"COOL" FIRST OF JULY RIDE

While it's usually really hot and humid in July here in the midwest, 10 of us on 8 bikes left Casey's this Wednesday with temps in the mid 60's.  Meryle, Chuckles, Lois, Howard, Dayton & Joan, Carl & Joyce, Bob R, and Darrel S, a guest rider from Decorah who joined us, went around the golf course to the Elon Road and headed west through Dalby and Elon.  We then turned south on the Lansing/Harpers Road and on into Harpers Ferry.  In Harpers we picked up CR X52 south to HWY 76.  HWY 76 took us south into Marquette and onto HWY 18 west into Prairie du Chien.  We follwed 18/35 to it's junction with HWY 133 and turned south traveling through Patch Grove and arriving at the One Stop in Bloomington for a break.

After our break we picked up CR A outside of Bloomington and headed west into Bagley.  In Bagley CR A changes to CR X and we followed it through Wyalusing,  skirting the river, and to the junction of CR C heading east and then onto HWY 18 again.  We followed HWY 18 all the way back through PDC, Marquette, past Giard, Froelich, and Monona, and onto Edgewood Drive in Luana.  In Luana we hooked onto CR X 16 and followed it through Hardin and onto HWY 76 outside of Waukon.  From there we journeyed into Gus & Tony's where Bugsy filled us with bs.

The ride was cool, the weather was cool, the roads were cool, and it was cool that Darrel joined us.  Hopefully we'll see him again.  I had 125 miles on the clock when I got home.

IT'S ALSO TIME TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING OR NOT ON THE GUYS' TRIP AT THE END OF THE MONTH.  As of now I have yes's from Chuckles, Bob Z, and myself.  I have definite no's from Howard, Meryle, and Jim S.  I am going to have to firm up motel reservations soon, so I need to know one way or the other.

Here's some shots from Wednesday night.

DARREL WITH HIS COOL TRIKE

MERYLE WORKING THE COOL BUTTONS ON HIS TRIKE

OUR STOP AT THE COOL "ONE STOP"

DAYTON & JOAN TELLING ABOUT THEIR COOL WHIRLWIND TRIP TO CANADA