High Trestle Trail, Iowa
09-15-16, 10:02 AM
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What a nice trail. Really like your image. Makes the bridge look a lot more compact and shorter than it actually is.
09-15-16, 11:13 AM
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I thought that might be the case the first time I approached the bridge. Being 130' above the Raccoon River I figured it would make an interesting crossing but the staggered rotation of the steel structures don't cause any disorientation.
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09-15-16, 11:16 AM
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Great pics; I enjoy riding it as well.
09-15-16, 12:53 PM
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Since I'm also one of the lucky ones that live near this trail, I need to finally see it at night with the lights going strong. Love to see the tourism the trail generates.
09-15-16, 02:05 PM
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We started in Ankeny, rode to the bridge and then back to meet our spouses at Madrid. We live in western Colorado, and this trail was one I particularly wanted to ride. It was beautiful, and thirty miles of flat is astonishing. See my blog entry for other pictures.
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We started in Ankeny, rode to the bridge and then back to meet our spouses at Madrid. We live in western Colorado, and this trail was one I particularly wanted to ride. It was beautiful, and thirty miles of flat is astonishing. See my blog entry for other pictures.
Checked the blog pics.
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We were in Ankeny Labor Day weekend for the Midwest Tandem Rally (300+ teams) and rode the High Trestle twice. First Friday evening riding from Madrid to Woodward and back and then again on Sunday as part of a 62 mile ride. Since I have some fear of heights, we didn't stop out on the bridge to take a look but we did ride the length of it three times. Amazing bridge and trail. And, lots and lots of trails in the Des Moines area.
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