NEAR RECORD FOR WAUZEKA LOOP

On a near perfect night for cruising, nineteen bikers and convertible riders gathered at Casey's Wednesday evening to take in the warm temps and sunny skies.  We had seven bikes ridden by Al, Beth, Chuckles, Lois, Howard, Larry, and Marie (newbie).  Mounting three wheelers were Bernell & Kathy, Irv, Wayne, Darrel, Chuck K, Gary & Gloria, and Bob.  David and Dale & Greg supplied the support convertibles.

GASSING UP THE DFT

LOIS ARRIVES

WELCOME TO MARIE AND GOOD TO SEE BETH AGAIN

DARREL FILLS OUT THE WINNESHIEK CONTINGENT

AL EXPLAINS TO IRV HOW TO STEER

FILLING OUT THE GELO QUOTA

With Bob leading we departed Casey's heading south on HWY 76 and then taking Forest Mills Road past the Gelo ranch and the golfers on the Tri-City course and on into Luana.  With very little humidity in the air, the views were outstanding.  Passing outside of Luana we then took HWY 18 past Monona, Froelich, Giard, and Marquette.  When we came to the stop light for bridge repair, we hit the stoplight on red.  That gave everyone on our convoy a chance to catch up and pass over the bridge together.

We skirted around Prairie du Chien on what they now call Main Street and arrived at HWY 35 south near Culvers.  We took 35 south and everyone seemed to be able to make it through the stop lights to HWY 60.  Heading east on 60 we were able to get views of the bluffs and cruise along the Wisconsin River.  It's hard to imagine how wide the river must have been ages ago when it cut out the valley we were motoring through.  We soon arrived at our rest stop at the BP convenience store in Wauzeka.

OVERFLOW PARKING

ENJOYING THE WEATHER AND THE BREAK

NINETEEN IN WAUZEKA

The workers in the store handled our group very efficiently, and we were back on the road heading west on CR N.  It was very thoughtful of the county to resurface N for us!  It made for a very smooth and scenic trip down to HWY 27.  Taking 27 north, we passed through Eastman where a softball game was being played and just outside of town we jumped onto CR D for a smooth, scenic downhill trip west onto HWY 35 south.  Following 35 we took CR K just outside of Prairie du Chien and followed it along the river back to HWY 18 and the stop light on the bridge again.  We hit the light just right again and the convoy again was able to pass through all together.  Our final route was up HWY 76 north, another road the state of Iowa should be proud to have!!  The plan was to cut though Waterville and take the Elon Road back into Waukon, but the skies looked rather cloudy to the west, so we continued our bumpy ride past Rossville and into Waukon.  Several of us stopped at the City Club for supper, where the conversation at our table turned to church attendance.  I had 110 miles on the trike when I pulled her into the shed.  If we would have had 4 more riders, we would have set the all-time record for attendance on a Wednesday night ride.

And now a little Covid humor provided by Chuckles--