The heat and humidity is going to break and we’re going to have a nice nice day Saturday, but it will be windy. We’re going to head to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake Trail and, as usual, we’ll leave Starbucks at 08:00. During the ride, it should be mostly sunny, 66 to 71 degrees, and we’ll have a west wind at 11 to 15 mph.

A contractor has finally started working on the Minnesota Valley State Trail near Hwy 169. Last Sunday, Mark and I crossed the new grate over the water-control structure that’s been fenced off all summer. The contractor is hoping to be done with the trail repairs by the end of August.