ALL ROADS LEAD TO STEUBEN

 Seventeen Wednesday night riders showed up at Casey's this Wednesday for the anticipated trip over to Steuben, Wisconsin.  We had Jim D (newbie), Howard, Chuckles, Lois, Larry, Dee, Grayson & Jim, and Bob on bikes.  While Darrel, Roger & Sue, Wayne & Sandy, Ron, and Chuck (not Chuckles) were on trikes.  Dale served as "support" in his convertible.

NEWBIE JIM VISITS WITH DARREL

SUE & SANDY GATHER INFORMATION

WAYNE & RON DISCUSS TRAVELS

ROGER CHECKS THE TRUNK FOR A SPARE

CHUCKLES & LOIS VISIT WITH SANDY

LARRY THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE THE LONE GELO

DEE IS HAPPY TO ARRIVE

GRAYSON & JIM FILL OUT THE GELO QUOTA

HOWARD INSPECTS THE SUPPORT CONVERTIBLE

With temps in the high 70's and a hazy sky due to the fires out west, our group left Casey's after waiting for an impatient fire truck driver to move on through.  We took a short jog on HWY 76 to Forest Mills Road and headed south past the Gelo ranch and on into Luana.  From there we took HWY 18 past Monona, Froelich, Giard, and into Marquette.  We were lucky enough to catch the green light controlling the construction on the Mississippi River bridge and our whole group was able to cross into Prairie du Chien at the same time.  

We then took CR K along the edge of PDC and the river north to Limery Road and turned east there.  Following Limery across HWY 35 and up the hill past Shahada Orchards we came to HWY 27 where we turned north again.  27 took us to the north edge of Eastman and we turned east again onto HWY 179.  HWY 179 is a fun motorcycle road because it has nice scenery and some sweeping curves built in for the nine mile ride into Steuben.  We stopped at Lou's R&R Bar and doubled the population of Steuben.

BY BEATING THE RUSH HOUR WE HAD PLENTY OF PARKING

DEE IS HAPPY TO BE HERE TOO

JIM D CELEBRATES HIS FIRST RIDE WITH US

After a short break we hopped back on the bikes and Dale jumped in the convertible and we headed out of Steuben on 179 again.  After back tracking a short distance on 179, we turned westward on CR E.  CR E offers some nice scenery, but most of it was still obscured some by the haze.  I wonder what it's like being actually close to the fires!  We proceeded on E crossing over HWY 27 and down the hill to HWY 35 in Lynxville.  Turning north on 35 we passed through Ferryville and turned back west on HWY 82 to cross the Blackhawk Bridge into Lansing.  From there we ventured west on HWY 9, and after being "eyeballed" by a flock of turkeys, arrived back in Waukon where a number of us dined at the City Club.

I had 110 miles on the Wing when I pulled into the shed at home.

NEXT WEDNESDAY

The group will need a new leader for the ride next Wednesday as Chuck (not Chuckles), Chuckles, Jim G (You always have to have a Gelo along!), Clair, Darron, and Bob will be out venturing in the wild west of North and South Dakotas.  We will hopefully be able to explore Teddy Roosevelt National Parks and mosey through Spearfish Canyon.  The Enchanted Highway is also on the agenda.

COUPLES TRIP

Right now the plan for the couples' trip on September 11th and 12th is to take a trip down to Gladbrook and see the Matchstick Marvels collection while stopping at the John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum on the way.  Since getting motel reservations can be a real hassle, Bob needs to know how many plan to make this trip.  So, if it looks like this is something you want to do, then let him know as soon as you can after he gets back from North Dakota.