Hustler Wisconsin via Sparta - Elroy Trail (continued)

After beers in tunnel we finished the ride through, headed of to Norwalk, WI. 3 miles downhill coast, rolled up to bar called the place around 12:30am. Walk in only 3-4 people in bar, just ordered up beers when Jerry the Limo driver walk out of bathroom we decided to yell where's that limo driver that knocked up our 14 year old sister, took him a minute to remember us from 2005. Drank a few beers with him until they kicked us out at 2:00. Jerry had them set beer out back door, off to his house up the street for a couple more beers, and some sleep.

Parked outside Jerry the Limo Driver's house
First night out we over packed, didn't use sleeping bag or tent.

Friday: Rode down to cafe for breakfast and trail pass around 9am. Okay breakfast was better the last time. Out of trail passes at cafe, told us there was couple more places in town
(or as they called it a Village) went down to little market in town who was also out of passes, they sent us to Lil's Corner Tap, what a misstake, bar wasn't open but, owner was there Kevin, said come on in. this was around 10am

Started on the vodka Lemonades

We hung around there for sometime, had a few cocktails, played a couple games of darts, drank a few more beers then we had been there long enough most of the lunch crowd had left, few people from Texas, Boston, and other places can't remember. Decided to have some lunch. (we are still in are town we rode to last night 11 miles.)
Good steak sandwich with hashbrowns for lunch time line around 3pm, Jim was talking on phone to Deb, she was telling him that he was slurring words, he kept asking us if he was slurring. Jeff and I decided around 4 to start down trail because we all was trashed, headed out downthe trail towards tunnel #2 which was only 4 miles away, walked through tunnel because all people around, coasted the 2 miles into Wilton. Stayed in Wilton for a few minutes then decided to make Kendall which was 9 miles away, 6 miles to Tunnel

and a 3 mile coast into town................

To be continued.................................

Hustler Wisconsin via Sparta - Elroy Trail

Planned a pilgrimage Back to Hustler, Wisconsin sometime in March or April (one of those days while having a few beers) haven't been up there since 2005, was there July 4th weekend and Labor Day weekend 2005. Found this bar we really like and they seemed to like us.


Walking into Hustle Inn for Sunday morning breakfast

Okay back to the start of the ride, we get to Sparta, WI around 6pm Thursday, stop at Wayside Inn for some supper and beer for the ride, they wasn't serving anything that sounded good so we went down the street to Club 16, remembered it from last time was there. Grabbed a steak sandwich and beer to go, Sparta doesn't sell beer in grocery or convenience stores only bars and liquor stores outside of city limits.


Loaded bikes ready to ride Jim needed photo to send to person that didn't understand the concept of a loaded bike with trailer. Rolled out of Sparta around 9pm, wanted to make to first tunnel around midnight, which in all fact is only 8 miles away a gentle grade up, after a couple stops to over look some of the houses down below we made to tunnel #3 which is 3/4 of a mile long.

A dry spot in the tunnel, time for a beer.

To be continued.............

cleaning out the frig

Makes cleaning out the Frig a lot more fun, temp 37 degrees

Flicker Up

http://flickr.com/photos/spiderwheels

Polar Plunge

Only thing I could say was F$%king cold, all the way back to Greg's motorhome.

Thinking back it was coldest standing in the snow barefooted, waiting for the TV8 to break in for live shot...................

I'm Back

At Winter Games Friday for the Ski Bike Event with Greg and Squirrel. Greg brought out the motorhome, Squirrel and I brought the ski bikes out in the panel truck. Few people stopped in for a chat and a beer.

Squirrel, Walter and a few others
Photo from Spooky Woods ride.
Finally picked up a new computer, will be adding a flicker account for more photo's from Spooky Woods, Big Wheel Rally, and others

Tri-Weekend

Started the Tri-Weekend in major form, Sully's, Junction, and Cattoors (Old Maddy"s) Now thats a Tri, drinking, biking, drinking or was it just about the drinking

Tom and his Wife, Sam's sister and brother in-law
One man band somewhere?
Around 6am at Hy-Vee Tri

Hiding from early Sun can see a little better
Matt, Andy, & Terry after the storm

Had to come back, 6 water bottles 2 on bike 4 on belt around waist. NO room for tube and CO2

Swimmers out there somewhere

Riders off in the distance

While waiting for shop to open was out on single speed, started down new trail being built and Bambi was just staring at me, didn't think I would be able to get camera out he just stood there waiting for photo op.

Will finish this