New construction

It rained overnight but the predicted redevelopment of thunderstorms for today moved past to our south and today became the nicest day so far.

It is the first Saturday of June, the first Saturday of summer and much of the population of the city was out to enjoy it. Including TOPWLH and me.

The wind was from the southwest. Southwest from where I live is the Stone Arch Bridge and downtown Minneapolis. On the way we passed through the University campus, allowing this update on the progress of the new football stadium.As we paused for the photo a group of 15 to 20 folks on road bikes (including 2 on a tandem) passed us. I could hear one of the followers ask the ride leader about the construction ahead. The leader insisted that it was the new Twins baseball stadium.

Someone must have put him straight, I hope, but shortly thereafter we followed the group through Dinkytown as they sought the way to the Bridge. I overheard the leader as he explained that he only knew that it was sorta "that way" just before he led the entire group the wrong way down a one-way street.

Leadership can be a burden but I assumed at least direction finding leadership for out little duo and we turned at the corner which confounded the large group and proceeded over a block to the parallel one-way street, the difference being that our chosen street allowed us to proceed with the traffic flow as opposed to against (much safer, don't you know?). We crossed the Stone Arch and rode to River Road's end in near north Minneapolis. Shortly after the turnaround we stopped at a new park amenity near the Hennepin Avenue Bridge at the former site of the Great Northern Depot.Beer sign and Babe for scale.

We crossed back onto the east bank of the river and proceeded towards the campus on University. That route brings you to this scene.There is a bridge up completely crossing the river although it will still be a while before there is any traffic on it.

The Babe is a city girl, through and through. On the way home I sensed that she might be a tiny bit knackered so I tried to rally her with the old "horse can smell the hay in the barn" analogy. She admitted to the knackered part but then required an explanation of what I meant about horses. *sigh* After receiving the explanation she pronounced herself the horse and bolted for the barn.