![My bike leaning up against bridge railing over the Menomonee River in Wauwatosa, WI](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/d4dc2dc6ed.jpg)
Here are a few unremarkable photos from my ride on the Oak Leaf Trail in Milwaukee County, WI. I rode a healthy chunk of the Menomonee River Line while exploring Wauwatosa, where my sister-in-law lives with her family. The whole trail network seems incredible, and I fully intend to bring my bike every time I return to Wisconsin so I can explore more of this system. I was lucky to see it with enough snow to add some beauty without being so much as to interfere with my ride.
![Morning light over the snowy Menomonee River (with a little bit of trash here and there).](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/48c283b868.jpg)
The entire trail was paved and pretty well maintained, with enough winding pathways and river crossings through the landscape to keep it interesting.
![The Menomonee River with stone retaining wall viewed from a bridge](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/f62cff17cf.jpg)
My favorite part was the Hoyt Park Footbridge, which I think was a WPA project:
![The Hoyt Park Footbridge over the Menomonee River](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/93ed1f07c6.jpg)