Attached: 1 image #BikeStreak Day 212: The forecast was for 35F when I was to ride to my weekly Thursday morning coffee visit with my old guys hockey group. Given that and the fact it will be several days into November before I next ride that bike, I decided it was time to install the Bar Mitts for the season. So my hands were warm on my 12 mile roundtrip to the coffee shop. It was significantly warmer on the ride home and I got a nice shot of the #RochMN skyline. #BikeTooter

Attached: 2 images #BikeStreak Day 208: On a gorgeous Autumn afternoon, I rode the Old Abe Trail out of downtown Eau Claire Wisconsin to Lake Hallie and back for 17 miles. I still have one more segment of this trail to ride to complete that trail up toward Chippewa Falls. #BikeTooter

Attached: 1 image #BikeStreak Day 206: Colder still, but with less wind, I rode my ebike to have coffee with my hockey buddies for 12 miles. We were discussing the start of our over-50 hockey group as we are approaching the 20th anniversary come January. That means all the charter members (myself included) with be over 70 then. The oldest current player is 84. Yesterday I unpacked all my winter cycling gear. But it's still too early to install the Bar Mitts (pogies). #BikeTooter

Attached: 2 images #BikeStreak Day 194: Today I rode the short route of the Filthy 50 (or the Pretty Filthy) gravel bike race/ride out of Lanesboro Minnesota. It's the third time I've ridden it. The weather was awesome, though very cool for my warmup ride on the Root River State Trail (38F). I had forgotten how steep a few of the climbs were with one going up to 13% for a tenth of a mile. My Mickelson Trail ride was a good trainer for this as I completed the ride safely. I had a great time. #BikeTooter

Attached: 2 images #BikeStreak Day 193: The string of awesome Autumn days to ride continues. This morning was warmer than yesterday, but with a wind from the Northwest that was supposed to get stronger as the day wore on, a ride on the Douglas State Trail was the best choice. And it was as I had a nice tailwind coming home. I encountered several friends also riding the Douglas Trail. The trees are not as colorful as they were on this date last year; I'm hoping we get some bright colors soon. #BikeTooter

Attached: 1 image #BikeStreak Day 189: The weather has changed and we finally have seasonal temperatures (50F/10C). I'm leading a ride after dark this evening, but needed to do a quick grocery run, so I rode my ebike with trailer for a 6 mile round trip. The seeded grass along the repaved Bear Creek Trail is coming up and should look normal by next summer. #BikeTooter

Attached: 3 images #BikeStreak Day 188: The wind is persisting so I scaled back my plans and rode the Chester Woods State Trail segments for a 21 mile loop. It seems that the trees that have changed color have had all their leaves knocked off by this wind. Hopefully we will see more color next week. Tomorrow evening I am leading our first seasonal "Howl at the Moon" ride during the full moon after dark. #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 138: Today I rode the newly completed Flyway Trail that now fully connects Winona Minnesota with the Great River State Trail in Wisconsin. Then I rode through the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge and saw quite a number of Great Egrets along with Great Blue Herons and Sandhill Cranes. I rode the Great River State Trail to the burned bridge and back to Winona for 41 miles total. I took a lot of photos and many of them turned out well. #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 148: It was another gorgeous day to ride. I rode the Chippewa River State Trail from Durand Wisconsin to Eau Claire and back for 63 miles. This is a beautiful trail corridor, but unfortunately 13 of the 30 miles of trail is significantly degraded asphalt, probably not maintained for decades. So the gravel bike was the correct choice. I just wish I could have had my head up to enjoy the beauty instead of concentrating on what was coming next on the bad trail surface. #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 142: Today I rode the Root River State Trail from Isinours Turntable Ruins to just East of Rushford and back for 50 miles. It started out cool with fog hanging above the valley, but it was pretty warm and humid at the finish. This is a popular trail and there were lots of folks on it, including a very large group from Up North (Northern Minnesota). The Root River was above flood stage and there were multiple trees blocking the trail from recent storms. #BikeTooter

Attached: 2 images #BikeStreak Day 140: It rained again all morning. I ran out of fun chores to do so I scrubbed the bathroom. Then just at noon it stopped raining. So I set out to ride and was checking radar along the way. I ended up doing the Salem Corners, Byron, Valleyhigh loop for 40 miles. It was almost perfectly timed as it started to rain again on my last mile. As someone pointed out a nice set of trails to ride in the Twin Cities I haven't done yet, I'm hoping for drier weather soon. #BikeTooter

Attached: 3 images #BikeStreak Day 137: It was a pleasant morning for riding, albeit a little windy, but it's supposed to get sticky later, so I opted for a shorter ride on a familiar comfortable route, the Eyota loop for 34 miles. It's one of my go-to routes, and gives me mostly crosswind riding if the wind is stiffer from the South. The Bear Creek Trail and US14 underpass is still closed, but they were installing the gravel underlayment for the asphalt trail; I expect it to be open in a week or so. #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 136: With a threat of rain, I altered my plans, and rode nearer to where I was and earlier in the day. I beat the rain. I rode the Paul Bunyan State Trail from Pequot Lakes down to Nisswa, back up to Pine River and back down to Pequot Lakes for 31 miles. The trail is being repaved between Hackensack and Pine River and the south end was back open. This is a ride through quirky Minnesota lakes resort towns; Pequot Lakes' water tower looks like a fishing bobber. #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 135: It was another gorgeous day in the North woods of Minnesota when I took my longest ride of the year from Park Rapids on the Heartland State Trail to the 9 mile hilly, curvy segment of the Paul Bunyan State Trail, to the Shingobee Connector Trail to Walker and back to Park Rapids on the Heartland State Trail for 67.5 miles. I photographed the quirky tourist items and had lunch in Dorset, the self proclaimed Restaurant Capital of the World! #BikeTooter

Attached: 4 images #BikeStreak Day 133: Today I rode the Heartland State Trail from Cass Lake Minnesota to Walker, and then the Shingobee Connector Trail to where it meets the Paul Bunyan State Trail and back for 57 miles. This completes for me the only segment of the Heartland Trail I had not ridden. Half of the ride was within the Leech Lake Reservation. When you get towards Walker, the trail goes next to Leech Lake itself so there are some really good views. Wildfire smoke is moving in, though. #BikeTooter