Peshtigo rides?

[flatpick]

Business calls and we have some spare time....so......we are going to be renting some bikes from Vandervest and looking to get on the road for a couple days.

Any 'must see' sights or great rides around the Peshtigo/ Green Bay area?

Looking forward to a Road Glide trial!!!!

steve
'06 883R Taxes paid

[Buddha4]

Last year I did the WI HD dealer poker run. (21 dealers throughout the state) I went from Peshitgo towards Arbor Vitea. It was a nice ride.
This year I did a WI in state Iron Butt and we passed through Pshtigo on oour way to Superior.
You could also head east towards Sturgeon Bay. Keep in mind most of the rodes are two lanes and on the weekends you could run into a lone of RV/boat trailers due to the recreational draw of the area.

[flatpick]

we'll be in Sturgeon Bay for our 'business'. literally IN the bay. I'm a kayak designer and it's the Door Co Sea Kayak symposium were headed to! So we'll prolly have that end of the peninsula figered out.

Plus it's 'after ' the weekend event so....NO weekend traffic!

The lakes around Rhinelander look interesting but I don't know!

steve

[Buddha4]

Head towards Rhinelander, you'll enjoy the ride

[eprenzlow]

Just came back from a weekend ride from Pembine across to Rice Lake on US 8. Nice ride - lots of pine trees and the traffic was fairly light.

Riding into and out of Door County during the summer is a "take a number and get in line" no matter what day you go. Campers, SUV's trailers, etc.

For east-west rides starting around Peshtigo, you've got three choices across the state that are all pretty good. You can go State Hwy 64, US 8 or US 2 depending on how far north you want to go and how much time you have. A nice loop would be US 8 west to US 53, then north on US 53 to Hwy 63, then northeast on Hwy 63 to US 2 back to the east and down US 41 to Peshtigo. That's about a good two day ride. FYI - lids are mandatory in the U.P., but not in Wisconsin.

[eprenzlow]

http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/

[brittfan]

Hwy 70 is also a good ride across the northern part of the state. I ride it often from florence to park falls. Lots of state and federal forest land and enough towns along the way to gas up and chow down. When will you be out here??
p.s. Please watch out for bambi!!!!

[djw49]

Do not know if you already left for your trip but here goes:

You mentioned Rhinelander area...I have a log cabin retreat on Lake Nokomis just north of Tomahawk...less than 20 miles SW of Rhinelander.

Most all restaurants, watering holes, motels, etc are very biker-friendly since there is a HD factory in Tomahawk. I believe there are daily, free tours of factory...it is a good tour as they paint tin and make other parts like windshields and side cars. There is actually a couple different factory locations but the tour at the newer factory location(Kaphaem Road) should be your first stop, if you are interested. Rhinelander itself is OK, but the surrounding smaller towns are much more enjoyable to ride thru and spend time in.

If you are in area on a Friday evening check out one of the many all-you-can-eat fish frys...a Wisconsin tradition.

If you have time you can rent a pontoon for a half day thru Tomahawk Sports Center and enjoy some time on Lake Nokomis or Lake Mohawksin(actually the Wisconsin River). Great resurgence of bald eagles, loons, etc on many of the local lakes.

Most of the roads are two-lane, except US 51 is divided 4-lane till it intersects with Highway 8. If you are traveling during the week traffic will not be heavy.

There still are a few of the older resorts that have log cabins, etc. It is a great way to immerse yourself in the local culture unless you demand a spa!?! Just make sure you get a cabin near a lake so the ducks can wake you in the morning!

If you are into stopping at smaller out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere HD dealers for local "stuff", try to get to the Nothern Lights dealer in Arbor Vitae. Their located on right side US 51 maybe 3+ miles north of Minocqua/Woodruff area. Minocqua is a touristy town on the weekends but should be easy riding during the week. Lake Minocqua is a beautiful lake also, and Minocqua is actually a big island. There is also a larger dealer 40 miles to the south in the Wausau area.

Make sure you bring some warmer clothing if you plan on biking after 8PM. It can get downright cool as you meander near many of the local lakes. And as stated before...after dusk watch out for many deer, and maybe an occasional bear or coyote.

Also, Eagle River is a beautiful town to ride to...approx 35-40 miles NE of Rhinelander. I do not spend enough time there to give you any local info, but their chain of lakes is beautiful from what I hear.

If you have any questions on area I can be reached at:
d.white479@comcast.net as I do not get to this site daily.

And just incase your trip gets postponed or you want to come back...the second weekend after Labor day is the Tomahawk Fall Ride. Lots of fun without the congestion of Daytona, etc. HD will have 2008s to test ride, Ultra&Sportster raffles,etc.
Here's the link to this fun weekend:
http://www.tomahawkfallride.com/

Hope this helps,
Dan, an Illinoisan who likes to play in the northwoods.