Great Lakes - Trempealeau County
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dannwilliams
07-24-07, 08:05 AM
Heading to Trempealeau County today for some riding. This is one of the loops I plan to ride: http://www.travelwisconsin.com/item_detail/Peaceful_Kingdom_Tour.aspx
There are 13 loops marked out in a book available here: http://www.trempealeaucountytourism.com/BIKING/Bike%20Loops.htm
The local bike club puts on a few rides: http://www.ridebctc.com/
Supposed to be great riding! I'll post my rides when I get back
Dan
dannwilliams
07-24-07, 06:07 PM
WOW! The scenery was great, the ride was great. Due to the heat I only did one loop. And I only missed one turn. I headed out on J and finished with a downhill back to town that is Tour worthy. I hit 45 on a touring bike and I was grabbing brakes! A fifty + on a road bike. The Memorial park in Arcadia is something to see, featuring a tank and a fighter jet, several cannons, and a monument of most every major military figure from our history. I only did the one loop because quite frankly it was hard and I was fried from the heat and humidity. I will be going back when the weather is a little cooler.
My ride stats: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3439561
I was up that way riding a couple of weeks ago.
It really is spectacular.
It's really cool that they put all the maps online.
They'll also mail you a packet with all the maps for free for the asking.
dannwilliams
07-25-07, 08:21 AM
Pictures from my ride yesterday
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voldemort
07-26-07, 02:55 PM
Hey Dan, very cool ride. I'm going there next week with wife and kids, so will be looking at some of the easier routes (and a much slower pace than I would prefer:(, but hey, at least I'll be riding:)). Maybe I'll just consider it a recovery ride. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it.