We arrived in Duluth, MN around noon at the meeting place, the Tot Lot on Canal Park road. Eki was there already as was Ben. After some brief intros Farrow showed as well. I was excited to ride the beach but given the 12+ inches of fresh snow on the ground, we didn’t really know what we were in for. We decided we’d give it a try and if it didn’t work we’d just go ride somewhere else. After some messing around on the sandy part of the beach, we pressed on and hit the deep, deep snow. We found that it took some effort, but the snow conditions allowed us to pedal. Our approach was slow and steady and our big fat tires would pack the snow down. At times we pushed. At times we stopped to rest as it was quite tough. In the end though, we ended up having a good ride. It was also Errin’s first ride on snow as he and his Mukluk flew in from California. Errin was on a mission to give his fatbike real snow cred on the streets of LA. Errin, I think you got that as I’m fairly certain none of the beaches around you have snow and ice.

I did nothing to the images today other than sharpen them for web. Again, I think they give a good feel for the day. Hope you enjoy them.

Yep, it was a good day. Crazy though how much different Canal Park and the beach was compared to 2 weeks ago when I rode this same area with my friends from Japan. That’s the beauty of winter though, you never know what you might get.