Stevens Point route

We did the other part of the figure 8 that makes up the Nekoosa loop in the scenic trails book. I have to say, with the exception of the 20 miles just past Stevens Point, it wasn't anything special as far as scenery. The good miles had some great tree canopies and hills and fields and even some water that we could see.

We did have some really nice roads, and the weather was perfect for riding, so even though there wasn't any spectacular scenery, it was still a great day to be out on the bikes. We saw 2 red wing blackbirds chase a hawk across the highway right in front of us. The hawk could have killed and/or eaten them easily, but chose to be non-confrontational and flew away. Then on the way home we saw a turkey on the side of the interstate. Nothing like seeing a turkey right there when you are going 70 to get your heart going. Good thing the turkey was dumb and just ignored us.

We ate lunch at Bill's Pizza Shop on Main St. in Stevens Point on the way back. Excellent pizza with a unique crust. Very thin and not all nice an neat and perfect on the edges. They were very generous with the toppings as well. A good value for the price. After that, we headed to Waupaca and had ice cream at Scoopers which shares the parking lot with The Wheel House. They have the Cedar Crest line of ice cream and it was delicious as always.

Not sure if we are going riding tomorrow or not, but Monday we plan to head off to the Madison Zoo and maybe hit up State Street for lunch. It's Million Mile Monday so we plan to log some miles!!