This is pretty neat, mounties aren’t just for Canada anymore!

 
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As you can see Gray’s Lake is being prepared for a huge ($700,000 prize) event coming up this weekend, the Hy-Vee Triathlon.  If you’ve never seen a triathlon live, or have never seen Gray’s Lake turned into a giant swimming pool for the best athletes in the world–might be worth the time to head over [...]

 
One of my faithful readers snuck across the barriers keeping Grey’s Lake closed to the public and took these great pictures.  And yes, that jet ski was on Grey’s Lake (and yes, dude would have been headed to jail had he been caught)
This expedition ended early I was told, cops found out and sent em [...]

Have you seen?  It’s located on Fleur Drive between MLK and Bell Ave!  Hahahahaha!
Link.

If you’re not cold enough already, there’s a pretty neat event happening at Gray’s Lake Saturday morning.
Loop The Lake.  Annual run/walk race that features the great trails that run along downtown and Gray’s Lake.
Check it out!
http://www.capitalstriders.org/race_loop_the_lake.asp

 
Spring is finally here, and trust me, not a day too soon.  I suppose the one bad thing is that the best ice rink in town will be closed……Fair trade I guess.
Here’s a few pictures from the trails at Gray’s Lake today, as you can see it was packed!

 
Last night I took my dog Barkley for a stroll around Gray’s Lake.  It might have been a little cold, which is why I only saw one other person, but it was fantastic.
The lake and river have both frozen over, and there was a lot of ice on the trail, but it was great to [...]

I’ve never been one for winter. I would much prefer 365 days of heat and humidity over having winter. Spring and fall are okay, but winter is so bad it ruins fall, and makes spring seem too far away.
With this cold weather, and the snow that came with it I haven’t been [...]