With the cancellation of the Couples' Trip on Saturday (a good call considering the weather), a ride Sunday (Grandparents Day) drew a dozen WNR to Casey's on a beautiful, sunny morning. With temps in the upper 60's to start, we had Dee, Chuckles, Lois, Al, and Howard on bikes. Chuck (not Chuckles), Carl & Joyce, and Bob & Julie mounted trikes, while Dennis & Marlene supplied the support convertible.
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| AL'S BETTER SIDE |
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| GOOD TO SEE CARL & JOYCE AGAIN |
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| SUPPORT CONVERTIBLE & DRIVER |
Departing Casey's at 11 AM, we took HWY 76 for a short jog onto Forest Mills Road and past the Gelo plantation. We arrived in Luana and then took HWY 18 across the Mississippi bridge in Marquette and passed through Prairie du Chien. Outside of PDC we too CR C west to CR X and circled the Wisconsin River into Bagley. We then took CR A out of Bagley to CR VV and turned south again. Following a scenic CR VV we ended up in Cassville at Moon's Town Pump for our eats.
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| CARL & JOYCE CHASED THE RUST OFF THE TRIKE |
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| PLENTY OF CONVERTIBLE PARKING |
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| NOW FOR THE "E" IN RTE |
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| READY FOR EATS |
After Lois ordered a "Bloody Mary", we were being watched closely by the Moon Tavern bouncer.....
After the eats (chicken philly and chicken tenders being the most popular), we were treated to apple cider donut cake supplied by Julie. The cake was popular enough that the recipe was requested. It will be posted later.
Departing Cassville, we headed east on HWY 81 into Beetown where we took CR U east to HWY 35 north. Following 35 north we passed by Cabela's in PDC where Carl & Joyce departed while the rest of us continued on north. Passing through Lynvville we noticed that the tavern that sat on the corner of 35 and CR E had burned to the ground. We found out later that a man lost his life in the fire.
Some of us stopped at the convenience store in Ferryville for drinks and ice cream while Al, Chuckles, and Lois continued on home. After our stop in Ferryville, we crossed the Blackhawk Bridge into Lansing and picked up HWY 9 for Waukon. HWY 9 improvements are coming right along, making it a much smoother ride now. By this time the temps had reached the mid 70's and make for a very pleasant return back to Waukon. We had 157 miles on the trike clock after parking her.
APPLE CIDER DONUT CAKE
As mentioned above, the recipe for Julie's popular apple cider donut cake was requested by some, so here's the link to it.
https://princesspinkygirl.com/apple-cider-doughnut-cake/
FREEDOM ROCK
On Friday there was an unveiling ceremony for the Freedom Rock painted by Bubba Sorenson for Allamakee County. The rock is located in the city park in Waukon, and while there were some WNR there for the ceremony, I thought the rest might enjoy some photos I took. The rock is really well done and is something to see. It pays tribute to all our veterans and especially to several Allamakee County soldiers who lost their lives defending our great country. Donations are being taken to complete the project, and it is a worthwhile cause.
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| ALLAMAKEE COUNTY COLOR GUARD |
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