OT: Bike Trail Fail...Shake Rag Trail

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It was Sunday morning early and Barb had the urge to bike.

Barb had heard of a new trail and we went exploring yesterday. The trail between Dodgeville and Mineral Point is called Shake Rag Trail.

The trail looked like a winner to Barb at first but she quickly changed her opinion when it wove in and out between a real bike trail and riding on a road with lots of traffic and a narrow lane for bikes.

We had driven to Mineral Point so early and she still wanted to ride so the nearest nice trail was in New Glarus and I eagerly chauffeured her there.

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I dropped off Barb at the Chalet Land Haus parking lot in New Glarus and she biked to Monticello and back. It was a 1.5 hour round trip. This is a well maintained and scenic bike trail.

I kept myself amused looking in the beautiful shops in New Glarus and I scored a new liter Spaten Beer Mug at the Glarnerladen shop there.

After I picked up Barb we went to the New Glarus Hotel and ate their wonderful Swiss Sunday morning brunch.
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Can you say "meat and potatoes?".

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there was a salad bar but no photo.

there was also a cheese table I visited twice.

That is a buffet I would need to avoid. I find the name Shake Rag interesting, when I lived in Tupelo, MS the NE part of town was called Shake Rag. It was destroyed in 1935 by a tornado that killed over 240 people. The section of the Hooch I like to fish most is at an area called Shake Rag. I have no idea why either place was called that.