I went to the Red Wing Roots music festival again this year. It was really hot but I love going. I took Friday off from work so I could get there and get my tent set up before the music started around noon. Then it was three straight days of hanging out in a beautiful place listening to music.
Friday highlights were hearing the East Pointers, Mandolin Orange, and the Wood Brothers.
Saturday I got up early and went on a 30-mile group bike ride to the base of Reddish Knob.
Last year I went all the way to the top but I wasn't in good enough cycling shape this year or in any mood to go through that terrifying downhill again. Highlights of the ride included seeing three horse and buggies go by with Amish (I think?) families! Music highlights for the day included the Steel Wheels (who host the whole festival) and Fruit Bats.
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| (This bike ride was also pretty exciting because I'd recently dealt with a back injury that put me out of commission for a couple of weeks, and I was very grateful to be able to use my body again!) |
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| I dipped my feet in to cool off. |
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| Steel Wheels! |
Sunday I got up and joined a group yoga session on the music meadow right beneath the chimney rocks. Then music highlights included Lindsay Lou and the Gibson Brothers. I stayed until the very end when the Steel Wheels came out for one last chorus of their "Red Wing" song, and then it was finally time to head home.
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| Morning yoga! |
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| Chimney rocks! I sat in the front for yoga right at the base of the rocks because I was afraid the sun would come out and hit me if I was in the back. |
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| Hanging out in the beer garden. |
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| View across the music meadow at one of the stages. |
Despite all the sweat and constantly trying to avoid the sun, it was still a really relaxing and refreshing weekend for me.
