nice stay in Boulder Junction . . . today it is 73 miles to Crandon!!!

We’ll be riding through the Northern Highland State forest today . . .

. . . and soon we were in the VERY small burg of Star Lake . . . here is the whole place . . .

. . .this was going to be our original lay over location until we changed it to Hayward . . . GOOD DECISION!!!!!

. . . lots of ATV/Snowmobile trails up here. one could mountain bike on them but road bikes, especially loaded, would not work so good . . .

. . . beautiful riding today, first on County K. mbbt has ridden this on several of our trips. No traffic, just enough up and down, lakes . . . beautiful . . .

funny . . . bike and bobber!!!!

. . .oh and we are still in loon county . . .

. . . surprised Corvin passed up this delicacy!!!

. . .looks like a lightning hit. Today it was originally predicted to have over 3 inches of rain in the area and strong head winds!!!! As it ended up, it did rain most of the day but the headwinds were not a problem . . . wet though. VERY wet!!!

. . . my old buddy Earl Meyer always carried a red arrow in hi his briefcase to honor those from WI who served in the 32nd division.

. . . the second EAUTIFUL ride today was through the national forest. 20 miles on Military Rd. Again no traffic, a little up and down and BEAUTIFUL scenery . . . and the Feds are looking out for the turtles!

. . . great riding, a surprise around every corner. Quite a comparison to ND!!!

. . one of the first roadside memorials I’ve seen in WI . . .

. . . soon followed by another. Both on the national forest roads . . . sad.

. . . a drumming school . . . probably a good thing is is located out in the sticks!!!! Mark stopped in and tied to talk to the folks. Not to friendly, leery of outsiders????!!!!

. . . suddenly a ‘road angel’ appeared with sea salt caramels and a BIG kiss . . .  nice!!!

. . .emJay and I have talked about RV’s in the past  . . .  this one looks, ‘interesting’!!!!

. . . hey Snaren, these folks must be from Ashby!!!!

. . . next little burg down the road was Hiles. Looks like there are a few Trumpster fans living in Hiles!!!

. . . Hile’s  Humor !!!!

. . . we finally arrived, in the rain, in Crandon . . .  where the gang is staying side the Baptist Church . . .

 

. . . a washer and dryer, warmth and a few old newspapers to dry out the biking shoes.

Pastor Dan, his wife Elizabeth, and their 4 children were GREAT hosts. emJay and I hoteled it though!!!

Doc Mike was in his element. Having 11 grandchildren he is good a bedtime story telling!!!!