A small but brave band of bikers from Edgewood went on an adventure to the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisonsin on Friday, July 17th and 18th. Unfortunately, the weather on those two days set record for the coldest temperatures since the late 1800's!
The weather predictions were not good for Friday, but as we saddled up at 8:00 in the morning, we were encouraged with sunshine and decent temperatures. We followed route 84 up the river through the picturesque towns of Albany, Fulton, and Savannah. From there our fearless navigator, Terry, took us through some neat roads that curved and wound our way to Galena, Illinois.
In Galena we stretched our legs and ate a wonderful lunch a Vinnie Vinuchi's (I'm not sure that I spelled that right!). With our bodies rested and our bellies full, we continued our trek to
Wisconsin. As we headed across the state line, we encountered our first rain drops. So, we pulled over and donned our rain gear. Since we were already bundled up for the cool temperatures, we all looked like stuffed bears! We got a good laugh from making fun of each others outfits.
Unfortunately, the rain continued for the rest of our trip that Friday. As planned, we stopped at a Best Western hotel in Janesville, Wisconsin. After a great meal at the Cracker Barrel, everybody headed for their rooms to rest up for journey to the Harley Museum on Saturday.
Saturday's weather was not a whole lot better than Friday. The skies were gray and the temps cool. The only saving grace was that there wasn't any rain! We thought we had around 68 miles to get to Milwaukee from Janesville but, a detour took us about 20 mile out of our way!
We finally arrived at the museum around 10:30. What a neat place. We really enjoyed looking at the bikes and memorabilia. Seeing the evolution of the Harley motorcycle was interesting. After taking a tour of the facility, we all enjoyed a meal at the museum restaurant.
At 1:00 we climbed back on the bike for the long trek home. We had to ride on a few interstates, but once we got to Rockford, we hopped on Illinois route 2. This follows the Rock River through the towns of Oregon and Dixon. At Oregon, we took a quick stop to look at the statue of Blackhawk that sits majestically on the bluff overlooking the banks. We all agreed that this road will have to be a must this fall. The view will be amazing when the leaves turn colors!
After Dixon, I think we were all getting a little tired! We stayed on the back roads for a while, but eventually hopped back on Interstate 88 to hightail it back home. Jan and I pulled in the driveway just after 6:00. We were extremely tired, but agreed that the weekend was a blast!
Gotta think of some place to go in August!
The weather predictions were not good for Friday, but as we saddled up at 8:00 in the morning, we were encouraged with sunshine and decent temperatures. We followed route 84 up the river through the picturesque towns of Albany, Fulton, and Savannah. From there our fearless navigator, Terry, took us through some neat roads that curved and wound our way to Galena, Illinois.
In Galena we stretched our legs and ate a wonderful lunch a Vinnie Vinuchi's (I'm not sure that I spelled that right!). With our bodies rested and our bellies full, we continued our trek to
Wisconsin. As we headed across the state line, we encountered our first rain drops. So, we pulled over and donned our rain gear. Since we were already bundled up for the cool temperatures, we all looked like stuffed bears! We got a good laugh from making fun of each others outfits.Unfortunately, the rain continued for the rest of our trip that Friday. As planned, we stopped at a Best Western hotel in Janesville, Wisconsin. After a great meal at the Cracker Barrel, everybody headed for their rooms to rest up for journey to the Harley Museum on Saturday.
Saturday's weather was not a whole lot better than Friday. The skies were gray and the temps cool. The only saving grace was that there wasn't any rain! We thought we had around 68 miles to get to Milwaukee from Janesville but, a detour took us about 20 mile out of our way!
We finally arrived at the museum around 10:30. What a neat place. We really enjoyed looking at the bikes and memorabilia. Seeing the evolution of the Harley motorcycle was interesting. After taking a tour of the facility, we all enjoyed a meal at the museum restaurant.
At 1:00 we climbed back on the bike for the long trek home. We had to ride on a few interstates, but once we got to Rockford, we hopped on Illinois route 2. This follows the Rock River through the towns of Oregon and Dixon. At Oregon, we took a quick stop to look at the statue of Blackhawk that sits majestically on the bluff overlooking the banks. We all agreed that this road will have to be a must this fall. The view will be amazing when the leaves turn colors!
After Dixon, I think we were all getting a little tired! We stayed on the back roads for a while, but eventually hopped back on Interstate 88 to hightail it back home. Jan and I pulled in the driveway just after 6:00. We were extremely tired, but agreed that the weekend was a blast!
Gotta think of some place to go in August!
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