THREE SQUEEGE IN A RIDE AND GOOD SAM TRIKE RIDES

 GOOD TIMING!  Right at 5 PM, the rain that hit the area let up, so three of our Wednesday Night Riders showed up at Casey's to make our weekly run.  After looking over the weather maps on the smart phones, we figured the "smart" way to go was up towards Spring Grove and maybe on to the Cresco area.  We had originally been set to travel over to Boscobel for ice cream, but it looked too stormy to go that way.

So after Chuckles and Lois bid us farewell, Jim on his bike, Richard in his "support" pick up, and Bob on his trike departed Casey's and headed up north on HWY 76.

When we reached Bear Creek Drive (CR A 26), we turned west avoiding what looked like stormy weather to the north.  We followed Bear Creek over to Locust Road (CR W38), and turned north for a short jog and onto CR W40 heading back west.  We passed through Hesper and on into Mabel.  From there we cruised along HWY 44 and over to HWY 52 where we turned south towards Decorah.  We continued on 52 south until we reached the Cenex Convenience Store where we stopped for the ice cream we were scheduled to get in Boscobel.

RICHARD PARKS THE "SUPPORT" PICK-UP

JIM CHECKS THE WEATHER ON HIS PHONE

After our break, we continued on HWY 52 until just outside of Decorah and then turned back west onto Madison Road.  Following this smooth stretch of concrete, we arrived at CR W14 where we turned south and arrived at HWY 9 in Ridgeway.  All along the routes we took, we ran into some wet pavement in spots, but no rain on us.  We took HWY 9 back into Waukon where Richard and Bob stopped for eats at Uptown.  Actually it turned into a pretty nice evening for a ride.  I had right at 100 miles on the trike when she finally got a rest for the day.

TRIKE RIDES AT GOOD SAM

To say that the trike rides that Ron, Chuck, and Bob gave to the residents of Good Sam and Evergreen Court were a success would be an understatement.  We ended up giving 20 of the residents a ride from East Main, around the golf course, onto new 8th Avenue (past the Dollar Store, over to 2nd St., past St. Pat's, back to Main, through town, and back to Good Sam.  We were shown many smiles and tons of "thank-you's"!  The Wednesday Night Riders also got a lot of good publicity.  Also special thanks to Julie for taking photos and handing out the ride pins.  The residents had a great time, and it was heart-warming for us.  We even had a 95 year-old and a 100 year-old woman ride!

Here's some of the photos Julie took.

THIS WEEKEND

Do to "lack of interest", Bob will not be leading a ride to LaCrosse for the Deke Slayton Air Fest.  If anyone still plans to go on their own, the airport is open at 9, with the air shows beginning at noon.  Tickets at the airport are $30.  The Blue Angels are the featured attraction.

Next Wednesday we will try Boscobel again.  Hopefully not all of the ice cream melted!

AND FINALLY!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!