The ride beat the smoke. Rolled at 9:36 and got the creek-and-gorge loop in before the air went bad: 7.78 miles, 39 minutes riding, 11.9 mph average, 200 feet of climb. By evening the wildfire haze had settled in thick — the river gorge and Lock & Dam No. 1 half-vanished from the Ford Parkway bridge. After the Sencha drop it was an iced tea, a Whole Foods stop for John's dinner, and a night in: catching up on the state of the family, plus a good chat with an old friend, Steve Church. The bandshell went unvisited — the smoke can have that one.
The morning's numbers, then the evening's air: the Mississippi gorge from the Ford Parkway bridge under the smoke.
🚴Morning ride, done — Minnehaha Creek → river gorge loop ·
Route on Komoot9:36–10:22 AM, ahead of the worst of the haze
💻Noon client visit — 2422 Clinton Ave
🍵Andraya to Sencha by 3:00 — car stayed with her; John scooped Joe up out front, iced tea while there
🛒Whole Foods dinner stop for John
🏠Night in — family catch-up and a chat with old friend Steve Church; passed on the bandshell