PLAN "B" TO HOUSTON

Eighteen riders showed up at Casey's on a fabulous Wednesday evening for an anticipated ride to North Andover in Wisconsin.  However, our friends across the river have been dumped on lately with some spots receiving close to eleven inches of rain.  With the chance that some of the roads, particularly in Crawford County, may be closed, the decision was made to head to Houston (Goin' Back To Houston) via Yucatan.

Showing up on trikes were Roger & Sue (Frick & Frack), Bugsy, Irv, Ron, Bernell & Kathy, Meryle & Mary, Wayne & Sandy, and Darrel.  Chuckles, Lois, Howard, Larry, and Bob brought their bikes.  Kenny supplied the only "support" convertible.

80+ DEGREES-PERFECT FOR SANDY

ROGER & SUE MAKE THEIR SECOND APPERANCE

BUGSY TELLING STORIES

RON RIDES SOLO TONIGHT

IRV EXPLAINS THE INTRACIES OF HIS TRIKE

QUITE A CROWD AGAIN TONIGHT

DARREL TELLING RON HOW TO GET TO DECORAH AND BACK

MARY EXPLAINS HOW BIG HER HELMET IS

QUITE A LINE-UP OF TRIKES

OUR LONE CONVERTIBLE

CHUCKLES & LOIS ARRIVE--IT MUST BE TIME TO LEAVE

Under sunny skies and temps in the low 80's we departed Casey's, toured through downtown Waukon and then took HWY 76 north.  We take it slow to start with, since with this many units it can be hard to get all though the only stop light in the county.

Following 76 north past Hanover and Dorchester and through Eitzen, we turned west onto CR 27 which took us over to HWY 44 just outside of Spring Grove.  On through Spring Grove and then onto CR 4 (Yucatan Road), we proceeded on a northeasterly direction passing through Black Hammer and Yucatan and onto HWY 76 just outside of Houston. The Yucatan Road always offers some good scenery, and the crops growing along the river bottoms looked great. Turning onto 76 we followed it on into Houston and stopped at the Cenex Convenience Store for our break.  At that point Bernell & Kathy departed for a Legion banquet in Mabel.  Thanks to them for riding along, and thanks to Bernell for his service!

BERNELL & KATHY GET READY TO DEPART FOR MABEL

THE REST OF US PARK & HEAD IN FOR REFRESHMENTS

ROGER GETS A COPY OF OUR "SPECIAL" RIDES

CHUCKLES & LOIS HEAD FOR THE SHADE

After refreshments we took a short jog on HWY 76 north and then turned northeast onto CR 9.  We took 9 over to CR 21 and turned east on over to CR 25 and headed south to HWY 16.  CR 9, 21, and 25 also offered some nice views.  HWY 16 took us on into Hokah where we found CR 18 and cruised on it down the hill into Brownsville.  Just on the edge of Brownsville is HWY 26 and we took it all along the Mississippi River through Reno and New Albin and into Lansing.  Between Reno and New Albin, I had a deer cross the road a ways in front of me.  Knowing that where there is one deer there is probably another, I showed way down until I was passed where it crossed.  In Lansing we turned west onto HWY 9 and headed back west into Waukon and the City Club.  It proved to be a really nice ride that mixed sun and shade and the sunny skies provided some really nice views.  I had 126 miles on the Wing when I put her to bed for the night.

NEXT WEDNESDAY

Hopefully any road closures in Wisconsin have been reopened and we can then do the ride to North Andover that was planned for this Wednesday.

GUYS' TRIP

The annual Guys' Trip is planned again this year for July 26-31.  The agenda includes traversing North Dakota and riding through Teddy Roosevelt National Park.  Also in the plans is a journey down to South Dakota and through Spearfish Canyon and return to Waukon on the 31st.

With seemingly everyone wanting to travel now that Covid has lessened, motel reservations can be a real hassle, to say the least.  So, with this in mind, if any guy is even just thinking about going along, you need to tell Bob R as soon as possible.  Believe me, it's a lot easier to cancel reservations that it is to get them!

Right now I have Jim, Darron, Chuck, Clair, Chuckles, and Bob as tentatively committed.  Again, if you are even just thinking about going along, let Bob R know ASAP!!

STOP LIGHTS

The next time our group gets stopped at a long light, I expect this from our Harley riders.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut0qn8XuVlE