Wednesday ride 1-29. Large loop.

Today I met Jean and Gib out on the Tiger Cat Flowage near intersection 45 at 9:30am. We made a large clockwise loop up to Barnes WI for lunch, then over to Drummond WI for a drink and potty break. We headed back home without stopping after Drummond except for pictures. The trip covered 91 miles. Trails were amazing, flat and fast.

Todays route. Longest ride so far this year at 91 miles.

Time to head up trail 5.

Crossing the Namekagon River on trail 8/31 near intersection 11.

Trail 8/31 split. We will be heading North on trail 31 to Barnes.

Crossing the Totogatic River.

Logging is definitely a part of the economy in northern Wisconsin.

Headed North on trail 31. The pictures don't do this trail justice. There was alot of twisty, up and down running thru the woods. the trail was in excellent shape.

A nice view from up here. We're headed to the Trading Post in Barnes for lunch. Some of the Oaks really hold there leaves well into the winter.

Trading Post inside and out.

Trail 7 headed out of Barnes and headed to Drummond.

The signage is good for the most part. We only made one wrong turn. Caught our mistake in about a mile.

Just follow the signs and enjoy the day.

This is were we stopped and decided to make the .45 mile detour into Drummond for a drink and potty stop.

Bear Country, star 30 in upper right of loop.

Headed south out of Drummond and across Lake Owen.

Headed down trail 15.

Crossing the Namekagon river near Telemark and the starting line for the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race.

Getting close to home now.
Great day for a ride even if it was cloudy. All the cloudiness we've had these past few weeks have actually been a great help in preserving the snow on the trails. It was a super day. I was home at 3:30pm.

Monday ride 1-27. The next shirt.

I met Jean and Gib at the normal spot near intersection 45 on the Tiger Cat Flowage. It was close to 10am when we got headed out. Today our first stop was at our friend JoAnn's house for a little lunch and some good conversation.
After lunch we decided to take a longer way home and make a stop at Lost Land Lake Lodge, star 37 on the upper right side of map. While enjoying an adult beverage we were told about the 6 location Search for Bigfoot T-Shirt promotion. Jean and Gib did it last year. We got our ticket stamped, 1 down 5 to go. The trails for the most part were freshly groomed and in super shape, only a couple short sections that were bumpy and slow. Now for some pictures from today.

Today's route covered 42 miles. JoAnn lives near star 35 on right side of the map.

A few miles into our ride we came up on an American Bald Eagle feasting on a dead deer. It took off as we approached but landed in a tree nearby. The discolored spot to the right of Gib is the deer carcass.

A couple more miles up the trail we came upon 3 deer that seemed pretty indifferent to us being there. I can't believe they stood there long enough for me to get my phone out and get a picture of them. Then they didn't move that far off the trail because of the deep snow.

Along trail 5 headed to JoAnn's.

I hadn't had Windmill cookies in ages, gotta get some. Back on the trail towards Lost Land Lake Lodge. Freshly groomed trails.

Lost Land Lake Lodge, star 37 on map. Our search for Bigfoot Card.

You have to be alert to the occasional soft spot in the marshy areas. The lakes were well staked and fairly smooth.
When we came back by the deer carcass now there were two Eagles sitting in a tree right next to the trail.

The Eagle on the left is the juvenile and sitting right over the trail. It's a nice sight to see. I only wish I had my 35mm DSL with me.
It was another great ride and we hope to be out again on Wednesday.