Wabasha, MN to LaCrosse, WI

July 14, 1996

Pabst Blue Ribbon .... made Milwaukee famous

SAW WHAT WE THINK WERE PELICANS SOARING HIGH ABOVE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Jim and Jean left early. We almost caught up to them, had Jean in our view, then had a flat tire.

The tin man. (Rhona, the map says we are supposed to turn left at the Yellow Brick Road)

The climbs today really reminded us of West Virginia.

Toured an old flour mill which is being restored at Pickwick. Jim and Jean found us there.

Flour mill under restoration in Pickwick, MN

Much easier riding a bicycle than walking behind this plow.

Coming into LaCrescent, MN/LaCrosse, WI from the high bluff, we had spectacular views of the Mississippi River. We couldn't stop taking pictures!

View of the Mississippi River from the bluffs above LaCrescent, MN and LaCrosse, WI.

The ride down was very scary to me although Dave scoffed at that. I also didn't enjoy crossing the bridge over the river, even though we rode on the sidewalk. The railing between the river and us was high enough but it was like a grate (not a solid wall); the wall between the traffic and us was only two feet high.

Give me a country road any day! Since we did such a short day, we had time to go to a movie, "Courage Under Fire".

Today's ride: 72 miles (116 km)
Total: 2,254 miles (3,627 km)

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