FOURSOME ON RTE TO HOUSTON

 Well, it wasn't raining at 11 AM on Sunday, and the temp was above 60 (barely), so four WNR embarked on the RTE rescheduled from Camp Courageous.  Chuckles and Al rode up on their Harleys, while Bob & Julie led the way on their Gold Wing trike.  With still a 50% chance of rain we headed north where the sky looked a little brighter.  Traveling north on HWY 76, we did catch a couple of sprinkles, but that was it for our 50%.  We took 76 through Eitzen and Caledonia and then turned northwest onto CR 10.  Passing through Sheldon we again intersected with 76 just south of Houston.  We then followed 76 into Houston for the E in RTE at JT's Corner Bar & Grill.

THIS IS THE PLACE

SHE DID MAKE USE OF THE WING'S HEATED SEAT

THE HARLEY BOYS GET PARKED

I"LL BET I COULD HAUL MY HARLEY ON THIS!

Wandering inside with masks on, we noticed all of the tv's were set to the Vikings game naturally.  Since I have no interest in the NFL, I was amazed at this table and chair set up.  Looks like it was designed to hold NFL players!

REAL SOLID WOOD!

FOUR SATISFIED EATERS

After the E, we continued with the R and took HWY 76 north out of town for a short ways and then got onto CR 9 heading east.  CR 9 took us to CR 21 and we headed south to CR 25.  Thanks to Houston County for repaving CR 25 for us!  Apparently this county chooses to put new blacktop down instead of dumping a bunch of chip seal to fix things!  After a smooth cruise up Happel Hill on 25, we came to the turn onto "Thumper" Road near the WXOW tv towers.  The trip down the four miles on "Thumper" is always a treat.  Even though it was overcast, the views went on for miles and miles and some of the trees had turned bright red.  We passed by the Van Lin Orchards where it looked as if there was a bumper crop of apples on the trees.  The scenic ride took us back down to CR 21 and a turn back east put us onto HWY 16.  We followed 16 into Hokah and past Hokah Hardware (a division of Horsefalls) and then onto CR 18 heading down the hill into Brownsville.  We stopped at the River Station Convenience Store there for a break.  We then continued the R on HWY 26 through Reno, New Albin, and into Lansing.  There we took the newly refurbished HWY 9 back into Waukon.  We had 121 miles on the trike when we parked her.  Although it certainly was not a perfect fall day, we still had a pleasant and scenic R (ride) along with good E (eats).  From the looks of things, we may be in for some good fall colors for a change this year.  Let's hope the Weather Witch cooperates!

NEXT SUNDAY

Speaking of the Weather Witch cooperating, next Sunday, Oct. 4th, is another RTE.  This time it's our annual "Run, Chicken, Run" Run to Rockton for their near world famous barbequed chicken dinners.  Right now the plan is to leave Casey's at 10 AM that Sunday.  More on this in an upcoming post and after we get a better handle on what the Witch has in store for us.