My friend here owns three vintage VW's, two "Bugs" and, now, this cherished van.

Looks like the sheepdog is right at home riding shotgun.

Pedaling around Bde Maka Ska today, with a stop at Perennial Cycle.

Dep't. of Parks and Rec "pop-up" office at Bde Maka Ska. Empty chair belongs to young employee who just got up to examine a boat being pulled from the former Lake Calhoun - making sure no Zebra Mussels were attached.

I met three divers in wetsuits.  One guy found a discarded Raleigh mountain bike on the lake bottom. This fellow holds a box-ful of junk he's collected. The lady in the background of this pic is a "lake-saver," though I'm not sure what she retrieved.

Our Parks and Rec man is back in his chair after examining the hull of an aluminum motor boat.  Don't think he discovered Zebra Mussels this time.

Strong anti-litter messages abound!

Hey, Bro: don't be changin' your motor oil lakeside. 

Here's the Raleigh one of the wet-suiters pulled from the lake. 

Pop-up office will be open until mid-October, then stored securely until Spring 2020. 

My visit to Perennial Cycle put me in touch with the new Dutch-made Urban Arrow electric-assist cargo bike. Luke here, tucked comfortably in the cargo "hold" of the Arrow, urged me to give 'er a try so he could take a pic, but I made him do it first. Clearly this man is having a riotous time!

Had to cross this puddle every time I rode along Long Lake this summer.

I've heard that the summer of 2019 was the rainiest on record here in Minnesota.  My Giant (w/o fenders) had to ford this flowing body of water every time I pedaled my fave route around Long Lake 

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