RTE for Three

 Only three hardy souls showed up for the Mystery RTE (Ride To Eat) on Saturday afternoon.  Butts on trikes were Darrel and Bob & Julie.  With a slight mist in the air, but still warm temps, we decided to take a chance and start our ride.

We departed Casey's at 4 for our mystery destination.  Hwy 9 west took us over to Centennial Road where we turned south.  The mist (rain) was so light that it didn't even show up on the screen on my trike and the pavement wasn't even wet.  Following Centennial south, we found Sand Road and took it on into Ossian.  We passed through Ossian and onto HWY 52 north heading for Calmar.  In Calmar we took HWY 150 south all the way to West Union.  There was some moisture on the windshields, but not enough to get us wet.  

While cruising down 150, and looking at the bluffs through the mist, it reminded me of the trip to the Smokey Mountains we just completed.  In West Union we took HWY 18 east for a short jog and then onto CR B64 (Golden Road) and made our way into Elgin.  Once reaching Elgin, we turned south onto CR W51 and made our way into Wadena, and "wa-la", our mystery stop appeared.  We had arrived at Barney's Bar & Grill.

SPACIOUS PARKING IN WADENA

NOT THE ONLY BIKERS HERE

We timed our arrival perfectly, because we had just placed our order when patrons started arriving in bunches.  The only thing I can say about most of the patrons of Barney's is "If you ever have to pick a team for a rope pull, come here!"

Julie had a regular cheeseburger while Darrel and Bob opted for the "famous Barney burger".  This was a double patty, double cheese burger on a fresh bun.  It took some wide jaws to get a bite!

After polishing off the burgers, it was time to head back home.  I had originally planned to continue south into Fayette, but the mist seemed to be getting a little heavier and it was going to get dark earlier, so we headed back to Elgin.

Once we got back to Elgin, we turned north on CR W51 and motored into Clermont.  The mist seemed to be getting heavier, and the roads were now wet.  However we were still dry, so we turned to the east on HWY 18 and made our way into Postville.  At the four way stop we headed north on HWY 51 and rode on it up to its junction with HWY 9.  We turned east on 9 and made our way into Waukon.  We had 113 miles on the trike and never did get very wet and no rain ever did show up on the weather screen on the Wing.

I had driven by Barney's many times and never stopped, so it was time to give it a try.  If you're in the area and hungry, this is the place.  Good food, good service, and funny signs!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Right now the plan is to ride over to the Bagley area.