Tobey's ride started off on the highway again but luckily it was early on a Sunday morning so there wasn't much traffic! He stopped to get a picture of this historical marker. It is quite interesting since he used to sell paper and packaging and Weyerhaeuser was one of his suppliers!
This was one of the route signs - impressive.
He had views of the river and the train across the way.
It was difficult to see the bluffs today with the fog.
Even though our campground has an Alma address, it is north of the town. As you come into town you can see the large bridge and going across the river at Lock and Dam No. 4.
I stopped and watch this boat jockeying its wat back to the shore.
The town was really quaint and I stopped to take pictures of some of the buildings.
I especially liked this log building below.
What's there not to love about a Dam Saloon? It looks like it has it all.
Tobey saw some interesting sights as he made his way south. He took this picture for our neighbor, Dante, who hails from Wisconsin and is a tried and true Packers fan. See, Dante, opposing team can play together!
We have had lots of black bears showing up in our town (and behind our house!) because so many of the wildfires in Colorado have destroyed their food supplies. Tobey spotted this one on his ride and started to speed up until he noticed it wasn't real! I don't think it is foraging for food. Maybe just photo opportunities?
You never know what people are thinking. This Viking was in someone's front yard!
Midday the sun started to come out.
Tobey did say that it's really unusual that the miles in Wisconsin are longer than the ones in Minnesota. What? you say. Many of the trails and roads in Minnesota are flat. Here in Wisconsin they have so many hills that you surely travel 1.3 miles instead of 1!
This sign was on his trail today!
I headed on to the Great River State Trailhead parking in Trempealeau to park the RV and unload my bike. The plan was I would ride back on the trail to meet Tobey and we would come back to the RV together. Well ... I could not find my bike lock to get my bike down. I searched and searched and over 10 minutes later found MY key in a pocket in a pair of Tobey's shorts. Geez. Anyway, I took off and headed out to meet him enjoying the heavily shaded trail with hardly anyone on it.
The trail goes through through the Trempealeau marsh lands and wildlife refuge and was pretty good for most of my ride.
This was a small "village" along Tobey's ride.
Tobey got this picture further north than where we met up.
As we got closer to each other, the trail really wasn't great. I ended up getting off the trail and rode along on the gravel road that was for cars. Lucky for me, there weren't any!
This was after we met up - I went over to the rotten part of the trail for a photo.
Tobey had a longer distance on the rutted, narrow trail and welcomed the gravel road. There were several bird houses along the way.
We enjoyed our ride back to the RV together. This guy posed for us and didn't hop away when we went by!
The biggest obstacle on most of the way were lots of walnuts littering the trail. It makes for an interesting ride trying to dodge them!
Just before we got to the RV, Tobey spotted this giant fish. He said we need to come back next July for Catfish Days!
Back at the RV we had lunch and let Tobey rest after his first 41 miles for the day. We spotted this sign here before leaving and found it interesting that the Great River Road started here in Trempealeau!
The trail is under construction just a short distance away. We drove to the next trailhead so he could get back on the bike and ride to Onalaska. Here were his last shots of his ride. That is one OLD Airstream!
He arrived in Onalaska and we are doing laundry. Lucky for me, they have great internet! Tobey is headed off to get a massage, then we will head over to our camping spot for the night. His ride today was 55 miles, mine was 16.
