Planning a Wisc. Trip - need tips
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Planning a Wisc. Trip - need tips
On a whim, I put in a PTO slip for this Friday and called my Dad at work and told him to do the same so we could take a 3-day weekend and ride. We both bought bikes last year and haven't had a chance to ride together much this year, and we're running out of summer much too quick!
Anyways, I came across WisconsinMotorcycling.com which has some maps and a few summaries of trips, but not much else. I figured we could hit the Onalaska area by suppertime on Friday, so we'd essentially have all day Saturday to sight-see, ride some twisties, and just generally have a good time, and head for home Sunday Morning.
Is there another area of Wisconsin within a comparable distance from Fargo that you'd recommend, or any Can't-miss locations?
Anyways, I came across WisconsinMotorcycling.com which has some maps and a few summaries of trips, but not much else. I figured we could hit the Onalaska area by suppertime on Friday, so we'd essentially have all day Saturday to sight-see, ride some twisties, and just generally have a good time, and head for home Sunday Morning.
Is there another area of Wisconsin within a comparable distance from Fargo that you'd recommend, or any Can't-miss locations?
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Onalaska and the LaCrosse area are definitely cool. The terrain and bluffs are beautiful. But I'm more interested in riding in northern Wisconsin.
Coming from your area, you have a great chance to ride along the northern edge of Wisconsin through Ashland County and end up in some small tourist town like Minocqua. Ashland County is cool -- you're following roads that follow the coast.
Just a suggestion -- have fun either way and ride safe.
Click here for a suggested route
Coming from your area, you have a great chance to ride along the northern edge of Wisconsin through Ashland County and end up in some small tourist town like Minocqua. Ashland County is cool -- you're following roads that follow the coast.
Just a suggestion -- have fun either way and ride safe.
Click here for a suggested route
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Ashland Cty is cool.
I used to live in America's Dairyland and really liked riding in the northwoods, especially close to Superior, the lake, that is.
But in southern Wisconsin, there are some great rides on the county roads in the prairie, especially between Madison, the Iowa border, and Mineral Point.
Ashland Cty is cool.
I used to live in America's Dairyland and really liked riding in the northwoods, especially close to Superior, the lake, that is.
But in southern Wisconsin, there are some great rides on the county roads in the prairie, especially between Madison, the Iowa border, and Mineral Point.
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DON'T !!!!! Think 'bout it, FIRST, Son. We're talkin' CHEESEHEADS, here, now. NOT your ordinary 'tourist' destination. COME TO MINNIE-SODA. We've got AL FRANKEN, Paul Bunyan, 10,000 Lakes, AND a few weirdos. And NOW, WE have Brett Favre, NOT the Cheeseheads!!! BEST batboy the Twins have had in a long time !!!
OOPS, NEVER MIND. I see you are from NoDak. My sympathies to you and the family. N JOY your trip to Sconi, MY BAD.
(I'm from SoDak, SO I can git away with sayin' that, ya know !!!!)
Shoot acrossed Mn to the North Shore, then hook thru Superior, run along the northern edge, then head acrossed state towards LaCrosse. Ride thru the bluffs, then hook up with I 94 and shoot back home. That way, ya git the North Shore, a GREAT cross section of the state, and end in the Beautiful bluff country, along the river.
WATCH the trooperz over there, they are BRUTAL on tourists. Peshally BIKER tourists. Right SMOKY ??????????????????
OOPS, NEVER MIND. I see you are from NoDak. My sympathies to you and the family. N JOY your trip to Sconi, MY BAD.
(I'm from SoDak, SO I can git away with sayin' that, ya know !!!!)Shoot acrossed Mn to the North Shore, then hook thru Superior, run along the northern edge, then head acrossed state towards LaCrosse. Ride thru the bluffs, then hook up with I 94 and shoot back home. That way, ya git the North Shore, a GREAT cross section of the state, and end in the Beautiful bluff country, along the river.
WATCH the trooperz over there, they are BRUTAL on tourists. Peshally BIKER tourists. Right SMOKY ??????????????????
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DON'T !!!!! Think 'bout it, FIRST, Son. We're talkin' CHEESEHEADS, here, now. NOT your ordinary 'tourist' destination. COME TO MINNIE-SODA. We've got AL FRANKEN, Paul Bunyan, 10,000 Lakes, AND a few weirdos. And NOW, WE have Brett Favre, NOT the Cheeseheads!!! BEST batboy the Twins have had in a long time !!!
OOPS, NEVER MIND. I see you are from NoDak. My sympathies to you and the family. N JOY your trip to Sconi, MY BAD. (I'm from SoDak, SO I can git away with sayin' that, ya know !!!!)
Shoot acrossed Mn to the North Shore, then hook thru Superior, run along the northern edge, then head acrossed state towards LaCrosse. Ride thru the bluffs, then hook up with I 94 and shoot back home. That way, ya git the North Shore, a GREAT cross section of the state, and end in the Beautiful bluff country, along the river.
WATCH the trooperz over there, they are BRUTAL on tourists. Peshally BIKER tourists. Right SMOKY ??????????????????
OOPS, NEVER MIND. I see you are from NoDak. My sympathies to you and the family. N JOY your trip to Sconi, MY BAD.
(I'm from SoDak, SO I can git away with sayin' that, ya know !!!!)Shoot acrossed Mn to the North Shore, then hook thru Superior, run along the northern edge, then head acrossed state towards LaCrosse. Ride thru the bluffs, then hook up with I 94 and shoot back home. That way, ya git the North Shore, a GREAT cross section of the state, and end in the Beautiful bluff country, along the river.
WATCH the trooperz over there, they are BRUTAL on tourists. Peshally BIKER tourists. Right SMOKY ??????????????????
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What do you call a BEAUTIFUL woman in Sconi???? A TOURIST !!!!
A picture is worth MORE than 10,000 lakes !!!!!
AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND !!!!! YIKES !!!!!!!!!
Bwahahahaha
AND remember, Sconi IS a "helmet" state.
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Dang Gump........My Eyes Hurt
Anyways here's a link to Prairie du chien http://www.prairieduchien.org/visito...EB%20Page2.pdf
If you cross at Praire du chien ( to Iowa) head south at the top of the hill is Pikes Peak state park, incredible views of the Mississip valley.
Anyways here's a link to Prairie du chien http://www.prairieduchien.org/visito...EB%20Page2.pdf
If you cross at Praire du chien ( to Iowa) head south at the top of the hill is Pikes Peak state park, incredible views of the Mississip valley.