WNR ON MEMORIAL DAY

To start off the day, we had several participants at the Memorial Day Observance at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon.

DAVID & SUZANNE BROUGHT JOHN S TO THE CEREMONY

BOB Z PATROLLING THE GROUNDS

JULIE PRESENTING THE QUILTS OF VALOR

BOB Z RECEIVING HIS QUILT

DALE GETTING ASSIGNED HIS DUTY

BOB Z HEADING OVER TO SHOOT HIS RIFLE SALUTE
EVERYONE THERE WAS GLAD HE REMEMBERED HIS GLASSES!

THE RIFLE SQUAD WITH BOB & DALE

DALE GETTING READY TO FIRE

THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE, BOB!

After the Memorial Day program fourteen of us gathered at Casey's for our annual Memorial Day ride.  It was 85 degrees when we left town and temps would reach into the 90's before we got back.  Nancy, Lois, David, and Al rode two-wheelers while Wayne & Sandy, Meryle & Mary, Dayton & Joan, and Bob & Julie were on trikes.  Dennis & Marlene rode in the yellow support convertible.

BETTER BRING ALONG SOME OF THAT POWERADE TOO, DAVID

GOOD TO HAVE NANCY WITH US AGAIN

SANDY IS DELIGHTED WITH THE WEATHER!

We journeyed north on HWY 76 to Eitzen and took Pool Hill Road down the hill to HWY 26 in New Albin.  We followed 26 to CR 14 near Mill Stone and took it west into Caledonia for a break.  Since it was very warm, I decided we needed to take more breaks than usual.

JULIE & DAVID SHED THEIR JACKETS

NANCY IS HAPPY WE STOPPED!

After our break we continued on 76 north to CR 10 heading west through Sheldon and Houston and turning west again on CR 26 past the very busy Money Creek Campgrounds and on into Rushford for our second break.  CR 26 is a very scenic back road.

AMPLE PARKING AT THE KWIK TRIP IN RUSHFORD

After our break in Rushford we took HWY 16 east to CR 25 north through Peterson.  CR 25 is another scenic back road in SE Minnesota.  It took us north to HWY 30, which I consider to be Minnesota's version of HWY 9 in Allamakee County.  After a short jaunt on 30 we were able to get on HWY 250 south and wound our way through Lanesboro and onto HWY 16 west.  After less than a mile on 16 we turned onto CR 21 heading north.  This part of Minnesota had apparently received a lot of rain on Friday night because we saw a lot of water still sitting in farm fields.  CR 21 took us north through the suburbs of Henrytown and on into Canton where we turned on to HWY 44 east and into Mabel for our final break.

AAAH!, A LITTLE SHADE

GETTING SOME "HIGH TEST" INTO THE HARLEYS

We then continued east on 44 to CR 8 (Locust Road) and followed it south to Bear Creek Road east and onto HWY 76 south just outside of Dorchester.  76 south took us back to Waukon where we had 167 miles on the trike when we pulled into the shed.  A very warm but scenic ride for Memorial Day!

After the ride we gathered at the Rotach's for our annual Memorial Day cookout.  We were joined there by Chuckles and Suzanne and Seth.

THE GUYS PARK IN THE SHADE

CHUCKLES....NEVER KNOWN TO MISS A FREE MEAL!

SETH CHECKING OUT THE PLANT LIFE

GALS RELAXING AFTER SAMPLING THE RUM

MORE RUM SAMPLERS

GOOD FOOD FOLLOWED BY GOOD CONVERSATION

Our next special ride is the Hospice Ride on June 10th.  This year it leaves from the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah and not from Spillville.  Also this year most of the riders will leave as one big group from the Medical Center at 11 AM.  There is also a free will donation breakfast at the center before the ride.  I plan to leave Casey's at 9:30 that morning, so anyone who wants to ride along with me can meet there.  This is a very good cause for us to support.