It was a beautiful sparkly blue sky day with a bit of a tail wind - good timing or what?
Like yesterday, people were up and around by 6:30 am, and some who planned to take the longer Cornucopia loop decided to leave at 8:00am. No problem with me. So I drove (yes, I drove again), the vehicle from the parking lot to our grassed backyard and set up the back to start loading.
Had pancakes with strawberries at Greunke's but had to share some with Michelle because it was just too much for me. Carol and Bob sagged to Ashland.
On our ride back Doug's tire got caught in a concrete expansion joint. I'm glad he was able to keep his composure and didn't go down. His seat needed a bit of an adjustment from that close call. When he asked me, I told him that I had a tool that can handle many sizes, was flexible and hard. This was spoken in front of a female store clerk. I explained that it was my little cycling multi-tool.
A number of us converged at the corner of CR C and Church Corner Road. Church Corner was a tough steep climb. I’m guessing that it has something like a 10 to 13% grade. On the other side was an exciting 2 km downhill. I hit 73kph without trying!
As the group turned right on Odossagon, I went left just to explore another route for any future rides and found that McKinley Road is a great choice. It adds a few kilometers but avoids the major hill of Never Roads, and keeps us off Hwy 13 for a while longer.
On my flight (slight tail wind and slight downhill) down Ondossagon, I heard a call from someone. It was Peter Z who joined our group yesterday. He made a wrong turn and fortunately happened to be a the right place at the right time to meet me on the way back.
At the visitor’s center there was about half our group. The tail-gate table spread was already laid out. We shared, beer, pop, wine, fruit, laughter and good-byes.
It was a great trip! Nothing but good (and new) friends, weather, food, drink, and riding memories. Many thanked me and greatly appreciated the ride and will come on more “site unseen” rides that I organize. I was also told from a seasoned rider that he enjoyed it more than a very well known ride across Wisconsin. These kinds of words encourage me to continue. And, I will!
Happy riding!
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