Bales of Fun

Eyota Loop: 32.84 miles
Tandem Pedal Time: 2 hours 31 minutes, average speed 12.9

It’s November and we are still pedaling the bike down the road. Our Eyota Loop is a great route to take this time of year, especially when we can see rain clouds off in the distance.  The route allows us to loop back home via shortcuts if needed.

As we pedaled along Olmsted County Road 142, we were fully aware of the hills we needed to climb before resting for lunch in Dover. During one climb, I looked to my left and saw Hwy 14, also a bike-able road, and noticed while CR142 was climbing, Hwy 14 was descending—how is that fair?

We still manage to enjoy every bike outing and seem to find something to explore along our route. These hay bales looked inviting and we stopped to get a closer view—I thought I could climb on top for a photo never realizing how huge these bales really are.

Being football Sunday, I couldn’t resist having this giant Viking wrap his arms around me. The Dover bar was getting ready to host an afternoon football party but we would be long gone before the real fun began. The weather was beginning to get quite cool and we wanted to get home before getting wet.