Winona, MN

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Today was another outstanding day of cycling. We started the day riding on the road instead of the trail because of the rain the prior night. We were rewarded by finding Linda's Bakery in West Salem as our first stop of the day. It look new on the outside but the inside was vintage Wisconsin Bakery with young high-school girls serving the crowds of people. It was especially fun to watch the dad's bringing their kids in buy donuts on a Saturday morning.

The next stop was 1949 Sandalwood drive in Onalaska. That was where Julie, me and the boys lived from 1992 to 1994. As you would expect from 25 years things have changed a lot, but the neighborhood still look good and the home still look cozy after all these years.

We rode through town to the Mississippi and headed up the trempealeau bike trail. It was a beautiful ride through the marshes of the Mississippi. As my friend Derald noted if you had Spanish moss and alligators it would be like riding through Louisiana.

After completing the trail we had a short ride up the river to the bridge and crossed over into Winona. After 4 days of fabulous riding in Wisconsin we finally reached Minnesota. We were greeted at the camp Campground buy some very nice minnesotans.  We had a popsicle and set up camp. After a dip in the Mississippi and a shower we're looking forward to heading into town and finding a Brewpub.

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