Fargo

I had found the Hotel Donaldson when planning one of our first trips taking D to Minnesota, but it always seemed to be booked. But this time it worked. It was certainly the nicest of the three renovated downtown hotels we tried in the last few days. Cool common spaces and rooms, neat art, and a great restaurant. We checked out the view of town from the rooftop bar. M warmed up for the big fight in the fitness room.

My morning bike ride was along the Red River. The trails on the North Dakota side were great and all very new. The ones on the Minnesota side were older a little ragged.

I guess it's been 20 years since the big floods - or at least the last big flood in 1997. Also, I think it's important to point out that the Red River flows north to Hudson Bay. We're not in the Mississippi-Missouri watershed anymore.