Saint Paul - the 2011 biking season begins

We didn't get sun but we got 50 degrees. We had 10 for our first ride of the 2011 season - and we got 20 miles in for a starter ride!

Goodhue MN - Another Nixon Birthday Celebration

We celebrated Greg's birthday a bit later this year but it appears we waited so it was part of a beautiful spring like day and evening.
Our numbers were smaller but the food and celebration was as stellar as always!

St Louis Missouri - the mid-Mississippi

In Saint Paul the Mississippi is roaring over the banks. Down river it is quietly flowing in anticipation of the surge coming this direction.
The Arch is more than you could ever expect it to be - WOW! A shrine built for the sake of a shrine...but then aren't they all.
It has been years since I was last in St Louis. It reminds me of my first visit back to Philadelphia after many many years - a wonderful surprise and a place I want to be around and spend time enjoying.
It was also opening day for the baseball team so the fountains were flowing red and there was activity and people throughout the downtown area.

Nashville Tennessee - Cumberland River

Unfortunately another grey and gloomy day but it did not disrupt the overall beauty of the drive from Louisville KY to Nashville TN. Rolling hills, with the beginning of spring. Within all the grey is the spots of green but also some wonderful trees popping with wonderful lavender and white flowers...and the fields are full of purple clover rolling from side to side.
We were next to Vanderbilt University on this trip - on the edge of the downtown area. Nashville has built a replica of the Pantheon in Greece - and is the prime focus of Centennial Park.
Another day of grey and cold...and not much time to dive in to the wonders of Nashville.

Louisville Kentucky - River Cities Week...on the Ohio

We have all been very anxious for spring in Minnesota. I had been thinking that spring should be happening as I arrive a bit further south...oops not any further along than us...but no sitting snow.
Lovely city. Bordering the Ohio River and overlooking Southern Indiana it quickly becomes a place you want to roam and wander.
Despite a grey and gloomy day I wandered the city a bit and ended up at the Mohammed Ali Center for the work event. Great museum - wished I had time to enjoy more than the wonderfulness of the building and the conference area.