Posts Tagged ‘400 trail’
The Quiet Earth
August 19th, 2009 | 
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Omaha / Somewhere in middle America
Get right to the heart of matters / It’s the heart that matters more
I think you better turn your ticket in / And get your money back at the door
– counting crows
It became downright spooky when we arrived in the community of Elroy, WI early Sunday afternoon. Elroy is where the stars, or I should say the bike trails align. The 400 Trail, The Elroy Sparta Trail & The Omaha trail all meet in this little town. It’s here where the Elroy Commons, a renovated train station with gift shop, showers and bike rentals, stands as a gateway to about 100 miles of beautifully maintained bike trails. It’s here where we found out there were no restaurants, no shops of any sort and not a car on a road or a person on a sidewalk. Not even a cliché dog barking in the distance. Having just watched a flick from New Zealand called, “The Quiet Earth”, the day before, we had the spooky feeling we’d arrived on set.
Posted in My Weird Life, Quixotica, Random Thoughts, travel | 
Tags: 400 trail, biking, elroy, wisconsin | 
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Beyond Boundaries
Years ago while paddling along out on Devil’s Lake we came across this young couple who were out paddling as well. We learned then that they were a bit new to kayaking and actually lived nearby in Reedsburg, a community about 15 miles from our home here in Baraboo. Now, as often happens when you meet people in passing, we sort of dropped out of touch. It wasn’t until yesterday when we were out riding on the 400 bike trail that we realized that they were now married and owned an outdoor shop right along the trail.
400
Yesterday we drove about 15 miles west to explore the 400 Trail. The 400 is an old train track that had been converted to a bike trail some years back. You can’t say the trail is marketed very well. The website is devoid of the facts I wanted to know more about. The woman at the chamber of commerce and trail head office seemed surprised I’d wanted to purchase passes at all. I found myself clarifying repeatedly that there was a fee and I needed to pay it. I doubt many do. There were only about 4 cars in the lot on this particular sunny Sunday. Which I guess was just fine. We had it mostly to ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »
