LIFE IS SHORT--EAT DESERT FIRST!!

That's what 15 WNR did at our stop at Joe's in Guttenberg. Bob Z, Howard, Larry, Al, Chuckles, Lois, David, and Bob R departed on bikes.  While Irv, Ron & Helen, and Wayne & Sandy took trikes followed by Dale & Greg in the support convertible. 

THE GROUP GATHERS

CHUCKLES & HOWARD COMPARE RIDES

ADDING FUEL TO THE INDIAN

HOWARD & BOB Z ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE

GOOD TO SEE WAYNE & SANDY BACK 

DAVID GETS ACQUAINTED WITH RON & HELEN

THE NEW TRIKE TAKES ON FUEL

ONE TOO MANY GELO'S??!!

After leaving Casey's at 5:30 we headed south on HWY 76 to Forest Mills Road and on past the Gelo ponderosa.  We turned off FMR onto Cherry Valley Road and on into Postville and east on HWY 18.  After a short stint. we turned south onto the Gunder Road, past the Gunder Tavern (now just a bar--no food) and into Elkader.  Taking HWY 13 south we soon turned onto Grandview Road through Communia and Elkport and then into Garber where we took the Garber Road and into Guttenberg where the gnats were waiting for us.  The route from Elkader to Guttenberg is one of the more scenic routes in northeast Iowa.  We made our ice cream stop at Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Shop.

SANDY ARRIVES AFTER A DUEL WITH A BIRD

JOE'S DRAWS A CROWD

IRV FIGHTS OFF THE GNATS

GETTING READY FOR OUR TREATS

THE SUPPORT CONVERTIBLE ROLLS IN

After leaving Joe's, we followed the street running along the swollen river and past the pretty river park.  Outside of town we picked up CR X56 and rolled past Clayton and Pikes Peak and down into McGregor.  Outside of McGregor we took HWY 18 west into the sun and on to Monona where we took the Volney Road north.  After watching a deer dance in front of us just outside of Rossville we arrived at HWY 76 and headed north on into Waukon and Gus & Tony's.  At supper the conversation turned to "How many Gelo's ride with us?"  Dale said "One is too many!"  Nice route, good weather, good number of WNR's =great ride!  I had 122 miles on the Wing when I got her home.

SUNDAY IS THE HOSPICE RIDE
The following newspaper article gives all the info about the ride, except they got the day wrong.  It's on the ninth, but that's a Sunday, not a Saturday!  I plan to attend the breakfast and will be passing by Casey's a little after nine that day, if anyone else wants to ride along.  Hopefully we get a good number of us to support this worthy cause.

Also note that we have a RTE scheduled for June 15th.  The ride was planned for ribs at the Bagley Hotel, but that establishment is no longer open.  I then thought we could go to Gunder instead, but that has changed to just a bar now and no food.  WE WILL STILL MEET AT CASEY'S AT 4:30 THAT DAY, but we will have to find a new place to eat.  I'll keep you posted.