{"id":10764,"date":"2013-08-07T21:10:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T01:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=10764"},"modified":"2013-08-07T21:14:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T01:14:30","slug":"day-48-wednesday-august-7-crandon-to-shawano-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=10764","title":{"rendered":"Day 48. Wednesday, August 7 – Crandon to Shawano , Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again overcast and almost <\/em>60\u00b0 when we departed at seven. \u00a0The overcast muted the colors of the pretty flowers\"\"<\/a> on our rolling country road;\"\"<\/a> tough grades but short with several stretches of flat. \u00a0We could hear the wind rustling through the trees and felt it on our backs when there was a break in the trees. \u00a0The Northwoods part of Wisconsin is beautiful and filled with pines of all kinds; \"\"<\/a>once again the smell of Christmas filling the air. \u00a0In between the long stretches of woods, we would see the occasional log cabin,\"\"<\/a> church\"\"<\/a>or neatly kept home.\"\"<\/a>There was also an abundance of apple trees in yards and growing wild,\"\"<\/a> unfortunately they were not quite ripe yet. \u00a0You may have heard us mention how cold it has been, we were not kidding, the leaves are changing.\"\"<\/a> We were concerned we’d make it to Maine before<\/em> the leaves changed, but looks like we will miss the New England leaf show. \u00a0Of course we saw our required fields \"\"<\/a>and barns, \"\"<\/a>but Rudolf?\"\"<\/a>and a Golf Course\"\"<\/a> in the middle of nowhere<\/em>?! and well maintained, at that. \u00a0Around ten, the sun started to burn away the clouds\"\"<\/a> just as we met the wide open fields; we flew on the flat roads with the wind to our back. \u00a0Once again the flowers sparkled in the sun\"\"<\/a> and the green of the fields increased in intensity.\"\"<\/a>An hour later after getting our first glimpse of the Wolf River\"\"<\/a> we entered\u00a0the Menominee Indian Reservation. \u00a0For almost two hours we rode the rolling roads through beautiful thick forests;\"\"<\/a> we had to climb each hill without winds assistance on tired legs. \u00a0In the thick woods, we did not realize the clouds were gathering again. \u00a0It was only on our occasional glimpse of the river \"\"<\/a>we could see the sky. \u00a0Just after noon and 60 miles, we took a break for lunch deep in \u00a0the woods. \u00a0A couple more shots of the river\"\"<\/a> and the Keshena Falls.\"\"<\/a> After one o’clock, we finally broke out of the forest and turned towards town;\"\"<\/a> instantly regretting the wish for civilization on this busy road (ignore the fact this pic was taken with no cars). \u00a0But the road was flat, which was exactly what we needed. \u00a0Arrived in town a half an hour later, but stopped for a chocolate milkshake, so didn’t check in for a half an hour later after 73 miles.\n\t\t