River Ride 2007

Jeff getting ready to cross into WI.


Taking in the beauty of Lake Pepin


Mike's memorial along the 400 State Trail


Jason & his friend Jeff embarked on River Ride 2007 last week. Their plan was to ride along the Mississippi from Minneapolis to Prairie Du Chen, then east across the state to Sheboygan.

• Day One (Aug. 18) - 50-miles. Burnsville to Redwing, MN. Rainy, cold, windy and hilly.


• Day Two - 86-miles. Redwing to Galesville, WI.Cloudy, misty, hilly, rainy.


• Day Three - 27-miles. Galesville to LaCrosse. And again it was raining.


• Day Four - 89-miles. LaCrosse to Reedsburg. Pick an alternate route as the original was literally "washed out". But it turned out to be the best day - they rode the LaCrosse River Trail, Elroy/Sparta Trail and the 400 State Trail where Jason stopped at the Mike Beuthling memorial.


• Day Five - 87-miles. Reedsburg to Ripon and "frickin" hilly all day, but with a little tail wind for the first time.


• Day Six - 76-miles. Ripon to Home. It was "killer". More hills and lots of humidity.