A Long Winter

It's been a long winter, and spring has been slow in taking over.  This winter was definitely an unusual one... but last year was also unusual. Spring came early in 2010.  Here are some pics from this week last year:

Last year at this time the local unofficial trails were rideable...

And Battle Creek was opening...

Battle Creek in St. Paul is often the first to open for the year... mostly due to its sandy soils.  This year I'm hoping the trails will be rideable mid-April.  The probability is good, as long as our unusually snowy winter doesn't become an unusually rainy spring...