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Minnesota offers some great trails barely removed from the steel and concrete of the modern day city close enough to access easily and find yourself within the wonders of nature. ....
Rolling toward ‘Cuyuna 2.0’ A now-iconic scene of red dirt, water and sky along the Miner s Mountain overlook, the highest point in the recreation area. Video by Aaron Lavinsky. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky By Bob Timmons • Star Tribune • July 30, 2021 IN THE CROSBY-IRONTON AREA – The helmets were a bit tippy for some, not entirely snug. The bike jerseys had some extra room, for now. And getting comfortable on their bikes? With practice, that would come, too, for the youngest of a local crop of Little Bellas, mountain bikers in the making. Under a still-hard sun on a weeknight in mid-June, riding mentors and their young charges, those Little Bellas ages 7 to 13, had their weekly meetup at Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in north-central Minnesota. It was time to build more skills and confidence. And the scene had a sweet harmony: Here were people growing into their potential in state parkland seemingly with unlimited possibilities. ....
How a weekend mountain biking tour to Duluth and Cuyuna changed my summer Minnesota offers some great trails barely removed from the steel and concrete of the modern day city close enough to access easily and find yourself within the wonders of nature. 6:54 pm, Jun. 3, 2021 × Mountain biking trails offer picturesque views throughout Minnesota s Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. Photo by Steve Wagner / Forum News Service DULUTH, Minn. With just a wisp of breeze and magnificent blue skies overhead, a few dozen pedal strokes led us to the wide-bermed switchbacks of the trail leading to Duluth’s Observation Hill on the opening day of the recent holiday weekend. ....