BRIDGE CROSSING & CAMP COURAGEOUS

 Even without swim trunks or life jackets, seven riders traversed the repaired Black Hawk bridge in Lansing and made it safely over to Wisconsin.

Showing up for our Wednesday evening ride were three bikers,  Chuckles, Lois,  and Mike.  Richard and Bob rode in on three wheels, and Irv and Terry roared in aboard the "support" Vet.

Richard, Irv, and Terry compare rides.

Chuckles and Lois join the group.

Mike completes the group.

 With the bank temp reading 62 degrees, and under sunny skies, we departed Casey's and passed through town proceeding on HWY9.  We cruised through Churchtown and down the hill into Lansing.  We then proceeded onto the newly repaired bridge and crossed with no problems.  I am amazed that this structure was built way before any heavy equipment was available, and yet the craftmanship that went into building the bridge was remarkable.  It lasted over 100 years!  Let's hope the new one does as well.  After crossing the bridge itself, we came upon a temporary stop sign that apparently is there to allow construction traffic to cross the highway.

After arriving in Wisconsin, we turned south onto HWY 35 and after passing through Ferryville and Lynxville, we took CR K around Prarie du Chien.  We then crossed the bridge there and arrived back in Iowa.  Let's hope the bridge builders in Lansing to a better job with the bridge surface than the one done in PDC.

Our route then took us up HWY 76 offering us a smooth ride up to Waterville Road where we turned north and cruised on into town.  This stretch of road offers up some really nice views of the hills and valleys in the surrounding area.  After cruising through Waterville, we continued on CR X32 over to the Elon Road.  The Elon Road then took us back into Waukon and to the Uptown for eats.  I had a little over 90 miles on the trike when I got Home.

It does look like our Wednesday night rides from now on can be a little longer and we should be able to take a break along the way.

CAMP COURAGEOUS

The weather for our Sunday trip to Camp Courageous doesn't look good for motorcyling.  So some of us will still be going by cars.  If you would like to ride along or drive, we will still be leaving Casey's at 9 Sunday morning.  If you can't go along and would still like to make a contribution to Camp Courageous, you can drop off a check to us on Sunday morning, and we will be happy to take it with us.  By the way, the omelets at their breakfast are delicious, and this is a fundraiser is very important to help a great facility like Camp Courageous to keep operating without government help (interference)!

The ride next Wednesday looks to be heading to Pikes Peak park near McGregor.

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!