The Singing Sakatah Hills State Trail is closed right by Highway 60 and Dalton Ave near Cannon Lake. They have a section fenced off where the trail edge has collapsed. The record rains must have been too much for this area. Couple of trees down too.

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First challenge for my lake camera was getting it off the ground to keep the raccoons from playing with it.

Second was protecting the cable from water and making sure that the cords were waterproof.

Now the third issue is keeping the lawn guys from shredding the USB cable with the weed whipper. 😬

Eerie sky as this storm came in. There was a literal calm before the storm and then the wind kicked up big time. 70 mph winds. We’ve all gone to the basement.

Serious storm system coming through clearing out this incredible heat and humidity that we’ve had the last two days. There is a lot of energy in the sky. Hoping the 1" hail doesn’t come to pass. Just got very dark.

Did a 4-mile walk tonight around Lake Harriet with Tammy and Mazie and claimed the 2024 National Parks Challenge.

Scenes as Allianz Field emptied out tonight.

Large UNITED letters sculpture outside Allianz Field at dusk with crowds of people walking on green lawn nearby.Allianz Field soccer stadium at dusk with sparse crowd remaining in stands after a match, pitch still lit under evening sky.

Wish the United would have won but we had a fun time (after the shade arrived) with my Mom and Kurt watching them play the Seattle Sounders to a 3-2 loss. ⚽️

Floating down Minnehaha Creek in South Minneapolis.

Tubing Minnehaha Creek

It was a nice hot day to enjoy a float down Minnehaha Creek today. Tiffany and Andrew were visiting so we got the tubes inflated, drove to Utley Park in Edina to put in and floated right back to our house taking out in Minnehaha Creek Park. This was the furthest we’ve gone on the tubes going 3.7 miles and took just over 2 hours. 💦

Two people holding inflatable river tubes are standing outdoors with trees in the background.A person is floating in the water with their feet visible in the foreground, while another group of people is seen floating on inflatables in the background, surrounded by lush green trees.A person on a colorful inflatable raft is navigating under a fallen tree in a forested river.A person is relaxing on an inflatable raft in a river with houses and greenery in the background.A person in a hat and plaid shirt is taking a selfie while relaxing in a river with another person on an inflatable float in the background.A person wearing a hat is relaxing on a red and yellow inflatable raft floating down a tree-lined river on a sunny day.A tunnel-like structure surrounded by dense greenery opens into a body of water with a sign reading FOX ISLAND nearby.A stone arch bridge spans over a gently flowing, tree-surrounded creek on a sunny day.
GPX route map showing a 3.73-mile path along Minnehaha Creek through south Minneapolis neighborhoods including South Harriet Park and Fulton.