Outbound Leg Kathy Wagner-Selbach led a ride along the Old Plank Road Trail this morning. There were almost a dozen or so riders present. Most were faces I did not know or had seen a few times in the past. But it was a great day to be out riding and that was all that [...]
Picking A Destination The bikes were already packed from yesterday’s ride so it was a matter of choosing a destination on the way to breakfast. Over bagels with peanut butter and acai smoothies we decided to revisit the Fox River Trail. The constant dress rehearsal for an anti-gun video that seems to have settled on [...]
Scouting The Connections Connie and I drove up towards the Stearns Road Project to try to find out where the marsupial bridge that was part of this effort connected with the Fox River. Then it was a drive back to the Tekawitha Forest Preserve where she began her solo ride to view the on-the-ground connections. Her [...]
Prologue When last we rode Lee’s bike was having some maintenance issues. It turns out that his bottom bracket was “bone dry” to use his terms. And his chain needed some cleaning to remove layers of dirt and grease. So when we parted last week he went on a mission to purchase the tools needed [...]
Outbound Leg The La Rabida Children’s Hospital parking lot is a good choice if you want safe parking that is FREE! After getting our bikes ready we head down to the South Shore Cultural Center for a Nature Break. Then we hit the trail in earnest to make our way northward to the Museum Campus [...]
The day began with a trip into the City of Chicago to visit the South Shore Cultural Center. This is the old South Shore Country Club and still hosts a golf course on the grounds. Inside the building has undergone a few years of rehab and still looks pretty good. There are large dining rooms [...]
Outbound Leg The weather today was merely fantastic! Hot but not too humid with a smattering of clouds to keep the blue sky honest and a bit of a breeze. I was joined today once again by Lee Gernes. We made pit stops at the police station before heading over to the Walgreens to buy [...]
Another Day Dawns Today began with a cool, crisp air about it. But it was promised that the temperatures would elevate into the 70s. So I risked a pair of shorts and a long sleeved nylon shirt and topped it off with a fleece vest. It proved to be the right mix of warmth and [...]
Imagine A Woodstock Where Everyone Is Sober Relax with the sweet sounds of hammered and mountain dulcimers at the 23rd Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival. Gebhard Woods is a beautiful Illinois state park with trails to hike and ride on, rivers and streams to fish in, and on the weekend of June 11-12, [...]
Cue sheet for Frontier Park Kite Fly Festival Deja Vu, All Over Again Wheaton had a version of this event earlier in the year. We went there and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Enough so that when I learned about this one today in Frontier Park I wasted no time in planning a route to get there [...]
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