{"id":15724,"date":"2018-06-20T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T02:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wohutravels.us\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2019-03-26T09:49:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:49:20","slug":"day-4-onalaska-alma-55-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/?p=15724","title":{"rendered":"Day 4, Onalaska &ndash; Alma, 55 miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1004\" height=\"661\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every riding day starts with a full breakfast! This one, thanks to the Stoney Brook Hotel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"1004\" height=\"738\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that emJay can fit all this into two panniers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"1004\" height=\"633\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She kisses the Stoney Brook moose goodbye\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"1004\" height=\"560\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we leave the La Crosse River trail, and ride off on the Great River trail heading north along the Mississippi on the Wisconsin side (of course!). All totaled, we have ridden 101 miles on Wisconsin state trails. They are all crushed limestone surfaces; note for later entry\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"1004\" height=\"650\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stop at the lovely trail head at Onalaska and enjoyed all it had to offer, including a great view of the river valley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/6_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"1004\" height=\"701\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MJ took in the cultural music exhibit\u2026.live concert below!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bIYmKXvS8U?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/7-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/7_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"1004\" height=\"643\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The views of America\u2019s greatest river are truly spectacular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"1004\" height=\"439\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We saw several places where food and other amenities were available after a short walk up the bluff!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/9_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We biked past lovely managed and restored prairies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"1004\" height=\"784\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Native wild rose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/11-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/11_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"1004\" height=\"575\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember the crushed limestone surface? We rode on long parts with little exposed crushed gravel. Instead, soil and organic debris that were wet and slippery covered much of the path. And emJay\u2019s zippy road bike spun out on her! See details below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w6sgxfh8shs?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/12-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/12_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MJ picked up this mellow turtle to examine his\/her patterns.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5INs0n9ccG0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/13-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/13_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"1004\" height=\"614\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yes, there were more trees across the trail. And did we tell you it rained lightly for several hours today? Some trees were just toppling over due to the saturated soils.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many great concepts originate in Wisconsin, including the Great River Road which now runs through multiples states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/15-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/15_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"1004\" height=\"688\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were very excited to arrive in Trempealeau, not only because of Catfish Days\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/16-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/16_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"16\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026but also because we were hankering for walnut burgers at the Trempealeau Hotel. But it was not to be, due to limited hours mid-week. Very sad, hugely sad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/17-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/17_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"1004\" height=\"755\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But we managed to make do at the cozy River Caf\u00e9 a few blocks up the street. Burgers and cheesecake! Yum!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/18-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/18_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"18\" width=\"1004\" height=\"715\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joyful to be in Trempealeau and Perrot State Park! Note soil stains on left shoulder from big fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/19-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"19\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/19_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"19\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We learned about the Prairie Loop\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"20\" width=\"1004\" height=\"550\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then had a delightful ride through it. As long as you didn\u2019t stop to let the deerflies find you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/21-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/21_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"21\" width=\"1004\" height=\"870\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/22-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/22_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"22\" width=\"1004\" height=\"634\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Butterfly Milkweed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/23-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/23_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"1004\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now we are done-done-completely done with gravel trails!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/24-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/24_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"24\" width=\"1004\" height=\"412\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cycled past beautiful farmsteads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/25-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/25_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"25\" width=\"1004\" height=\"614\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are now in the magnificent bluff country of the Mississippi, where you\u00a0 can imagine ancient rivers stretching from bluff to bluff, Minnesota to Wisconsin, setting the stage for the great floodplains and backwaters of today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/26-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/26_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"26\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a tip from the guys at Broane\u2019s Bikeshop in Fountain City, we meandered off of busy Highway 35 and into rural roads along the floodplains and river. And we stopped to admire this beautiful field of wheat!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"27\" width=\"1004\" height=\"675\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo City offered scenery and character, like these two Vikings Rick found!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_thumb-3.jpg\" alt=\"28\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Home sweet home! We arrived at our inn at 5:00.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/29-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/29_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"29\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/30-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/30_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"30\" width=\"1004\" height=\"567\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We set about enjoying our cozy room and nice clean bathroom\u2026and did I tell you, a wonderful shower?! That is all you want at the end of a long day biking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every riding day starts with a full breakfast! This one, thanks to the Stoney Brook Hotel. It\u2019s hard to believe that emJay can fit all this into two panniers! She kisses the Stoney Brook moose goodbye\u2026. And we leave the La Crosse River trail, and ride off on the Great River trail heading north along &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/?p=15724\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Day 4, Onalaska &ndash; Alma, 55 miles<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[103],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15724"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15724"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15728,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15724\/revisions\/15728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}