GMRR Day 25 - Red Wing, MN to Bloomington, MN

The link to today's route and ride statistics is here.

Today was a fitting end to a great trip up the Mississippi.  We left early (7:00) due to a threat of rain around mid-day.  We quickly exited Minnesota, going back over the river into Wisconsin, where we spent most of the ride.  The weather was perfect, with temps in the high 50's to low 70's, a slight tailwind most of the way, and overcast skies.  I think the whole group was enjoying the day, as you can see by the SAG stop at a park where the St Croix River joins the Mississippi.

I stopped to take a photo of some wildflowers that have appeared along the route frequently over the last several days.

I also need to leave you with one more photo of a Wisconsin farm.

So after a day with a couple of climbs and lots of rolling hills, the Twin Cities came in to view,

We were put on bike paths for the last 10-15 miles in the city.  Some of them were pretty good, and some were not.  At any rate, we finally got a little rain in the last 5 miles or so, but not enough that it really bothered anything.  So in the end, we got rained on for two short stretches of a trip where rain threatened on a number of days.  Not too bad.

To wrap things up, we covered 1744 miles in 25 days, going through 9 states.  We saw the variety the heartland of this great country has to offer.  I am very pleased to have done this ride