
Bob Timmons
Outdoors Reporter and Editor at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Outdoors reporter @StarTribune @striboutdoors
Articles
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2 days ago |
startribune.com | Bob Timmons
Let's start with what land snorkeling isn't: It doesn't involve flippers. Land snorkeling, according to its ethos, could be watching an army of ants re-engineer a driveway crack; noticing the perfect spheres of dew clinging to field grass; or studying the shape of water dancing over a river rock. It's studying your surroundings on land with a narrowed perspective, the way you would if you were floating on a snorkeling expedition.
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1 week ago |
lacrossetribune.com | Bob Timmons
Robert Smith said he was a “thriving alcoholic” when a doctor told him to find a gym. He instead found an e-bike, and the purchase changed his life. Three years later, the White Bear Lake man is hundreds of miles into a personal reinvention – and 40 pounds lighter. “I see it as a whole new life,” said Smith, 64, who has upgraded from his original Velotric Discover 1 Plus Step-Thru e-bike to a lighter-weight, folding version that he takes on Amtrak to expand his bike travel possibilities.
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1 week ago |
chippewa.com | Bob Timmons
Robert Smith said he was a “thriving alcoholic” when a doctor told him to find a gym. He instead found an e-bike, and the purchase changed his life. Three years later, the White Bear Lake man is hundreds of miles into a personal reinvention – and 40 pounds lighter. “I see it as a whole new life,” said Smith, 64, who has upgraded from his original Velotric Discover 1 Plus Step-Thru e-bike to a lighter-weight, folding version that he takes on Amtrak to expand his bike travel possibilities.
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1 week ago |
winonadailynews.com | Bob Timmons
Robert Smith said he was a “thriving alcoholic” when a doctor told him to find a gym. He instead found an e-bike, and the purchase changed his life. Three years later, the White Bear Lake man is hundreds of miles into a personal reinvention – and 40 pounds lighter. “I see it as a whole new life,” said Smith, 64, who has upgraded from his original Velotric Discover 1 Plus Step-Thru e-bike to a lighter-weight, folding version that he takes on Amtrak to expand his bike travel possibilities.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Bob Timmons
Robert Smith said he was a "thriving alcoholic" when a doctor told him to find a gym. He instead found an e-bike, and the purchase changed his life. Three years later, the White Bear Lake man is hundreds of miles into a personal reinvention - and 40 pounds lighter. "I see it as a whole new life," said Smith, 64, who has upgraded from his original Velotric Discover 1 Plus Step-Thru e-bike to a lighter-weight, folding version that he takes on Amtrak to expand his bike travel possibilities.
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