Where's Spring?

The Redfield Dam at Dawn

REDFIELD, IOWA - Saturday I had hoped to ride the RRVT from Adel to Redfield to enjoy a weekly event that draws a big crowd from around the area, the Saturday morning all-you-can-eat breakfast at the Redfield American Legion.  The fine folks in Redfield recently completed construction on a newer, more spacious and modern Legion Building where they hold the weekly breakfast which draws quite a few cyclists, paddlers and others from around the area for the great food.  Well, it was in the upper 20's when I departed so I opted to stay on four wheels today.
     Various community groups in Redfield volunteer to "work" the breakfast each week, this particular weekend it was the Redfield Historical Society.  As always the food was great and filling.  Once it warms up a little more I look forward to cycling to Redfield to enjoy the event again.

Sunrise on the RRVT over Waukee

     I took time to stop by the Redfield Dam to see how water levels were looking. Downstream it looks as if the river was up compared to the last time I was here, I'm hoping for better flows than what we saw last year as a result of the drought.  Paddling from Redfield downstream toward Kuehn Nature Area is one of my favorite spots on the Raccoon River.
     Snow is in the forecast for this weekend, but it looks like we might start to see some recovery in temperatures by next weekend.  Still managed to cycle the stretch of trail between Dallas Center and Minburn this Saturday, however.  Even though it was cold, it was not so bitter that one could not enjoy hitting the trail this weekend.  I encountered a couple of other "hardy" souls out enjoying the trail along with me.