September 29th was an exciting day as we experienced a Wisconsin Badger football game with Chad, Jen, and Kirk. We had arrived in Madison late the night before after navigating the Chicago area traffic on the Tri-State Tollway through the Friday evening commute. Saturday morning we loaded our bikes on the truck and set out for Chad and Jen’s house. 
After a delicious lunch the five of us mounted up our bikes to ride to historic Camp Randall Stadium for a Big Ten battle with Michigan State.
What a great day – and a great ride! For most of the five miles we rode on paved bicycle paths that thread their way through the middle of Madison to the University campus. Madison has to be one of the "bike friendliest" cities in the country.
The game was a hoot! It is quite an experience to be part of a sea of red colors, with 83,000 exuberant fans – most of them wearing an article of clothing that is red. Chad says that on game day the stadium crowd becomes the third largest city in the state of Wisconsin.
The Badgers squeaked out a victory that day – 37 to 34 – to the delight of the Wisconsin faithful. We arrived back at Chad and Jen’s house just as the last vestiges of day-light were fading. This was a truly memorable day!
2 comments:
Mrs. Carlson! You look SO great! I am reading your blog & just grinning away.
~ Danna (Waltz)
That looks like so much fun! You guys are an inspiration for fitness!! Dave and I used to have bikes on Guam...and used them about twice :)
I am enjoying your updates.
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