June -biking month & Carhenge! 2021

 This year was PACKED with trips and we loved being gone and also loved our time at home.  Life is good. 

Nanci's daughter Cari died in March.  We remembered her with a rock garden we painted for Nanci.  Very tough times.

Scott and I camped at Bear Creek here in Lakewood, Colorado for a few nights and had some great rides from there.  All is great with our camper, LaVerne.

Terri & Kent met us for some bike path riding in the Littleton/Lakewood area.

Later this year they bought a camper just like ours!  Yay!  Camper twin buddies!

Carhenge in Nebraska.  I've heard of this monument made in the likeness of Stonehenge for many years.  We stopped there on the drive home from Wisconsin.  Very cool.

May-June: Camper, Wisconsin bike trips, family visits.

Scott and I planned a couple weeks of riding with Pedal Across Wisconsin groups in June.  So we drove the camper through South Dakota (froze on the Mickelson Trail) and Minnesota then dropped it at Joe & Nancy's in Mauston, WI.  Week 1:  Our first trip was a week, starting and ending in Madison.  It was hot, hilly, and a bit boring.  But got us in great riding shape.

We both had on all the clothes we brought - in the 40's and oh so chilly.

Kayking at Joe & Nancy's

Beautiful after the storm - South Dakota.    During the storm, herd of buffalo with babies crossed the road right in front of us, with no one else there.  Very memorable.

Week 2:  Drove our car to Illinois to visit Scott's family in Rock Island, Karen & Jack in Moline, and then Vicki & family in Manhattan.  Everyone is doing fine. Visited Scott's mom and family and rode our bikes a lot.

Week 3:  Met Terri & Kent for a week of biking with PAW in Door County.  Beautiful area.  Got poured on by freezing torrential rain the day Scott had a rental bike because of mechanical problems, and the one day we did not pack rain gear.  Hiked another day because it rained all day again.  Had the 60 mile per hour wind gust day.  Weather didn't cooperate.  Otherwise, fabulous!

Week 4:  Drove back to Joe & Nancy's to pick up our camper & more time visiting.  Then drove home with a camping stop in South Dakota Badlands with Terri & Kent for hiking.  

We didn't LOVE the Badlands.  Pretty at sunset, but we've been to prettier places.

Great trip!  We really hope Terri & Kent buy a camper now that they are retired.