DONUT RUN

 With temps in the high sixties on this November Sunday, four Wednesday night riders took advantage of the unusually warm weather for a late season ride.  Gathering at Casey's were Lois on her bike, and Irv and Bob & Julie on trikes.

Lois with a "selfie" with Bob & Julie

IRV JOINS THE GROUP

After departing Casey's, we headed out east on the Elon Road with a brisk south wind keeping us leaning a little to the south.  We then turned south on the Lansing/Harpers Road and down into Harpers Ferry.  Turning back south along the river, we actually saw a water skier on the water, so riding bikes actually seemed a better way to take advantage of the warm weather.  We arrived at HWY 76 and followed it into Marquette where we crossed the bridge and arrived in Prairie du Chien.  We took CR K over to Limery Drive, crossed HWY 35 and continued up the hill to HWY 27.  We turned north on 27, and with the wind now at our backs made good time through Eastman and  to arrive at CR S just outside of Seneca.  Turning east on S for about 10 miles, we arrived at HWY 131 and followed it into Gays Mills and onto HWY 171.  Up the long winding hill 171 took us to our destination at Sunrise Orchards.

NOT NEAR AS BUSY AS LAST TIME

As Irv said, "Coffee and donut weather will be here shortly." So we all grabbed up a supply of the apple cider donuts that this place made famous.  After donning masks and making our purchases, we waited for Lois to find her keys.  Fortunately she recovered them from her saddlebag, so we were able to continue our journey east on HWY 171.  At the junction of 171 and 61 at Rolling Ground, we turned north on 61 and on into Soldiers Grove.  Just outside of Soldiers Grove we found CR C and followed it west all the way to Towerville and CR B.  We cruised down B with the sun now coming out and onto HWY 35 just outside of Ferryville.  #5 took us to HWY 81 and across the bridge into Lansing and onto HWY 9.  A refurbished HWY 9 brought us back into Waukon after seeing a good number of other bikers .  We had about 130 miles on the trike when we parked her and unloaded our prize.

OUR PRIZE, AND WE AIN'T SHARING!

I'll have to admit that the "weather witch" has been really good to us this past week by letting us squeeze in a few more rides before the snow flies.