#148: Where are the squeakers?
This morning Andrea and I are prepping to leave Wisconsin and progress further north. We got up here Wednesday night (as planned) and have spent two full days with my brother and his wife. During that time we have gotten out to ride twice in the rolling hills & farm land around Fond du Lac. The day one ride was very hilly up and down heading out east to large bank of wind turbines. The economics of turbines don’t really work in west Tennessee that I have seen (I am guessing it is wind speed and probably cheap TVA power). In any case, it was cool to ride along a road in the middle of a wind farm. We even stopped and rode up to the base of one. The day was clear and sound the blades made was very quiet and peaceful.
That night we went down to SummerFest down in Milwaukee. It was a good time in general, but the crowds and drunk kids +/- a couple years of 21 were a bit annoying. The lineup on Thursday night was just okay and we saw a couple of bands playing their one or two hits. I guess that means I am getting old that I don’t know many of them.
Yesterday we went out for a ride down more south and east from Fond du Lac. No wind farms, but more good rolling roads and some nice looking lakes (Kettle Moriane State Forest). I brought my camera and took some photos of Andrea riding (and she of me). Here are the best ones.
We had the requisite cheese curds… but they apparently are not fresh enough to squeak. We need to get those on way out of the state.
The other good things about Wiscosin is the New Glarus brewery. I think we have tried maybe 5 or 6 types and they are all good. The Road Slush Stout is particularly good.
Michigan is next. Marquette and the Copper Country.
