Crossed the Mississippi River this morning!!! Hooray!!!
We debated the different options and I went ahead and took Hwy 20 all the way to Rockford. 103 miles with about 4100' of climbing. Felt an awful lot like the hills I ride from my house in NC. Went through some neat towns, Galena, Elizabeth, Freeport, etc. There were good shoulders for all but about 15 miles of the route where I had to ride the white line.
Weather was a bit of everything. Pleasant start, then overcast, drizzle, fog, heavier rain and finished in warm sunny skies. I changed into a dry jersey and gloves at lunch. Nice to have SAG!!!
Some good hills out of Dubuque and Galena. But I also got to coast some today. Ahhhhh.
I'm betting Iowa has as many CDL drivers per capita as any state, just based on the number of trucks that passed me. Someone want to check that statistic for me??? Also appeared folks enjoyed their cigarettes...
Yeah!!
Rideable passageway
Barge going upriver
State #7!!
Galena, very scenic and historic town. It once had 15,000 residents to Chicago's 5000.
Grant's house
Climbing out of Galena to Eagle Ridge. Very dense fog.....and hills
Main St in Elizabeth
Invited this fella to ride with me. Pretty quiet guy.
