http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/14/3-days-by-bike/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/14/3-days-by-bike/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:43:58 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8154 We began our 3 day bike trip through rural west-central Wisconsin in a downpour.  In fact it rained on and off much of the first 2 days with the sun waiting to show its face until the morning of our very last day.  You may think that’s a bad thing, but in truth biking in [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/14/3-days-by-bike/feed/ 3 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/09/changing-gears/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/09/changing-gears/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:56:15 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8146 Tomorrow we being a three-day cycling adventure through the heart of Wisconsin beginning on the Elroy-Sparta trail, then continuing on the state 400 trail.   The Elroy-Sparta trail is converted railway that covers about 32 miles of rural Wisconsin.  The show stoppers on this trail are the 3 tunnels cut through Wisconsin hill country, the longest [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/06/09/changing-gears/feed/ 2 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/08/19/the-quiet-earth/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/08/19/the-quiet-earth/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:09:52 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4821 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. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/08/19/the-quiet-earth/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/20/beyond-boundaries/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/20/beyond-boundaries/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:59:09 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4547 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 [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/07/20/beyond-boundaries/feed/ 1 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/29/400/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/29/400/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:34:48 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=4382 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 [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2009/06/29/400/feed/ 2