Early to bed, early to rise, gets a cyclist across the bridge into Wisconsin and to the St. Croix Cafe in time for the #3 B'fast combo early bird special. (I never was very good at poetry). At the cafe, I ask about the Gandy Dancer bike path out of town and, after much discussion among the locals, a concensus is reached that it is "up the hill". They are indeed correct and I soon find myself grinding slowly along a flat, cinder track, another example of a "rails to trails" project. A local dog walker tells me of a black bear cub he just saw. Soon after that, I meet Chris and Katie from Tucson, visiting family members who live nearby, and we decide to meet up again in 20 miles for lunch in Frederic. Though the bike path continued north, I jump onto parallel SR 35 and whiz north to meet my new friends. Lunch and chats in the Frederic Bakery follow, and we are joined by Mark, Katie's brother from Poland. Thank you, Chris and Katie for the lunch treat and all the photos! Was great to spend some time together!
At Siren, we turn east, and with the help of the continued westerly wind, reach Spooner directly after an easy 71 miles. As a Subway vege-sub slides down the sandwich hole, washed down by a 24 oz. Miller (in a can), I think about all the wonderfully friendly and giving people I have met, especially in the last few days. You have really made the trip for me!!!
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