Weekend S24O

I had read about an S24O somewhere on here and had decided it was something I wanted to do with the bicycle.  It consist of a sub 24 hour overnight camping trip. Janice and I chose to ride to Pattison State Park near Superior Wisconsin for our first bicycle S24O.  It is about a 75 mile round trip.  We left home at 2:00 PM Saturday and pulled back in at home at 1:00 PM Sunday.  

We had an all around good trip as the temperature was warm with a slight winds.  The only downfall of the whole trip was while riding on State Highway 35, someone through a tennis ball at Janice while driving by.  I have a "b a d" temperament at times...but I do my best, I swear.  I waved at them from the middle of the road using just one finger, but they chose not to stop.  That was good thinking on their part...for all parties involved.  The adrenaline was flowing.  Other than that one incident, all was good.

Our daughter Lisa took this picture of us as we were leaving Saturday afternoon...still fresh.

The park we camped at has the Black River as its main attraction, although it looks much different at Pattison Park.

That was nice of him.  It was the start of a 1436 acre state park. 

Our own little rented space for the night.  There were not many people here, but a few gnats.  They were not unbearable and when it cooled down in the evening, they were gone.

After a tuna wrap supper and pressed coffee, it was popcorn for dessert.

This is a pond just between the Manitou Falls on the Black River.  The Little Manitou Falls are just past the end of the lake you can see in this picture and The big Manitou Falls are just after.  The Little Falls drop 31 feet, which by the way isn't little.  There is a lot of water going over that 31 feet.  The Big Falls is the largest water fall in Wisconsin at 165 feet.

The Black River passes under the highway and shortly after drops

  

This is at the top of Big Manitou Falls.  The river takes a drop in elevation just past this point.   

This a view looking from near the top of the falls.  I will post up some pics of the falls later.