THE RIPLEY ROAD TO LONDON & CAMBRIDGE (Wis.)

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Time: October 6, 2013 from 10am to 3pm
Location: Glacial Drumlin Western Section HQ, Lake Mills, WI
Street: 1213 S. Main Street, Junction of State Hwy. 89 & Jefferson County Hwy. A
City/Town: Lake Mills, Wisconsin
Website or Map: http://www.bicyclingbackwards…
Event Type: leisurely, tweed, run
Organized By: Wrongway Pete, wrongwaypete@gmail.com
Latest Activity: Oct 7, 2013

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We start the morning with complimentary coffee, tea and fresh-baked scones, and a hearty round of "God Save the Queen." Luncheon is in Cambridge at the cafe-bike shop, CamRock Cafe & Sport, recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. Camrock offers great coffee and food and more than 100 craft beers.

Lake Mills, Wis. is off I-94 (exit 259), 30 minutes east of Madison, 50 minutes west of Milwaukee, and a couple of hours NW of Chicago.

So, if you've got the Sunday free, please pull that trusty British steed out of the shed for a wonderful day along the path.

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Comment by Wrongway Pete on September 26, 2013 at 11:53pm: Hi, Hannah --- To the extreme right, not visible in the video, is a serpentine gravel path leading along the lake to the foot of the hill, at which point it now becomes paved as it ascends the hill proper. All locomotion is via cycle. Atop the hill is a large, new and handsome pavilion -- the perfect place for taking a break. Then grass paths lead down the frontal slope of the hill through the prairie grasses, from which the cycles in the video are seen emerging.

Comment by Hannah Bass on September 26, 2013 at 11:20pm: ok, how do you just get up there by bicycle...no cars involved? This sounds just lovely!

Comment by Alan Lloyd on September 25, 2013 at 11:30am: My 2011 pictures of the ride

- now corrected and working?

Comment by Wrongway Pete on September 24, 2013 at 8:55am: Ah, thanks for posting the video, above, Alan. This was the tail end of a bit o' "rough stuff" coming down from the lovely pavilion atop Korth County Park and through the tall prairie grasses. Because of the drought last year, the grasses were not as tall as usual, but normally they're 6 - 10 ft. in height, creating a maze through which it is exceedingly fun to cycle. This rough stuff is just off the Glacial Drumlin Trail, about two miles into the ride from the Lake Mills Western Section Trailhead.

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