Today’s ride ended up being 86 miles, and started on a wet parking lot adjacent to the Americinn and Peterbilt Trucks in West Salem after some morning rain. We felt good and left ahead of schedule and crossed the highway to get to the Lacrosse River bike trail, with big trucks driving all around us. … Continue reading Day Three: West Salem to Baraboo: Tunnels and trails

What a day. We are clean and showered at the AmericInn in West Salem and waiting on the delivery of pasta and a salad to our room. We rode 78 miles - south along the Mississippi and at Onalaska turned east, and we’ll be riding that direction till we reach Racine on Thursday afternoon. It … Continue reading Day Two: Pepin, WI to West Salem, WI: Phlox and birds

(This post was written by Lisa.) We packed up the bikes this morning at 8 a.m. and our neighbor Pete met us at the end of Summit Avenue, near the monument and the river, for a few photos before we headed down the street and started this grand adventure to Washington D.C. The day started … Continue reading Day One: St. Paul to Pepin, WI: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity (and also the hills)

We are now just a few days from departing on the trip to Washington. Our clothes are laid out as we try to lock in on the very few things we’ll have for three weeks of travel. I’ve gone through the bike tools and our small cook-kit and tiny stove. I’ve washed the sleeping bags. … Continue reading Preparation: Mechanical, Physical, Mental