Annual July 4th Ride

July Fourth in Gordon WI brings the biggest crowd this little town sees all year. A lot of the people that were raised here and now live elsewhere, come back to Gordon for this celebration...there are others from nearby towns that come...Then there are cabin people and tourist. Mind you this is a very small town...as far as population goes. There have been estimates of over 10,000 come to this celebration they call, "Gordon Good Neighbor Days." For the past few years, I have been a good neighbor by leaving town, therefore leaving room for someone else. I usually do a century ride on a bicycle path somewhere. I was due for a change of pace, so this year it was mountain biking. I drove to Hayward and started at CAMBA's Fish Hatchery trail head. I then hit the Makwa trail and rode that also. They have added length to Makwa this year by a few miles and the new stuff is very good, if not the best I have ridden. It is fantastic. I just do not think it can get much better then the new stuff they added. If you are in to the mountain biking, I would suggest trying to check it out. I rode for 3 hours 40 minutes today, over 25 miles, and all of it single track...well except for 100 yards. I do not think that is enough to count. Some of the new Makwa. I think it is the best flow trail I have ever ridden.
The CAMBA trails are very well marked