North by Northwest

Some pictures of Minnehaha Falls Saturday and a few others from my 21 mile bike ride to the falls. Minnehaha means “curling or falling water” in Dakota.

Minnehaha Creek is a small tributary of the Mississippi River that runs from Lake Minnetonka, about 10 miles west of downtown, through the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis and ends just after the falls at the Mississippi River. Minnehaha Creek is a popular canoe route in the summer months.

Minnehaha Falls

“Due to the extremely cold temperatures in the area during the winter months, the falls often freeze, creating a dramatic cascade of ice that can last well into the spring.” I wish I had gone to see that this past winter!

There is also a Minnehaha Falls in Georgia.

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