With KWWL broadcasting tornado watches for Allamakee County, our Wednesday night ride was in doubt. But when we gathered at Casey's and looked at the radar, the ride was on.
Braving the possible foul weather were Wayne & Sandy and Darrel on trikes, while Jim & Cathy and Bob showed up on their bikes.
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| GASSING UP |
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| CATHY TAKES A BREAK FROM MOWING |
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| SIX PACK TO VIROQUA |
Since this group was not part of the bunch that made the trip to Viroqua last Wednesday, we decided that was going to be our destination tonight. We journeyed through Waukon, which now has the second stop light in all of Allamakee County, and continued east on HWY 9 to Lansing. We crossed the Blackhawk Bridge there and arrived on HWY 35 heading north in Wisconsin. We followed 35 past DeSoto and Victory and into Genoa for a short stint on HWY 56 and then onto CR K. This is one of the many scenic routes that can be taken to Viroqua. CR K to CR O to CR Y will take you to HWY 14 just north of Viroqua. Even though we had to pass a number of Amish buggies and dodge some horse "apples", we had a very scenic journey into Viroqua. We stopped at the Kwik Trip on the north edge of town for our break with still no signs of any bad weather. In fact, the temps proved to be very comfortable as we went from sun to shade along the county blacktops.
After our break we passed through Viroqua and took HWY 56 west and avoiding "rush hour" in Bud, we turned onto CR N and headed south through Purdy (Norwegian for "pretty"). CR N offered us some great views all the way to HWY 82 at West Prairie. We turned west on 82 and made our way into Red Mound. It was there that I had planned to take CR UU down the hill to HWY 35 at Victory, but when we got to the intersection, we saw the signs saying "Fresh Oil" and "Loose Gravel". Since I had ridden on enough of that in the city of Waukon, and Darrel had to ride in it on the Old Stage Road over to Waukon, I kept going on HWY 82, and we wound our way down the slope into DeSoto and onto HWY 35 back south. We then turned onto the Blackhawk Bridge again, passed back through Lansing, and followed HWY 9 back to Iron Mine Road. IMR took us over to HWY 76 south and into Waukon and our usual stop at City Club for eats. There the conversation was about the preparations needed for the upcoming school bus driving. I had 115 miles on the Wing when I put her to bed for the night. NO TORNADOES--GREAT RIDE!
MYSTER RTE IS THIS SATURDAY
Our next "Mystery Ride To Eat" is this Saturday, the 14th. We will depart Casey's at 4:30 that afternoon for a mystery destination for hopefully some good food. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
COUPLES' TRIP
Our Couples' Trip for September 11 & 12 is now set with eight couples set to make the journey. We have Jim & Cathy, Dennis & Marlene, Meryle & Mary, Chuckles & Lois, Clair & Doris, Wayne & Sandy, Chuck (not Chuckles) & Dee, and Bob & Julie scheduled. It looks like we may a have a van or two for "support vehicles" in case of rain or cold.
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Right now the plan is to ride over to "Home A'Gins in Mount Hope.
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