I've thinking of switching Janesville with Evansville because it's smaller, but it'll be somewhere near there. the Fort Atkinson bit is really based on the fact that as a youth I saw Bill Camplin play a billion times in local bars and other venues and he and his spouse own a place there. I'm hoping he's playing the night I go through (and I'm going to email to see if he's even in town) and if so, may invite my HS buddies out for a evening of it.
I'm fine with gravel - having just done GAP/C&O last summer. The GAP was really well maintained but when we went the C&O was mostly mud and gravel. We made good time in spite of it so I don't really have concerns riding my Friday (with 20" Big Apples at the moment). Planning these things is really a big part of the fun as far as I'm concerned. My current plan is to stay in motels along the way, after a week of camping in Iowa it'll be nice and because I can' rent my tent and such for RAGBRAI I won't have to carry as much gear. I'll actually be shipping the suitcase my Friday flies in along with clothes for the reunion from the RAGBRAI start point to Milwaukee and taking as little as possible with me along the way. After two previous RAGBRAIS I pretty much know what I need to take and what I never actually used. I did the GAP/C&O with only two front bags on my Friday and still had too much stuff, so light is good. While I realize my Friday has nothing to do with Riv, it has been to RBW Headquarters twice. :-) Aloha! On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > I concur that the maps Doug suggested (and the trail networks they > describe) are awesome. > > I think your route through Janesville and Fort Atkinson is good; the Peace > and Ice Age trails connect those towns. And then the Glacial Drumlin trail > takes you east into Milwaukee. > > The NW IL section (Clinton - Freeport - Janesville) doesn't have any > trails to use, but I bet those country roads aren't too busy, especially if > you ride the gravel. > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Robert F. Harrison <rfharri...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Great to hear from you and yes, I remember. I can't wait to see your >> Rodeo. I'll be on my trusty Friday again - at least that's the plan at the >> moment. >> >> I'll be spending a day in Muscatine when RAGBRAI finsishes so perhaps we >> can get together for bite on Saturday if you've time before heading back >> home. Last time around I had to hop on a bus back to Omaha almost as soon >> as the ride ended. >> >> As for Madison, my fondest memory of the place is getting trapped there >> with some old high school friends in the middle of snow storm after >> visiting colleges Minneapolis/St. Paul. As we stayed with a guy who'd >> already graduated and was attending UW Madison and worked at a pizza place >> that didn't close for the snow we had a great time. >> >> I've been told the Illinois side is likely less trafficed before so I'll >> keep it in mind. I haven't really done much research on the route yet, just >> a google map of possibles. Doug suggested the WI Bike Federation maps for >> the WI portion and I'll be getting those soon and it should help me figure >> out where to enter WI and where to go from there. >> >> Most of the WI riding I did was in and around Milwaukee and that was, um, >> many years ago. I was back about 7 or 8 years but didn't have the >> opportunity for any cycling. >> >> Aloha, >> >> Bob >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 5:14 AM, Tim Gavin < >> tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: >> >>> Bob- >>> >>> It's nice to hear you're doing RAGBRAI again this year. We met two >>> years ago, on my first RAGBRAI (I have a red Riv Road/650b). >>> >>> I'm not sure what my plan will be for RAGBRAI. I'm not riding the >>> entire week, probably just the last 3 days. If we're riding light, I'll >>> probably be on my new-to-me Roadeo. If we're riding loaded, I'll be on my >>> Riv Road. >>> >>> Last year's route went right by where I live, so we were able to ride >>> from home and do 4 days. >>> >>> Your route looks pretty good from Muscatine to Milwaukee. There are >>> excellent trails around and through Madison, WI, and it's a lovely town to >>> visit. >>> >>> I'll see if my girlfriend or her dad are interested in riding with you. >>> Your first day from Muscatine to Clinton looks nice. The Illinois side of >>> the river would likely have less traffic than the Iowa side, between >>> Davenport and Clinton. >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Robert F. Harrison < >>> rfharri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Aloha all! >>>> >>>> Now that that RAGBRAI 2016 route has been announced ( >>>> http://ragbrai.com/2016-overnight-town-map/) I've got the rest of my >>>> summer ride plans to consider. >>>> >>>> I'll be attending my 40th (ouch) high school reunion this summer and I >>>> convinced the committee to hold it the weekend after RAGBRAI by telling >>>> them I'd ride from the end of that ride to Shorewood. It's really only >>>> about 260-300 (short to long depending) and I've got a week to do it so I'm >>>> not really concerned, but... >>>> >>>> I thought I'd ask if anyone has any experience between Muscatine, IA >>>> (on the Mississippi) and Milwaukee? Shorewood is across the street, >>>> literally, from Milwaukee. >>>> >>>> Also if anyone here lives along the route and wants to come for a day, >>>> let me know. It's a ways off yet. >>>> >>>> Here's a very, very tentative route (I haven't really researched the >>>> actual roads, this is just Google)... >>>> >>>> Monday Muscatine Clinton 71.9 >>>> Tuesday Clinton Freeport 57 >>>> Wednesday Freeport Janesville 56.6 >>>> Thursday Janesville Fort Atkinson 39.5 >>>> Friday Fort Atkinson Shorewood 63.5 >>>> Total 288.5 >>>> Muscatine to Clinton is up the Mississippi so that's in. I also sort of >>>> want to over night in Fort Atkinson just before the end because I'm hoping >>>> Bill Camplin (a musician who lives there and runs a music venue) is in >>>> town. I used to hear him a lot way back when and...well you know how that >>>> goes. >>>> >>>> There's another route that goes through Madison and just adds a few >>>> (not that many miles) and I'd consider that as well. >>>> >>>> Anyway, if anyone has thoughts on this, let me know. >>>> >>>> And, if anyone is doing RAGBRAI this year, let's chat! >>>> >>>> Aloha, >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Robert Harrison >>>> Honolulu, HI >>>> rfharri...@gmail.com >>>> statrix.com >>>> Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Robert Harrison >> Honolulu, HI >> rfharri...@gmail.com >> statrix.com >> Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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