Rain at home usually means drizzles all day long. Rain in the Midwest can mean heavy, heavy downpours and thunderstorms. I wanted to be prepared, so I brought both a jacket and a poncho, as well as my toe covers. Luckily, I didn't need any of them! The weather today was almost perfect for riding. It was cloudy, I felt only a few drops, and the temperatures were probably in the high 60s.
We rode along very quiet back roads most of the day. There were few cars, so along with the weather and the beautiful scenery, it was a great day.
After looking at the pictures I took, I think the theme for today is birds, mostly. Early on in the ride, I passed by a yard full of chickens, and when I stopped, they all came running to me!
Later, I passed a field of Canada geese and sand hill cranes. Later, I saw some in flight, but from a distance.
As in the past few days, most of the day we rode by farms. At one point, we went up a steep hill, and there were rock quarries at the top. Then, it was back to farmland and wind farms. In the pictures, you can see how gray the skies are.
This little goat was sitting in its driveway, and when I stopped, he stood up and looked at me.
A little over half way through the ride today, we turned onto Scenic Drive. Never trust a road called Scenic Drive. It was really hilly! The hills were short, but very steep. One of the hills looked like it went straight up. Fortunately, as I got closer, it leveled out a bit. Here's Barb reaching the top of one of the hills.
Here are more scenes along Scenic Drive. I love the stripes in the field in the first picture.
In that same area, I saw this house. I don't know who lives there, but they also had a "Hillary for Prison" sign in the yard, so I'm guessing those figurines aren't out there because they admire black people. Just a guess. It was the one creepy moment in an otherwise great day.
The most beautiful part of the day was when we rode through the Kettle Moraine area. Long Lake was right before our lunch stop.
I love the barns in this area with the stone foundations.
Finally, we arrived in Plymouth, which is a very cute town.
Of course we had to stop for a post-ride treat. We went to the Exchange Bank Coffeehouse, which is, not surprisingly, housed in an old bank. When we walked in, a gentleman asked us all about our ride, then paid for our treats! It turns out that he's the Downtown Business Manager for Plymouth, and his name is Randy Schwoerer. It was a very nice end to a great ride. We posed for pictures, and he said he's going to put us in the newspaper!
The school we're staying at is a really nice school.
It's right next to Mill Pond, which is part of the Mullet River. It's so pretty!
Tomorrow will be the end of our sixth week, and it's "advertised" as our shortest long day!
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