10 Broken Spokes.

After a precious shower and my first night in a real bed I took off with Teddy who rode with me 20 miles.

I continued on to Webster with threat of rain and when I got there and found a nice County Fair Grounds and a Pavilion the rain started in earnest. This is my camp for the night and thank God I found it. It rained all night and I would estimate 3" came down.

When I woke to clear weather and after I explored Webster I pulled back into the pavilion and heard a tinkling sound. Inspecting my back wheel; I discovered 10 broken spokes. This picture is of my first episode with broken spokes in Buffalo City with 4 broken spokes. It is a lot of work to unload, turn the bike upside down, get the wheel off, fix the spokes, adjust the spokes, put the wheel back on, turn it back up and load all the stuff and batteries back on.

Here's the broken spokes. I only had 7 to replace them so it was back to Teddy's house.

Which was cool.

I tried to go to Duluth.

When I got back from my last ride to La Crosse and back I had an idea I wanted to go to Duluth. Jeff rode with me me as far as his friend Teddies; 50 miles away. We had a little trouble on the way with a broken hitch on my trailer but a kind gentleman welded it and wouldn't take anything for it. Teddy met us on the Gandy Dancer Trail. I knew instantly I liked him; just by his looks. He fed us fresh sweet corn and entertained us with stories.

He also let me stay and I got my first real bed of the trip. Teddy rides an ebike and he has about every kind of Transport and alternative transport and fuel.

LaCrosse took 3 days for 160 miles. I took 2 days to ride back to Stillwater.

Camp on the LaCrosse River. Camp in Maiden Rock by the Busy Noisy RR Tracks. Same camp with view of Lake Peppin. Packed up with the Six String Saloon in the Background across the tracks. Grand Historic Farm Rotting and Neglected. Old Tractors. Old Tractors and a 50 Chevy Pickup.

Shawn and my ride: Stillwater Mn to LaCrosse Wi. on The Great River Road.

Shawn Coming By. Very wild 1st Stealth Camp. Sam, Shawn, Alea and Lee at the Very Friendly; Oasis Eatery. We discover Maiden Rock Park and Charge, and eat Breakfast at Six String Saloon. Lake Peppin. Sign explains Maiden Rock. Little House in the Big Woods. Farms and Mountains, Mississippi River Bridge. Shawn ahead. Broken Spokes and Flats are a bummer that lead to this next picture. Shawn going ahead and me going back.

At Jeff's. Riding out with Jeff, Scooner and Shawn.

Jeff's glad to see me. Shawn and Me. Scooner getting buckled. Ready to ride.

Minnesota or Bust.

Ready and leaving home.

Rolled out the new Battery Trailer. 3 weeks work. It pulls real nice and weight is evenly distributed. Every time I think I'm almost ready to go; more things to fix. Getting short on time til the deadline to leave. 2 days.