Day 1

We woke up to severe thunderstorms this morning in Madison. The wind and rain was pretty heavy for a while, but the storms moved through quick and were out of the area around 10 am CST. As we traveled north out of Madison on hwy 12 we were greeted by dry roads and deep blue skies with the typical smattering of cumulous clouds. We swung through the tourist trap town of Wisconsin Dells and picked up Hwy 13, which will be our main route until we reach Duluth, MN. We jumped off route 13 a couple of times to chase points of interest and ended up in Ashland on Lake Superior around 8 PM CST. Total miles today was 340, and we rode about 10 hours.



Tomorrow the Loop around the Lake begins...1500 miles.
IMG 1961
1
 Wisconsin Dells tourist trap.
2 Wisconsin Dells tourist trap.
 Colby rest stop on hwy 13
3 Colby rest stop on hwy 13
 IMG 1966
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 IMG 1970
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IMG 1971
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 Ramp blooms along trail to Timms Hill. There were millions.
7 Ramp blooms along trail to Timms Hill. There were millions.
 Observation tower at Timms Hill.
8 Observation tower at Timms Hill.
 IMG 1977
9
 Yes, Wisconsin is flat.
10 Yes, Wisconsin is flat.
Road kill??
11 Road kill??
 Deer in the headlights.
12 Deer in the headlights.
 At the concrete sculpture museum on Hwy 13 near Phillips Wisconsin.
13 At the concrete sculpture museum on Hwy 13 near Phillips Wisconsin.
 At the concrete sculpture museum.
14 At the concrete sculpture museum.
 All of this stuff is made from concrete, broken glass, beer bottles, jugs, etc.
15 All of this stuff is made from concrete, broken glass, beer bottles, jugs, etc.
At the concrete sculpture museum.
16 At the concrete sculpture museum.
 At the concrete sculpture museum.
17 At the concrete sculpture museum.
 At the concrete sculpture museum. These guys were "hard" to talk to.
18 At the concrete sculpture museum. These guys were "hard" to talk to.
 Chequamegon Bay. Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
19 Chequamegon Bay. Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
 A Chequamegan on Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
20 A Chequamegan on Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
21 Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
 Sunset over Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
22 Sunset over Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
 Sunset over Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
23 Sunset over Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior near Ashland, WI.
 timms-hill
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 A photo of the highest folks in Wisconsin, at least on the ground. This is Wisconsin's highest terrestrial point.
25 A photo of the highest folks in Wisconsin, at least on the ground. This is Wisconsin's highest terrestrial point.
Map study stop. Really on the backroads here! Rib Lake in background.
26 Map study stop. Really on the backroads here! Rib Lake in background.
 We waited out severe thunderstorms that moved through Madison early in the morning.
27 We waited out severe thunderstorms that moved through Madison early in the morning.