Great River Trail, Wisconsin
(From Onalaska, Wisconsin to the Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge)
Photo Page 6
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Park benches are situated in strategic places throughout the trail. This
is where I stopped and had lunch and listened to various bird calls. I wish I knew what
kind of birds were making all the calls. I thought I heard some Loons, but I couldn't be
sure.
This pond is just inside the Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge.
A grey and white Heron look for food.
The trail inside the refuge is shared access with motor vehicles. The
large gravel makes for a hard and bumpy ride. Hybrid or mountain tires are recommended.
Looking south from a ridge inside the refuge. This is where I turned
around. I was disappointed in the condition of the trail at this point and decided to
hightail it back to beat the impending rain.
Crash scene: Lucky mile marker 13.
I had just passed Trempeleau, I was cruising along, and not paying a whole lot of
attention when I noticed the 13 mile marker. I thought it would be a good time to stop and
set my secondary odometer and check the calibration. I hit the brakes too hard and fell
right down. This is where I discovered that wet leaves on top of mud do not provide much
traction. (Doh!). If you look closely in the large picture, you can see where the handle
bars are completely turned around backwards. I only scraped my right knee a little, but I
didn't have any bandages and I couldn't stop the bleeding. Fortunately, I was close to
Trempeleau, so I turned around and went into town to the Marathon gas station. A couple of
nice ladies provided me with some bandages, and I got back on the trail to finish this
excursion.
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