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Renner Anderson

Two eighty-year-old retirees adventuring into old age, living on a virtual luxury cruise ship, the good ship Friendship Village, heading to our final destination, Lakewood Cemetery.

Martha and I enjoy hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. We combine our hikes with bird watching, fly fishing, and disc golf. Following my retirement in June 2021, we hoped to travel more widely, but COVID restrictions limited our adventures to close to home.

Starting in December 2020, as a COVID accommodation, Martha and I added the cumulative mileage of each local adventure into a "virtual" tour located elsewhere in the world.

You can see our virtual hiking tours in our collection named "Collection of Virtual Hiking Tour Routes" at komoot.com/collection/1791712/-collection-of-virtual-hiking-tour-routes

You can see our virtual biking tours in our collection named "Collection of Virtual Biking Tours Routes" at komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-virtual-biking-tour-routes.

I feel obligated to explain the number of Pioneer Badges I have accumulated with relatively few highlights. When you live on a "komoot frontier," as I do in the central USA, most of the locations where I create highlights have very few, if any, other "komooters," so I end up being the komoot pioneer by default.
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went for a bike ride

October 6, 2026 at 19:10

Bike ride on the Mesabi Trail from Tower to West Two River 2026-10-06 1409

Finally, Martha and I have biked all 165 miles of the Mesabi Trail! Martha and I had been a bit anxious that the Mesabi wouldn't be fully built before our biking days ended; I'm 80, and Martha is 79.

The Mesabi Trail stretches across northeastern Minnesota, from the Mississippi River…

Time

0h41m

Distance

9.14km

Speed

20.5km/h

Ascent

90m

Descent

90m

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5 days ago

 Well done🫠👍, this trail seems to be the result of a brillant idea🫠.

went for a bike ride

August 9, 2026 at 19:40

Bike ride through three tunnels to Hyland Lake Park and Bush Lake Park 2026-08-09 1430

This eight-mile ride through the Bloomington suburbs south of Friendship Village became a showcase of the city’s off-road trail network, with tunnels passing beneath major thoroughfares and linking seamlessly to the trails in Hyland Lake Park and Bush Lake Park.

Time

0h53m

Distance

13.0km

Speed

18.1km/h

Ascent

100m

Descent

100m

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went for a bike ride

July 29, 2026 at 16:04

Bike ride on the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail from Lake Riley to Chaska 2026-07-29 1054

The theme of this ride is that every cloud has a silver lining.

Having already biked all the regional trails in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Martha and I are now revisiting some of our favorites.

I had originally planned to start our route at the northern terminus of the…

Time

2h29m

Distance

26.4km

Speed

17.4km/h

Ascent

130m

Descent

140m

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July 31, 2026

Enjoyed your report of this bike adventure and sadness about the closing of your favorite ice cream shop turn into something better. When you were in the refugee camp in hot Thailand (was it called NongKai?) we were living in our cold 10 wide house trailer in Embarrass. CN

went for a bike ride

July 23, 2026 at 17:33

Bike ride on the Big Woods Trail from Murphy Lake Blvd to Marschall Rd 2026-07-23 1225

I do not recommend this route for octogenarians like ourselves. Although the trail itself is entirely off-road, there are many stop-and-go intersections and roundabouts to negotiate. The traffic was fast and loud, leaving many opportunities for mishaps.

You may well ask why we did it. One of my biking goals…

Time

2h02m

Distance

24.4km

Speed

18.0km/h

Ascent

120m

Descent

120m

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July 23, 2026

Way to go, Renner and Martha! You two know how to press on despite the obstacles. Keep being alert and careful out there... CN

went for a bike ride

June 7, 2026 at 15:05

Bike Ride on the Root River Trail from Lanesboro to Fountain 2026-06-07 1003

Time

2h36m

Distance

36.3km

Speed

18.0km/h

Ascent

200m

Descent

210m

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June 24, 2026

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went for a bike ride

June 6, 2026 at 14:09

A bike ride from Lanesboro to Preston-a tale of two fly shops 2026-06-06 0906

Time

3h37m

Distance

37.4km

Speed

17.2km/h

Ascent

220m

Descent

230m

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went for a hike

June 6, 2026 at 00:09

Hike in Lanesboro to the Juniper Restaurant

Time

2h05m

Distance

820m

Speed

0.4km/h

Ascent

0m

Descent

0m

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went for a bike ride

June 5, 2026 at 19:37

Bike ride from Lanesboro to Whalan 2026-06-05 1437

Time

1h55m

Distance

16.0km

Speed

8.3km/h

Ascent

40m

Descent

40m

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went for a hike

June 1, 2026 at 19:18

Farewell to the Hebrides with one last stroll through Keose Glebe 2026-06-01 2017

Time

0h30m

Distance

1.64km

Speed

3.3km/h

Ascent

10m

Descent

10m

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June 12, 2026

Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!!!

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June 1, 2026 at 12:06

Hike in the Aline Community Woodland 2026-06-01 1301 Apple Watch

Time

1h59m

Distance

3.66km

Speed

1.8km/h

Ascent

40m

Descent

50m

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went for a hike

May 31, 2026 at 15:39

Hike to sauna at Reef Beach 2026-05-31 1639

Time

1h26m

Distance

5.48km

Speed

3.8km/h

Ascent

2,800m

Descent

2,470m

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went for a hike

May 31, 2026 at 14:10

Hike to the Mangersta Sea Stacks 2026-05-31 1510

Time

0h57m

Distance

1.32km

Speed

1.4km/h

Ascent

20m

Descent

10m

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went for a hike

May 31, 2026 at 13:43

Hike to the Uig Chessmen statue 2026-05-31 1443

Time

0h08m

Distance

130m

Speed

1.0km/h

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went for a hike

May 31, 2026 at 12:59

Hike on the Uig Sands 2026-05-31 1359

Time

0h38m

Distance

35.8km

Speed

56.2km/h

Ascent

20,430m

Descent

16,390m

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went for a hike

May 31, 2026 at 12:45

Hike to the Fhorsa River Falls 2026-05-31 1345

Time

0h07m

Distance

207m

Speed

1.8km/h

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