There are a lot of pictures on that link so here are some of my favorites;
I road gravel most of the way through Iowa to WI. This is a typical road.
Day 1 on the TWAT
The Dickeyville Grotto is one of those places you need to see to believe (
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2242):
From the beginning the trail was scenic and the roads showed the best of SW WI.
Towards the end of the first day we started hitting sand. That was my first taste of what was to come:
Day 2 on the TWAT
The trail started out in the sand but then it became pretty solid ATV. They were all wonderful:
Not far from the below picture of the Yellow River, I was coming around a curve and there was a dead porcupine in the road. I hit it, it popped and porcupine poo blew all over my leg, bike and hard bags. I worked on a ranch, I have been around stinky poo- cow, horse, hog, dog, chicken and many wild animals. I have NEVER smelled anything as horrible as porcupine poo and then it started cooking on my exhaust and I could not believe it, it got worse.
Later in the day the trail started getting sandy however we did find an abandoned RR bed that was a lot of fun to ride:
We ended day 2 at the Plywood Bar. I have been to some unique places before in this county as well as Mexico. I have never been in a bar anything like this. BTW there is no heat or AC in the bar, or windows. You drink along with the birds the fly in...As I said, unique. I'm sitting still and can smell the porcupine poo but no one seems to notice. Maybe they eat porcupines. I left my riding pants outside, no one would steal something that stinks that bad.
Day 3 on the TWAT was the toughest. It was almost all deep sand along the forest roads.
This might look like a solid road but it is all sand.
Bear running season was on. There were trucks full of hunters and dogs chasing bears.
End of the TWAT!!
The views were worth it.
But not the end of the poo smell.
so wish me luck. I'm not worried about the gravel and dirt (unless real muddy) but I am a little concerned about the sand. I have never ridden in sand and my bike will be fully loaded.
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We will need photos when you return, good luck!
I probably could also ditch the tent and sleeping bag and stay in motels but I would hate to limit myself that way.
