It’s been a while since my sisters and I have taken a trip together, but we had a good reason. Little sis, Laura wanted to celebrate her 60th birthday since she was joining the club Annie and I joined a while ago. Laura wanted a vacation by the water and instead of the ocean, we…
Paddle
We might be paddling on a lake, a river, or maybe even an intercoastal waterway. Our paddling usually is for recreation but it might be training for a event or maybe even a race itself.
Return to Oconomowoc
Or at least the area-Tour of Wisconsin Day 11 There was so much to do in this area of Wisconsin that we decided to head back in that general direction. It’s only 30 minutes from Milwaukee. We’d planned to go farther west the last couple of days but we’ll go to those places next time….
West to Oconomowoc
Tour of Wisconsin Day 10 We always enjoy Bruegger’s Bagels when we travel to Iowa so for breakfast before another big day we stopped at one of their 3 Wisconsin locations, this one located in Oconomowoc. We had their bacon egg and cheese bagels on a cheese bagel. Pretty good start to the day. And…
Beaver Dam Lake and the Wild Goose Trail
Tour of eastern and southern Wisconsin Day 9 Editors Note: Somehow, this article was never posted. So it may appear out of sequence with the others from Wisconsin 2023. We rolled out of Milwaukee around 8:00 AM and set our sites towards Beaver Dam, WI. But our first stop was in the town of Germantown…
Sturgeon Bay and Shiwauga Wisconsin
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 6 Since we’ve been visiting Door County, I have wanted to bicycle Bay Shore Drive. The road extends from Egg Harbor south to Sturgeon Bay along Green Bay. Today was the day. We set the ride to be an 18 mile one-way trip and planned to meet our wives for…
North to Beautiful Door County
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 4 We arrived in Egg Harbor around 11:00. We would be staying with friends while there so we unpacked and then headed to Kangaroo Lake for some paddling. However, once we got there, we decided against going out on the lake. The winds were very strong, producing whitecaps. While we…
Paddling Sinisippi Lake
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 3 We started the day by heading to Stone Creek Coffee on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee. It was walking distance from where we stayed and was right on the way to church. We’ve been to this shop numerous times. We had a great cup of coffee (as always) and breakfast….
River Festivus 2023, Burkesville KY
Yes, a Festivus for the rest of us We’re really growing fond of Kentucky. The beautiful country side, the rolling hills and a number of rivers and lakes that we’ve enjoyed paddling. And to get to most places that are worth going to, it’s mostly two-lane winding roads. Such is a risk-reward for traveling to…
Ohio River Paddlefest 2023
We look forward to this event each year. It’s a community event for Cincinnati raising funds for outdoors adventures for city kids. There are food trucks, live music, and vendors. It’s a pretty big deal. There are two groups that paddle this event. The racers, like us, and the leisure paddlers. This year there were…
Nooga Loop 6.7
Chattanooga Tennessee is an eight hour drive for us. That’s a little far for a race but this one looked particular interesting. So we thought we’d give it a try. The race was on Saturday so we headed out early Friday morning. Our first stop was one of our favorites, Joe Sippers in Effingham IL….