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Spring Lake Inn to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Saturday June 26, 2021 Rained hard overnight, but no flooding in the immediate area. Thunderstorms all day today. Better stay put, or at least go no farther than Prairie du Chien; just 5 miles down the road was a Motel 6 with good WiFi. Everybody pronounces itContinue reading “Zebulon lives!”

La Crosse to Spring Lake Inn, Wisconsin. Friday, June 25, 2021 Today started with a bit of nostalgia: we ate breakfast at Fayze’s. This was the one place we had stopped in Wisconsin in our cross country trip in 2005, and for some reason I remembered the name. I saw why—breakfast was really good, andContinue reading “Cruisin’ down the Old Man”

La Crosse, Wisconsin. Thursday, June 24, 2021 Today was a day to relax with friends. I slept the best I had in weeks. Darren got in late last night after his evening shift in the hospital, but was still up before me. The weather was warm but not too hot, perfect for showing off thisContinue reading “La La Land”

Buffalo City to La Crosse, Wisconsin Wednesday, June 23, 2021 I was so excited today. For the first time in over a month, I’d be seeing familiar faces. Darren Knox was in my residency firm, one of our superstars, now working as a hospitalist in his hometown of La Crosse. He and his girlfriend Anna,Continue reading “Familiar faces”

Hager City to Buffalo City, Wisconsin. Tuesday, June 22, 2021 OK, let me say at the outset that it’s not my fault. I didn’t finish today’s ride until 10 PM, so wound up staying in a motel when I had hoped to camp. It’s not my fault because my tent was soaking with dew andContinue reading “Chance of precipitation”

St. Paul Minnesota to Hager City, Wisconsin Monday, June 21, 2021 Weird to think that I’ve been out for more than two months, and that now I am in a new season, summer. The sun set at 8:54 (also weird, because it set as late as 9:15 when I was further north and west fromContinue reading “Got my kicks on day 66”

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sunday, June 20, 2021 Today I visited one of the darkest chapters in American history, at a shrine on the street in front of Cup Foods in Minneapolis, the site of George Floyd‘s murder on May 25, 2020. I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard that part of the commemoration had beenContinue reading “Shrine at Cup Foods”

Somerset, Wisconsin to Saint Paul, Minnesota Saturday, June 19, 2021 Kind of a head-slap moment. If I’m trying to see all the states, and their highpoints, how about the state capitals? I had to memorize them as a kid, and they’re all kind of grand. Looking back, I realized I was only 10 miles awayContinue reading “My First Capitol”

Cambridge, Minnesota to Somerset, Wisconsin Friday, June 18, 2021 I knew I had a long way to go today, so I hustled and got out “early”, meaning at 9:45. Pretty pathetic, actually. The Adventure Cycling route is meandering back-and-forth across the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, so today I reentered the Badger State after moreContinue reading “Back to the Badgers”

Milaca to Cambridge, Minnesota. Thursday, June 17, 2021 Well we weren’t Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, but the conversation was just as riveting. Dr. Donald Deye turns out to be as charming in person as he on digital media, and we talked nonstop for 2 1/2 hours. I thought for sure he would need toContinue reading “My Dinner with Donald”