Biking Across the U.S (hopefully)
Madison - La Valle 61
It was pretty hard drawing myself out of bed, knowing that I was comfortable, safe, well fed, and well taken care of at my uncle's house. But, after a hearty breakfast, stocked panniers, and some goodbyes I trekked up towards Devils Lake. The park had some incredible views of the lake, except for the bajillion million people there. It seemed like all of Wisconsin decided to check out the lake, but I learned the joke is - Wisconsin is Illinois' state park. It being July 4th weekend had everyone out and about. One scenic glen away from the park was a little spoiled - filled with kids jumping off high rocks into the water, teenagers cussing and blaring music... oh no, I'm old. I was trying to decide on a place to stop for the night with sunset approaching. The closest campground was another 10ish miles, so the first turn off from the trail I found I tried setting up camp... but holy moly the bugs were horrendous. Saw another cut through on the trail, and heard voices... so I followed it hoping these people would know a camping spot. Turns out they've put up lost bikers before, and graciously set me up in a trailer next to their house, fed me, and discussed the follies of Wisco governor Scott Walker (I didn't know that dude was still in office). The wife gave me the best compliment of the whole trip saying 'you're the least sunburnt biker I've ever seen'. My mom would be happy with that.
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Craig
7/6/2017 10:32:13 am
Alex, it was nice riding with you from the Merrimac Ferry to Devils Lake. On my way back, the ferry was closed for repairs, so I'm glad you were able to get across the river when you did. I took a long detour to get home.
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