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Late afternoon sun at Cedar Lake, Sept. 3, 2019, around 5:30 p.m. |
But it has its charms. If you want to view a sunset in Cedar Rapids, it’s one of your go-to places. It’s a good place to watch birds—geese and ducks. One cold icy spring day, I even encountered an eagle there.
I like Cedar Lake, and look forward to the not too distant future when it’s part of the big “Connect CR” project.
And I had the opportunity to enjoy Cedar Lake three times in the past two days. On Labor Day, I rode in the Linn County Mayors’ Bike Ride, sponsored by the Linn County Trails Association (a group that my wife recently renewed my membership in as a birthday present).
Monday was warm and muggy, but thankfully cloudy, too, which kept it from getting hot. The air was still, and a breeze would have been nice, but it was a still a pleasant enough day for an easy ride, which the Mayors’ Bike Ride, at 8 miles, is. My sister and I rode by the lake on the way to the ride, and circled more of it later in the morning as part of the ride.
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My sister's trike gets inspected before the Mayors' Ride at Ellis Park. |
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During the Mayors' Bike Ride, trail by Cedar Lake. |
Well, Monday was a nice ride. The crowd was maybe a bit smaller than in the past. I did run into Laura and Mike, biking pals from my neighborhood, but didn’t see other MMU Mustangs at the ride. At least I wore my colors. Some more images of the ride and after the ride:
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Near end of ride, passing by Cedar River. |
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Photo with my sister at the end of the ride. |
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Biking along Third Avenue during Mayors' Ride. |
And—drum roll, please—CRANES! Three huge white birds were hanging out near the north end of the lake, fishing and fussing at each other and posing for photos.
Well, I hope you get a chance to check out the lake and see some birds there. It’s not Iowa’s premiere body of water, but it does have its charms, and I am often thankful that this urban pond does have a very useful bicycle trail around it.
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Cranes on Cedar Lake, Sept. 3, 2019. |
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