We rode out today in the remnants of yesterday's weather in Madison. Yesterday was a doozie! Callene and I were called in our hotel room shortly before we intended to head out for some ice cream and given instructions regarding tornado sheltering in the conference center. Fortunately, it wasn't needed, but I shot this picture on the TV. There were 3 confirmed tornados in the area. Two were southwest of Madison and one was northeast. Madison also had over 5 inches of rain in the 24-hour period. I was told that it was near a record.
Today's destination was Belvidere, Illinois, 83 miles away. It was raining hard when we left Madison and it continued all morning. Southern Wisconsin appeared beautiful and bike friendly, but it was hard to appreciate in a driving rainstorm.
We rode through several locations with downed trees--one was on a house. In other locations the corn was flattened. I would have taken pictures but I didn't want to stop pedaling.
The idea was to work our was south and hope the weather improved. It did--this place is amazing--it went from driving rain to clear, hot and muggy in less than an hour.
We entered our 7th state early in the day near the Winnebago factory. The roads in Illinois were not as good as Wisconsin's. The scenery was similar--but not as pastoral.
Towards the end of the day, Jim (a former rider), met us with an ice chest full of Dairy Queen Blizzards and cold lemonade. On a hot and humid day they were a welcome treat.
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