Beautiful Wednesday Night

On a near perfect Wednesday night we had 11 units and 13 people depart from Casey's and head to North Andover.  Bob Z, Bob R, Tom & Nancy, Wayne & Sandy, Chuck & Lois, Dennis & Marlene, Wayne M, Howard, and David H traveled through Rossville, Monona, Marquette, PDC, Bagley, North Andover, Bloomington, Patch Grove, back to PDC, Luana, and back to Gus & Tony's in Waukon.  Good weather, good scenery, good company!  Here's some shots from that evening:

REDNECK AIR CONDITIONING

WE ARRIVED IN N ANDOVER

MC'S BAR DURING RUSH HOUR

THE VERANDA AT MC'S

OUR GROUP ON THE VERANDA AFTER GETTING KICKED OUT OF THE BAR

Lest We Forget

Just in case some of you thought it was too hot to ride Wednesday, I thought I would drag out a reminder:

We had 10 bikes and 11 riders.  Bob R, Meryle, Wayne & Sandy, Tom & Nancy, David H, Howard, Chuck & Lois, and Jim Gelo rode a little over 100 miles through Fishville, Postville, Gunder, Elgin, Wadena, Volga, Elkader, St. Olaf, Farmersburg, Luana, and back to Gus & Tony's.  It was a beautiful, warm summer evening!!

Nice hair, Nancy!

Here's some shots of the warm Wednesday night riders:

Nice hair, Howard!

New guy!!

Trike rides for 79 cents?!

DON'T FORGET THE I-RIDE ON SATURDAY!!

Lincoln Highway and National Parks

My (our) journey was nearly 3,200 miles.  I started out from Anamosa and rode HWY 30 (Lincoln Highway) as far west as Sydney, NE, making a lot of stops for photos along the way since it was the 100th birthday of the first coast to coast route in the US.  From Sydney I cut south to Denver for some babysitting, and then Julie joined me for a trip further west to see Arches, Canyon Lands, and Colorado National Monument.  We then returned to Denver, and then I retraced some of HWY 30 back to Missouri Valley, IA.  From there I headed north on the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway and connected with highway 20 near Holstein.  Here's some more photos of the journey. (I think you can enlarge them by clicking on them.)  I also am anxious to hear about our other travelers (the Hahn's, the Fish's, and Meryle and Mary).  Hope to see you Wednesday night, and don't forget about the I-RIDE this Saturday!  

OLD REPAIR GARAGE NEAR NORTH BEND

SEEDLING MILE NEAR NORTH PLATTE

SODA FOUNTAIN IN POTTER

BILLBOARD ON BUILDING IN SUTHERLAND

BALANCED ROCK AT ARCHES NATIONAL PARK

GOLDEN ARCHES (NOT McDONALD'S)

A VIEW AT CANYON LANDS NATIONAL PARK

A VIEW AT COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT AT GRAND JUNCTION

Along the Lincoln Highway

On my way to Denver, I took hwy 30, the Lincoln Highway.  It's the 100th anniversary of this route, which is the oldest paved coast to coast highway in the US.  Along the way, at least in Nebraska, most of the towns have some special events or special places celebrating the "old girl's" birthday.  Here's some photos I took along the way.  Hopefully you will be able to view these and others of the highway and the Arches National Park (if we ever get there).

MEMORIAL PARK NEAR COLO

OLD LOCOMOTIVE NEAR COLUMBUS

MURAL AT SCHUYLER

OLD FORD ASSEMBLY AND SALES BUILDING IN COLUMBUS

GOLDEN SPIKE TOWER AT RAIL YARD IN NORTH PLATTE
THIS IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST RAIL YARD!

 OLD SERVICE STATION IN WOOD RIVER