NEW SEASON AND NEW RIDES!

 The 2023 riding season for the Wednesday Night Riders has been officially "kicked off".  Nine riders showed up at Casey's on Wednesday night ready to roll into the new season including Jim & Cathy on a new Wing, Howard and Irv in the support Corvette, Dave on his Harley trike, Lissa on her Harley bike, Dr. David in the support Jeep, ChucK on his new Wing bagger trike and Bob R on his Wing trike.  Not only were we embarking on a new season, a couple of the group showed up with new rides!

JIM & CATHY TELLING IRV & HOWARD ABOUT THEIR NEW GOLDWING

ChucK's NEW PURCHASE, A GOLDWING BAGGER TRIKE

DAVE READY FOR THE NEW SEASON

DR. DAVID MOUNTING UP IN THE SUPPORT JEEP

LISSA CHECKING HER REAR SHOCKS

With Bob R leading the way again this year, we pulled out of Casey's at our new 5 o'clock time.  The temps were an unbelievable 85 degrees and there was a pretty strong SW wind blowing.  We passed through Waukon on Main St. and turned north to catch HWY 76 north.  Once on 76 we were blasted a few times by wind gusts, but passed through Eitzen and on into Caledonia safely.

Just outside of Caledonia we departed HWY 76 and turned westward onto CR 10.  Most of CR 10 passes through valleys, so it was a welcome relief from the wind gusts.  After a smooth and curvy ride on CR 10, we reconnected with HWY 76 just outside of Houston, and rolled into town for a break at the BP station.

THE "WINDBLOWN" CREW ARRIVES IN HOUSTON

I would almost bet that it was warmer in Houston, Minnesota, than in Houston, Texas, on this April evening!

After quenching our thirsts, we backtracked a short distance on HWY 76 until we reached CR 4.  We followed that stretch of blacktop on through Yucatan and Black Hammer and on into Spring Grove.  Heading in this direction seemed to give us some relief from the wind.  Once arriving in Spring Grove, we opted to take CR A16 southward out of town and cruised on it all the way into Dorchester.

Passing through the "suburbs" of Dorchester we arrived on HWY 76 again and turned south.  After a short jog, we picked up CR A26 (Iowa River Drive) and headed eastward.  IRD led us over to Lycurgus Road and followed it southward to HWY 9 at the Lycurgus church.  We then followed HWY 9 back into Waukon for eats at the newly remodeled Uptown Grill.  I had 110 miles on the clock on the trike when I pulled into the shed at home.

Despite the wind, it was great to get in our first (hopefully of many) Wednesday night rides.

REMINDER

Our fifteenth annual PMS get-together is next Wednesday at the Uptown Grill party room in Waukon.  Eats at 6 and "program" at 7.  Everyone is invited.

DRIVEL  

Terry sent me the following humorous take on group riding.

Also, we saw several squirrels on our ride Wednesday night, but I don't remember seeing this guy!