Another great breakfast at the Clarion in Rochester, they were well prepared for us. We started at 7:00 am, which normally would be a little late, but we had heavy overcast and fog this morning and it took a while for the sun to burn through and warm things up. The roads were much better as a whole today, but we did have a few areas that could use a resurfacing. At the first SAG Stop at a roadside park, there was a small creek that was damned, it was a very pretty setting and a saw a couple trout attempt to jump up and over the dam. Later in the day between Rushford and Houston we were on the Root River State Trail, another beautiful place to ride. We had another accident on the bike path, Ray Black, was taking a photo while riding and slipped into the grass and crashed, we would later find out he had broken a bone in his shoulder and would be leaving the tour. We will all miss Ray during the remaining days we have together. When we arrived in Houston for the second SAG Stop, everyone pretty much ignored the normal spread that Kathy put out and headed to the little coffee house and bakery for a few fresh treats that Jeff had been touting. I had an enormous Cinnamon Roll and a Blueberry Smoothy, both were excellent. We then had to tackle a mile long climb with a gradient of 10.5%. I was soon in Wisconsin, and had to wait at the sign for another rider to take my picture. Then it was across the Mississippi River Bridge and into La Crosse. We are staying at the Best Western tonight and ate at the North Country Buffet for dinner.
Total Miles 2410.08
Total Hours 164.15
Trip Speed 14.7 mph
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