Minneapolis is a nice, clean city, with statue of Mary Tyler-Moore on a street corner. And every third or fourth office tower has an overhead walkway, like the one between The Bay and the Eaton's Centre.   Target Field has a very good seating layout and the staff are fantastic, but there's something missing. Over the past 10 or more years MLB clubs have been building retro - old style - ballparks. The Twins, for whatever reason, chose not to follow the ...

The Cascade River offers a relatively easy hike with absolutely, spectacular views of this raging river. Although there are several trails, I would suggest walking up the left side of the river, and instead of crossing it, as the park people will tell you, simply turn around and walk back the way you came. The left side provides far better views. There was one spot where we looked down at the water from a bridge and the river appeared to look as though it was sho...