Secret Lakes of Saint Paul Bicycle Tour this Sunday

I'm am excited for a new tour I will be leading this Sunday at 2pm. It's called "Secret Lake of Saint Paul," and is the follow up to the successful and exhilarating "Overlooked Lakes of Minneapolis" bike tour from 2016.

[An old Saint Paul lake map from over a century ago.]

The key idea is that certain charismatic lakes often receive all the attention and glory, garnering laud in proportion to their typically massive sizes or amenities. Think of your Comos or Minnetonkas or Lakes of the Isles...

And yet, the hydrological and limnological landscape is far more complex than this simple "chain of lakes" or "grand rounds" landscape. There are all kinds of small, obscure, overlooked, or even secret lakes hidden about.

Just as with Minneapolis, this will be a bike ride to visit and explore the overlooked and secretive lakes that exist (or once existed) in Saint Paul. It'll be a relatively lengthy bike ride, to visit as many of the secret wet spots as I can possibly fit into the schedule. The result is 20 miles through Saint Paul, visiting at least 6 and possibly more lakes, depending on your ontology.

(Sadly we won't be able to visit the odd river lakes; that will have to wait for another day and another ride.) 

[Facebook event is here. RSVP if you can.]

What: Guided bike tour of secret, lesser-known, or obscure "lakes" in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Who: Anyone who wants to ride bikes
When: Sunday 7/29 at 2pm
Where: Meet a the Como Pavillion / Spring Café on Lake Como
Why: Because they're mostly there

Note: This will be a slow-paced "no drop" ride. We'll cover twenty (20) miles in about 3 hours, and end at an optional food and/or drink establishment.

[A few lake teasers follow.]