Today we started out with a hearty breakfast at the bed and breakfast. My inner child wanted a Belgian waffle with strawberries... So that's what I got. It was delicious. Breakfast was served at the restaurant where we ate supper and we had the same waitress.
Since our nights lodging was three miles down the trail we only had a quick ride of 3 miles of the day and we are at Tunnel #1. It is also 1694 feet long and is the last major tunnel on the trails.
3 miles down the trail and we arrive in Kendall. Kendall is a small village along the Baraboo River that was named after local farmer and landowner L.G. Kendall.
Elroy WI is the end of one trail and the beginning of the next trail. Elroy was an important city for the railroad era as it served several different railroad lines in it’s heyday. Four term Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson is from Elroy. We stop for lunch in Elroy and spend a little time enjoying what the city has to offer. I had a French dip sand which at BendersFamily Restaurant...
After leaving Elroy I felt a little sluggish. I looked down and noticed my rear tire was low... I stopped to pump it up but another mile down it looked flat again. So we pulled over and swapped the tube with a spare (be prepared) and we were back on the trail.
Union Center is our next stop after only 4 miles down the trail. it’s not much more than a wide spot on the trail and with less than 500 people it is the smallest village on the trail.
We stop to enjoy a break and a bit of a rest at Wonewoc. Another small village on the Baraboo River. They origin of the village's name are a bit fuzzy but it either means :howling hills” or "Wicked, evil”. Railroad industry built this town up and when the railroads went away the growth of the village stopped. I stopped in at Beyond Boundaries in Wonewoc to replace my spare and get the tire up to pressure. That turned out to be a good call because just a few miles past the next city the spare went flat too. So another tube replacement and we're hoping to just make it to the end
On our last two major sections of the ride, each 7 miles long. First up is La Valle, named after the french “the valley”. with only another 7 miles to the end our our bike ride we are starting to slow down and looking forward to completing our journey.
We arrive in Reedsburg around 4 pm. Despite our tire troubles we were a little ahead of schedule. Reedsburg was named after David Reeds who was one the first residents of the area. Other major industries that helped to grow Reefsburg were a brewery, lumber mills, and woolen mills. Agnes Morehead (of Bewitched fame) lived in Reedsburg at the time of her death. Jeff’s wife Terri arrived to take us and our bikes back to Holmen and we stopped to eat at Viyarte in Sparta along the way home.
All in all it was a great ride.
92 miles
11hour and 7 minutes our riding
2 days
2 tires
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