sitz bones) tells me that I need to keep on spending time on my bike to be ready for the big rides this summer.

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