Saturday, August 16, 2014

3000 mile Motorcycle Ride: Day 2 Northern Wisconsin

Perpetual Spring
Well leaving Lake Geneva Wisconsin was smooth as silk riding through the Wisconsin Farm Country side was absolutely a religious experience.   The fields and woods highlighted by Barns and Farm houses.  It has a unique contribution to the agricultural landscape.

It's a short ride to portage where I stopped to get gas.   An older gentleman with a farm hat walks by saying good morning, and commented, "Nice bike", I replied with thanks.  As he walked into the store, I really didn't think much of it.  When he return in a friendly sort of way he went on, "You know that every morning at 4:30 am someone down my street rides his Motorcycle with loud pipes and wakes me up every morning, I don't know who it is."   Well I replied, " I'm just passing through, but I hope you can find that evil  biker that keeps waking you up."  After a good laugh we parted ways.   Yes, so much for us bad old bikers waking the nation up.

Wausau HD
In Portage I jump on Interstate 39, it is a short 80 miles to Wausau where I stop to get my usual Harley Davidson T-shirt.  Then its another 15 miles up to Merrill.  The flowers along the interstate make me think that this place seems to be in a perpetual spring.  The ride has been awesome and it is all about the ride isn't it.
Lunch with Mom

I get to Mom's for lunch it is good to be home.   It's Friday night and 12 of us head to Fish Fry, a Friday Northern Wisconsin Tradition.  All the small bars/restaurants have there own version of the fish fry and everyone goes to there favorite place.


Merrill Wisconsin although I have never lived here I consider it my personal Hometown.  Both my parents are from here and all my extended family lives here.  It is good to have a personal home town whats yours?

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