I left Wildcat Den State Park around 7:45 this morning and rode into Muscatine and stopped by Jim's house and picked him up. Then we headed north in the cold wind toward Moscow and east into Wilton, where we stopped at a convenience store for a break. I called Steve from the convenience store and he was getting off work in Bettendorf and agreed to meet us in Walcott at 11:30. The bank sign in Walcott showed a temperature of 46 degrees and with the 15-20 mph wind the wind chill had to be down in the upper 30's.
This is Jim putting his rain coat back on after taking a short break at the McDonald's in Walcott.We ran into a light rain in the Walcott area and used Jim's Blackberry to look at the weather map. It showed the rain on the north side of I-80 and we made a decision to head south to Blue Grass and Buffalo. West of Buffalo we headed west through Montpelier and then rode into Wildcat Den for a short break. The weather was getting a little warmer and the sun tried to poke through just for a minute. We then headed west to the junction of New Era Road and Sweetland Road. Jim was ready to head home to Muscatine and I decided my legs did not have enough energy to complete my century-so I headed back to Wildcat Den where my truck was parked. Steve headed north to Wilton and then would cut across on Hwy 6 back to Walcott where his vehicle was parked.
We all had a good time even though the weather was a little miserable. This was Jim's second time to be out on the bike and he did an excellent job. I ended up with 73 miles for the day. Tomorrow, there is a 150 mile ride leaving the riverfront in Muscatine. It will be divided into 3-50 mile loops. I think three of us out of our Colorado group are going to meet there at 8am and at least ride some of the route with the others that show up.
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