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Old 09-27-11, 09:37 AM
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Bobs b-day ride with large pics=long.

As my b-day was this thursday last, I felt the need to do the 61 miles required by 50+ tradition. The down side being that my usual riding partner was working so I had to do it alone. As it was quite breezy, I opted to do trail miles instead of road. This is from where I started.

My humble abode-fortunately just a block off of the Badger Trail. The next couple of pics are fairly typical of the trails in this area.




Below is where the Badger and the Sugar rail trails cross about 10 miles north of my starting point.

As the bike was going to need a bit of sustenance, I headed towards New
glarus and the

as you can see, my bikes do not eat so well as some others bikes e.g.Stapfam.

After a short break, I headed on some back roads to grab the Badger trail north of the tunnel pictured below. I, of course, made a slight miscalulation in direction so that it took me a bit longer than necessary, esp. as I intended to come up from the south side.


From that point I rode south to to the Il state line, where I picked up the Jane Addams trail for a bit before turning back home. I ended up with a touch over 61 miles which was appropiate as I was by then a touch over 61 myself. I gave some consideration to doing the extra distance neeeded for a metric century, however, decided that would be a tad OCD. I admit to being a bit tired at the end as I am short miles this year but its nice to know that the legs still work well enough.
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Trails? That's a highway! LOL

Nice pics. Looks like a nice place to ride. Love your porch(the one on the house)
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Nice ride! Congratulations on the birthday thing...
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Nice trail system you have up there. Congrats on another year and getting a good ride done!
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Congrats, and nice trails!
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Happy Birthday

Looked like a great day for a ride in some beautiful country.
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Congratulations on the birthday ride. That's beautiful country.
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Originally Posted by bigbadwullf
Trails? That's a highway! LOL

Nice pics. Looks like a nice place to ride. Love your porch(the one on the house)
This is our Highway-
One of our back roads To the Coast.

so you can guess what the trails are like



Extreme pics-- But taken last Spring--and I have left out the snow ones.


Looks as though your trail is much like our local Cuckoo Trail.



Just wish it went further but it is only 20 miles long.

But as a birthday ride- you chose the right day. My 65th is in January so might have to postpone again till the better weather comes along.

Just get the bike better trained--My bike lets me have any thing it has left.
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Nice ride, nice trails, and what looks from the porch like a very nice bungalow.

My brother and his family lived in Monroe for a few years back in the '80s. I spent a fair bit of time there visiting. Beautiful countryside. I remember riding with him one autumn day on the trail to New Glarus and not seeing any other riders at all. Then we started seeing some fellows in bright orange camo and realized it was hunting season. We abandoned the trail for the road at that point, discretion being what it is, and all.

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Happy birthday and thank you for the short trip in beautiful Wisconsin.
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WI has done a great job of trail development!
Oh, and happy birthday too!
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