ANOTHER CONVOY!

 For the second Wednesday night in a row, we have had at least 20 riders joining us. This time we had 20 riders on or in 17 units.

We had Lissa (newbie), Jim D & granddaughter Miriah & mascot Honey, Jim G & Cathy, Al, Lee (Darrel's son), Darron, Larry, and Dee on bikes.  Straddling three-wheelers were Ron & Helen, Wayne, Darrel, Roger, Irv, ChucK, and Bob.  Our support vehicles included David with his Jeep and the Blues Brothers (Dale & Greg) in the red convertible.

JIM D, MIRIAH, AND HONEY GRAB SOME ATTENTION

DAVID CAN'T BELIEVE WHO'S HERE

DALE SAYS "NO MORE GELOS!"

BUT AL TELLS THEM "LARRY IS COMING TOO"

LEE IS ABLE TO RIDE WITH US AGAIN

"I GOT SHORTS AND A LUNCH THIS TIME!"

LISSA (A NEWBIE) ROLLS IN

ROGER & ChucK DISCUSS 3 WHEEL RIDES

The original plan was to take the Elon Road and Lansing Harpers Road down through Harpers Ferry and over to HWY 76 and on our way to the Bagley area.  However, Allamakee County, the State of Iowa, and the city of Waukon must have got a "hell of a deal" on chip seal.  So not wanting to run our two-wheel riders through fresh chip seal on HWY 76 and Elon Road, our ride would be over to Wauzeka.

Heading south on HWY 76 with temps in the mid 80's and under sunny skies our convoy turned south onto Forest Mills Road and cruised past the Gelo plantation where the crops looked really good.  Forest Mills took us through Hardin and into Luana where we passed through the "rush hour" and got onto HWY 18 heading east.  HWY 18 took us past Monona, Froelich, and Giard.  Just outside of Marquette the state was repairing a bridge, so we waited for just a short while at a stop light.  With the number of riders we had, we were lucky to all make it through together. (That's why it's a good idea to "close up ranks" when coming to a stop light.)

After getting the green for "go", we passed through Marquette and over the Mississippi River bridge into Prairie du Chien.  We were able to skirt around the edge of PdC on 18 and after getting the group through three stop lights, we caught HWY 60 and headed east again.  HWY 60 is a scenic drive along the Wisconsin River and with just a slight haze in the air, we were treated to some pleasant viewing.  60 took us into Wauzeka where the convoy stopped for a break.

IT 'S WARM AND TIME FOR A BREAK

LARRY LEFT HIS BUS RUNNING AND CAUGHT UP TO US!

After our break we took CR N west out of town.  Even though we had to look into the sun at times, we were still treated to some beautiful scenery along the route.  N took us to HWY 27 heading north and we passed through Eastman where I had to duck a foul ball from the softball diamond there.  We passed through town and then took one of my favorite six mile rides down the hill on CR D. This stretch of smooth pavement offers some fantastic views of the coulees and at times the river.  The speed limit is only 45, so sit back and enjoy! We were also treated to some cool shade on this journey.

CR D comes to an end at HWY 35 and at the supposed town of Charme.  I have never seen anything that resembles a town here, but I suppose at one time there was one at this junction. We took off northward passing through Lynxville and Ferryville to the junction of HWY 82 and crossed the Blackhawk Bridge into Lansing.  From there we took HWY 9 back into Waukon where some of us dined for the evening.  One guy even received a small "sample" of their delicious pizza!  I had 117 miles of the trike's clock.

Since there seems to be a lot of road repair going on in our area (some of it much needed), I'm not too sure where we'll ride next Wednesday, but I'm leaning toward Volga or Arlington.

GUYS' TRIP

You only have one more day to let Bob R know if you are thinking about going on the Guys' Trip on August 1st.