Roll'in Through Wisconsin

We went off Adventure Cycling map route for 3 days.  The first day off route wasn't bad but the second day was not so great, bad roads, traffic and not very scenic.  But the 3rd day was scenic and like being on the back roads again so it all worked out in the end.  For the 3 days we biked through Bloomer (57 miles), Medford (65 miles), and Antigo (65 miles).  On July 12 we biked 64 miles to Shanawo and camped in the city park.

Dairy Farm in Wisconsin 

We are seeing many dairy farms and one of the highlights of our trip was impromptu tour of one of the farms.  This farmer had 800 cows that had to be milked 3 times a day.  It was a big operation and he took time to show us how the cows were milked.  We also visited Nichols, WI.  It had a few churches, a bank (which was a surprise) and of course a bar.  Instead of coffee shops in the Midwest, all the small towns have bars open for breakfast, so of course, we ate there.  Russ asked if he got a free breakfast because he was a Nichols, but they didn't buy into that.  Those who know Russ well will see the irony in this picture