FIVE REDS ON A COOL FALL EVENING

 As the daylight continues to grow shorter, so do the rides, but Bob has always said, "If it's above 50 and not raining, I'm riding."  This was the sceneario this Wednesday with the temps at 62 under clear sunny skies as a group of all red vehicles showed up at Casey's.  We had Jim with his red Gold Wing bike, Richard with his red Slingshot, Bob with his red Gold Wing trike, and Irv with his red Vette with Terry aboard.

JIM ARRIVES--NOTICE THE FULL MUG OF HOT COFFEE

RICHARD IS CHECKING THE TEMPS

JIM SAYS, "LET'S GO.  MY COFFEE IS GETTING COLD!"

THE VETTE ROLLS IN--NOTICE THE TOP IS UP!

After deciding that red was the only color we were going to allow, the five of us departed Casey's and headed out on the Elon Road hoping to see some red in the trees.  We followed Elon to the Waterville Road turn and down into Waterville we went.  Every once in a while the sun would strike one of the surrounding bluffs, and the color would come out.  Waterville Road took us to HWY 76 and we headed south.

When we came to the turn for the Great River Road we followed it all the way into Harpers Ferry while skirting the Mississippi River.  This proved to be a "cool" route since most of it was in the shade.  As we passed through Harpers on our way to Lansing, we were in and out of the sunlight, and again at times we could see some color in the trees.

On our way to Lansing, we had two deer cross a ways in front of us.  We slowed down to make sure there were no more coming, but kept moving slow since the two we saw were actually running along side of the road on a path in the woods.  Being concerned that they might try to cross the road again, we made sure they disappeared into the woods before we sped up again.

It had been a while since I had taken this route into Lansing, and I was surprised to notice that practically all traces of the power plant were gone.  I still think they will wish they had it back sometime in the future!  Also along the edge of the road I spotted an eagle who was having a squirrel for supper.  He just glanced at me like I was an annoyance and continued on with his meal.

We cruised on HWY 9 into Waukon and four of us stopped at a rather busy Uptown for eats.  After the ride, the hot soup was the popular choice.  I had about 70 miles on the trike when I got her home.  A COOL BUT STILL A GREAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIDE!  HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST ONE!

ANOTHER LEAF RUN

This Sunday, the 20th, the temps are predicted to be in the 70's along with sunny skies.  So Bob is going to go on another leaf looking ride.  He will be leaving Casey's at 10:30 that morning, and will stop for lunch on the way (probably pizza).  No exact route has been set yet, but the backroads around Lancaster are probables, since it has been a while since he has ridden them.  Anyone who would like to ride along is welcome, just be ready to roll at 10:30.  Hopefully the sunny day will allow us to see some great leaf colors.

WHAT TO RIDE WHEN IT'S COOL OUTSIDE!