Milestone: Over 1,000 miles.
Another great day today. It was overcast with low clouds for most of the ride with temps in the low 70s. The low clouds started to burn off as I entered Prairie Du Chien about 1:00 PM. The Wisconsin landscape so far is beautiful. Everything is really green and the terrain is rolling hills with mostly corn and the occasional dairy farm.
There was a nice three mile descent from Dickeyville to Potosi which put me along the Mississippi. Potosi looked like a nice town. A long, medium-grade climb out of Potosi put me on another high ridge with nice views into the adjacent valleys.
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| Riding a high ridge early in the morning |
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| Potosi Beer; I'll have to try one |
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| Back down to the Mississippi River outside of Potosi |
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| Home in the heartland of America |
I crossed a road named "Happy Lane". Good reminder that this where we should all live - life's too short.
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| Happy Lane |
I passed a number of dairy farms; some big some small. The bigger ones appeared to have a number of employees to support the operation.
Near the end of ride I crossed the Wisconsin River only a few miles upstream from where it flows into the Mississippi. It appeared quite high from all the rain that has fallen in this area recently. I believe there is more forecast for this weekend. My route through Minneapolis is primarily on bike paths next to the Mississippi so I'll need to check to see if there are any path closures due to flooding and figure out the best way around them.
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| Wisconsin River just upstream of confluence with the Mississippi River |
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