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Title: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: beedawg on August 28, 2010, 04:54:13 PM

Start: Wabasha, MN
Via: Arcadia, WI
Distance: 269 mi. 250 - 300 mi.
End: Nelson, WI

GDB Route File attached

I'm working on PDF and XLS versions.  We'll see how that goes.

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: PKPK on August 28, 2010, 04:59:11 PM

Route looks deliciously squiggly.

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: beedawg on August 28, 2010, 10:02:14 PM

I've uploaded a newer version of the GDB file.  The original has a little blip in the afternoon route.  The only difference between the original and the newer version is a waypoint in the original called "Russell" has been deleted. Instead of turning left from 121 to CR V, the original route takes you past the turn a few hundred feet.

Freudian Slip?  Was I subconsciously trying to get people to practice u-turns?  Ha!

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: PKPK on August 28, 2010, 10:40:25 PM

Great!  Just fricking great!  I'm bagging this ride because I already loaded the GPS and put it on the bike and it's too late to upload it again and I don't want to deal with the route throwing me off. 

j/k

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: nraforevr on August 30, 2010, 09:01:28 AM

Ad hominem ride? What, we make snarkey remarks about each other all day?

P

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: beedawg on August 30, 2010, 09:58:13 AM

Quote from: nraforevr on August 30, 2010, 09:01:28 AM

Ad hominem ride? What, we make snarkey remarks about each other all day?

 ;D  I thought "ad hoc" sounded too... idunno, legal, or formal or something.  Just didn't have the right ring to it.

I was thinking that if we wanted to argue about which road to ride, we could insult each other's intelligence, looks, reputation, or mama.

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: Stinger on August 30, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

I wanted to ride Joos Valley instead of the pea rock G AND a ride with Brent that doesnt include Alligator Slide and Pretzel Pass seems wrong.

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: beedawg on August 30, 2010, 10:28:12 AM

Quote from: Stinger on August 30, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

I wanted to ride Joos Valley instead of the pea rock G AND

Yeah, I thought about that, but Lloyd said he rode it a couple weeks ago and it it was pretty bad in the middle.  And the pea rock G wasn't terrible, was it?

Quote from: Stinger on August 30, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

AND a ride with Brent that doesnt include Alligator Slide and Pretzel Pass seems wrong.

So I didn't disappoint, then?   ;)  I just love the view down into the valley from Pretzel Pass.

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: debbyjass on August 30, 2010, 12:02:21 PM

Quote from: Stinger on August 30, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

I wanted to ride Joos Valley instead of the pea rock G AND a ride with Brent that doesnt include Alligator Slide and Pretzel Pass seems wrong.

Ahh, some of my most favoritest roads in Wisconsin.  Just the names make you want to go exploring, don't they?!?!

(grammar mistake on porpoise.  ;) )

Title: Re: 08-29-10 Ad Hominem Ride GDB
Post by: flyinlow on August 30, 2010, 12:24:20 PM

Joos Valley is bad, there's about a 2 mile section where the road is torn up, deep ruts, etc.