Minnesota Trails

By: Hurricane Bob Aldrich / Outdoor Writer

Forget about what you see: no one actually bikes in the winter.  

By Pamela Eyden - Outdoor Writer

Couples have their differences.  But Sid and Sig Scheurle share one big passion — exploring new and familiar places by bicycle.

The Winona couple met on the RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) 10 years ago. Sid had done the tour with her friends many times. Sig was a first-timer. They married the next December with their grown children gathered around and have been riding together ever since. Together they bike 3,000 to 3,500 miles every year.

“Biking is how we met, and it’s most of our recreation together,” Sid said.

by Jan Laser

BOWLUS, MN- The newly formed Central Minnesota Bicycle Club is off to a great start and is looking for bicycle enthusiasts of any nature to join them in their efforts to create a premier cycling organization in central Minnesota.

by Jan Laser

BOWLUS, MN- The newly formed Central Minnesota Bicycle Club is off to a great start and is looking for bicycle enthusiasts of any nature to join them in their efforts to create a premier cycling organization in central Minnesota.

by Emily Cutts, Minnesota Daily

Emily Schneider was almost to work Sunday when she hit a patch of ice. Trying to stop, her bike spun out from underneath her and flipped her onto the ground, causing her to hit her head and to hurt her leg in the process. She was taken by ambulance to the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Her helmet had protected her head, but her leg was bruised.

Cold temperatures didn’t deter enthusiastic members of the Lakes Area Bike Club from participating in their seventh annual Perham Holiday Lighted Parade on the Friday after Thanksgiving. They also participated in the Otter Tail parade the next day.

There are people who can’t put their bikes away for the winter.

            Many of them are bike commuters, some just want to visit friends or they simply need to pick up the groceries.

Ken Pentel believes if you are going to run an ecological campaign for governor you should at least spend some of your campaign time traveling on a bike or in a canoe.

Diana Doyle doesn't log high-speed miles on her bicycle.  Biking with Julian Sellers would also disappointment to serious speedsters.

            If you bike with these members of Audubon Society, crank your seat down to allow for many stops, bring your binoculars and don't talk too much because they will be listening to bird songs.