Planned to ride to Nelson and back. My brother passed me as he was driving north to Pepin for lunch. Changed plans to meet him in Pepin. Rode past the directions and ended up turning around when I was out of the town (Bonus Miles). Deep fried pickles are a good recovery food, Right?
Headed south into some strong head and cross winds in the valleys. Turned onto highway 25 at Nelson. After 4 miles I found out that it takes you to Minnesota. Crossed the Mississippi and into Wabasha, MN. Figured I could cross back across the river at the next bridge. After a little while I checked my phone and saw that the next bridge was in Winona! Turned around and crossed the river again and back into Nelson to hop on highway 35. More “Bonus Miles”.
Crap ton of motorcycles all day long. There was a big river run going on. Vehicle count was 343 on the Garmin Connect IQ app. I’m sure that not all the motorcycles were counted. A true number is probably closer to 3-4X that number. Good ride. Did some heavy rehydrating at night.