I encountered the sign above. It’s along the Fox River Trail on the south side of Waukesha.

The sign goes up and the fence gets closed when the river rises above the usual banks and flows onto the trail.

When I see this notice I always check to see what the water level really is. Often times the path remains passable.

Today I was encouraged when I saw the debris at the high-water mark. The water was already way down. It did not cover the path.

However, there was a layer of wet, slimy mud making the route quite slick. I would either walk through and get my shoes sloppy, or I would ride through it and end up with splatter all over my bike and probably my back.

I turned around and rode streets in the area. Since I don’t often veer off the trail at this point I was able to travel some roads I have not been on in some time. Nothing wrong with that!

15.35 miles today. 263.13 miles YTD.