Oct. 2-3, 2011 - We haven’t been on our bikes since we started this trip. So, we decided to drive down to Sparta to spend a couple days. Wisconsin has wonderful Rails-to-Trails bicycle trails. We love biking on them. Within minutes of getting to Sparta, we were eating a frozen custard sundae at Culver’s, one of our favorite regional restaurants. Within minutes of parking the RV at the Leon Valley Campground, we were on our way to the La Crosse River Trail to pedal our bikes for a couple hours.
We were back on our bikes the next day, biking 9 miles to the first tunnel on the Elroy-Sparta Trail. As we approached the tunnel, there was a sudden rush of cold air surrounding us. It was an amazing temperature change from the 70-degree day we had been experiencing so far. We’re seeing more and more signs of autumn along the trail -- chirping crickets, woolly bear caterpillars, gray squirrels gathering acorns and nuts.
We were able to spend an evening with friends, Joe and Sylvia, at their lakeside cabin. We’ve been phoning friends as we pass through their area, hoping we will be able to connect as we give them last-minute notices. Sometimes it doesn’t work out, and sometimes it does. We had a wonderful dinner at their place and got to be entertained by the newest addition to their family - a 6-month old Shih Tzu named Bandit.
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| Pat in Sparta, Wisconsin |
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| Pat at tunnel on Elroy-Sparta bike trail | | |
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| Woolly-bear Caterpillar on bike trail |
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| Bandit |
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