Mini PA

Today started off great, we ate breakfast with the boys. Cam was being as cute as ever, playing with his feet and we had to remind him that big boys don't put their feet on the table even if it is extremely cute. After breakfast we said our good byes and took a couple pictures and hit the road. We both knew what was in store for us or at least had a good idea. We knew that Wisconsin would eventually get hilly but once again we underestimated just how hilly it could get. Bryn had given us a route that was supposedly beautiful but I think we missed our turn as some point. We never did find Dodson Hollow Road so we road the County roads all the way to Chaseburg. The scenery was absolutely amazing. We went down this awesome down hill and along this beautiful lake that didn't look like it could actually exist in Wisconsin. It felt like a mini PA and then we went up a killer climb out of the valley and it really felt like PA. The ride remained up and down until we reached La Crosse. Unfortunately we had a little incident before and had to except a ride and didn't get to rip this amazing multiple mile down hill. Kelly had gotten some mud on her tire and it was making her unstable and shaky so she needed to stop. Typically when one stops you unclip both feet from the peddles before one stops. Kelly had gotten a little careless and only undid one foot and unfortunately it was her left foot and the road side was slanted and as she was trying to unclip the second foot the weight shifted that direction and she fell down, not the first time for either of us, unfortunately there was a steep ditch there and she went down and the bike went over on top of her. She ended up with a pretty good bruise just under her knee. There was a couple of guys that stopped in a truck and asked if we needed a ambulance and if she was ok and where we were headed. They said they would give us a ride to La Crosse if we were still here in a half hour because there were coming back this way. We sat there for a little bit and Kelly said she was fine and could ride but we only got about a half mile and she had to stop again so we said we would wait for those guys. We found our ice pack and taped it to her leg. Kelly was laying on her back beside our bikes and it looked like she was dead. This really nice lady named Kelie stopped and asked if everything was ok. We told her what happened and that these guys said they would stop back but it had been 45mins. She offered us a ride but she was in here SUV and said that she would come back in 15mins with a truck and if we were still here she would take us to La Crosse. She came back in just a short while and we were still there, I guess those guys forgot or something. When we got to La Crosse we thanked her and she was on her way. We ate at this place called the Cheese Corner. It was pretty good but a little expensive. After we ate we got on our bikes and Kelly said it was tender but it didn't bother to ride so we hit the road and didn't stop till we saw the "WELCOME TO MINNESOTA" sign! Finally a state we were familiar with! When we got out of La Crescent we got on the "Greater River Road" and road that all the way to Homer and the Pla-Mor Camp Ground, just outside of Winona. The ride was beautiful along the river. Actually the entire day was beautiful! We chatted with the guy at the front desk of the camp ground and he thought we were doing a great thing so he gave us a free campsite. So we went down and set up our camp and Kelly went to go shower. When she came back she told me about this other bike traveler was here. He came down and set up camp right beside us. His name was Greg I believe. He is riding from Apple Vally Mn to New York. He had a lot of gear with him in respect to what we were caring but he said he needed his luxuries because he's old, haha. It started to rain so we set up our tarp to sit under and we ate some noodles and hot dogs and went and chatted with him for awhile before we went to bed. Thanks to Kelly for the ride and everyone else that helped us along our way and everyone that has supported us this far!