Photos: Cycling across Wisconsin

John Gurda rides over a bridge on the La Crosse Trail as he begins a bike ride across Wisconsin.

A view of big sky near West Salem.

During a bike ride across Wisconsin, a blue flag iris was spotted in a trailside wetland.

Sonja and John Gurda pause outside a tunnel on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.

Cyclists prepare to enter a tunnel on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.

John Gurda rides on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.

Sonja Gurda moves her bicycle through a tunnel on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.

Sonja Gurda rides past outcrop on the 400 State Trail.

A close-up view of angelica on the 400 State Trail.

John Gurda pushes his bicycle up the Baraboo Range.

John Gurda rides his bicycle down the Baraboo Range.

Sonja Gurda pushes her bicycle off the Merrimac Ferry, which crosses the Wisconsin River between Sauk and Columbia counties.

Sheep amble in a field near Lodi.

A view of the Lodi Marsh.

You're never too old to enjoy watching a herd of calves.

Calves drink and await their turn in Dane County.

Cyclists enjoy the beauty of the Glacial Drumlin Trail.

Breakfast at the Fargo Mansion Inn, a B&B in Lake Mills.

Cyclist John Gurda prepares to leave the Fargo Mansion Inn in Lake Mills.

Sonja Gurda rides along the Glacial Drumlin Trail shortly before rain begins.

John Gurda takes five as rain falls on the Glacial Drumlin Trail.

Sonja Gurda maneuvers her bicycle through blowdown.