A DOZEN TO BAGLEY

Despite the smoke warnings, we still had a dozen riders ready to roll from Casey's for our regular Wednesday night ride.

Arriving on bikes were Jim D and his granddaughter, Melea, along with Lissa, and Bill.  Three wheelers were Richard & Melodye, Terry, Dave M, and Bob R.  Offering up "support" convertibles were Irv in a Vet and Dr. David and Bob Z in a Jeep.

JIM D IS BACK AGAIN

BILL USES REVERSE

LISSA  ARRIVES

THE SUPPORT JEEP WITH DR. DAVID & BOB Z

IRV ARRIVES JUST UNDER THE WIRE

 

With mostly sunny skies and temps in the mid 70's we departed for our intended mission to Bagley.  We left Waukon via HWY 9 and 76 and then took CR X16 (Forest Mills Road) past the Gelo ranch and on into Luana.  We jogged through Luana and arrived at HWY 18.  There we had quite a long wait for traffic, probably due to the closed Lansing bridge.  When we finally got onto 18 we cruised east through Monona, past Giard and Froelich, into Marquette, and across the bridge into Prarie du Chien.  Skirting around Prarie on the bypass, we picked up HWY 18 again and continued out of town.  After crossing the Wisconsin River bridge, we turned onto CR C and made our way into Wyalusing Park.  

We remained on CR C up to CR X and then turned onto it and on into the village of Wyalusing.  Still seeing some great scenery and not much smoke we continued on X as it turns into a rather narrow two lane stretch of asphalt into Bagley.

Once in Bagley, we found CR A and headed in an eastward direction.  We followed A on over to HWY 35 and passed through Bloominton.  It was nice of the Wisconsin DNR to resurface HWY 35 for us!  After about four smooth miles, we arrived in Patch Grove and stopped at the New Horizons Cenex convenience store for a break.  I've stopped at this location several times before, and have always found the folks running the store to be very friendly.

WE FIND PARKING AT CENEX

AND ACROSS THE LOT

DR. DAVID ALSO FINDS SOME GAS

After our break, we head for Waukon via HWY 35/18 back through Prarie du Chien and Marquette.  There we pick up HWY 76 north and cruise on into Waukon for eats at Uptown.  There the conversation turned to the possible construction mistake allowed by the Iowa DNR on the Lansing bridge building.

GREAT RIDE, GOOD SCENERY, NOT MUCH SMOKE

There was about 115 miles on the trike when I got her home.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Mags/Byrnes Ride is scheduled for this Saturday.  This ride is sponsored by the Goodfellows Motorcycle Club out of Waukon.  It is a fund raiser for a very worthy cause, scholarships for those in need.  There is sign-up at 10 that morning and a breakfast available.  After the ride, another meal is available and a silent auction takes place.  The Goodfellows do a great job with this event.  The ride is $10 per person, but if you can't do the ride, you can stop by for the meals and make a donation.

SUNDAY is our second RTE (Ride To Eat) for the season.  We are going to wind our way up to Bucknuckles Bar north of Alma, Wisconsin.  Bucknuckles is a "one of a kind" establishment frequented by bikers.  It is "cash only" for food, but the food is great, along with some incredible scenery on the way up and back.  Plan on leaving Casey's at 10:30 Sunday morning.  It will be a unique experience!