If you have not had an opportunity, take some time to visit and take in the Cannon Valley Trail in Southeastern Minnesota. My most recent cycling experience was under ideal conditions. The weather was extraordinarily beautiful with a sunny afternoon, the temperature at 85F and the wind at 10 to 15 mph out of the west. I only had a couple of hours so I entered at Welch station and rode west to Cannon Falls. As described on the website the Cannon Valley Trail is a 19.7 mile long trail that runs through diverse and spectacular scenery on a former Chicago Great Western Railroad line connecting the cities of Cannon Falls, Welch and Red Wing in beautiful southeastern Minnesota.