Setting Out cen_trailmap (PDF) The Centennial Trail runs between The Isle A La Cache Museum in Romeoville to Columbia Woods. Beginning at the western end makes it easy to find a washroom before setting out on the 12.5 mile stretch. It turns out that half way to the eastern terminus we did encounter a new [...]
Getting Underway We chose to park at the UIC campus parking lot at Taylor and Halsted Streets. This is the place where we previously began our Four Star Bike Tour ride. It is relatively cheap on the weekends and right up the street is a Caribou Coffee with a public washroom. So we parked and [...]
Church Celebrates Its 100th Year! Cent Times October 11 (PDF) Read more about it here…
We Begin With A Parade As we were unpacking our bikes we heard some rumbling from glass pack tail pipes. I looked up and there were dozens of hot rods bearing down on the Batavia Municipal Parking Lot. They kept coming and I grabbed the camera and tried to capture as much of the celebration [...]
We Begin On A Flat Note As we were unloading the Tour Easys from the van Connie noted that the rear tire appeared to have lost more air than usual during our regular re-inflation process. I was tempted to wait until the tire lost enough air to verify her suspicions but that was not necessary. [...]
Background Elmhurst Bicycle Club has any number of longtime ride leaders. Each of them has a “signature ride”. This one belongs to Joanne DeZur. She told me today that she has a group ride image from each of the nine years she has led this ride. Today’s ride had eight (8) participants including this reporter. [...]
Watch, or maybe I should say ‘listen’ to Bruce Colar praying the opening prayer for our Sunday morning services.
Wonderful Weather It would be criminal to have been forced to stay indoors today! The weather was picture perfect and while the high was nearly 80 degrees it was low humidity. It made for a wonderful day to ride and the fall colors were gorgeous! Whalon Lake is situated in Will County. Just “across the [...]
A Weekend of Glorious Colors Staying indoors today would have been criminal. If you could have been out you should have been. I wonder if people realize that all the moodiness they often experience is possibly due to a lack of sufficient exercise? If you were to travel the entire length of the Fox River [...]
Cue sheet for Quinn’s Coffeehouse Ride Outbound Leg I donned the tail sock and front fairing on the Easy Racers Tour Easy and set out for McCollum Park. The ride is easy until you reach Leask Lane where the traffic picks up its pace and you have to really stay alert. When you cross Ogden [...]
Getting An Early Start We changed our plans and did the Pumpkin Pie Ride 2011 again this year. This is an excellent ride which if you have never done you should. It starts and ends at the Ottawa, IL YMCA and has five routes. The longest is 102 miles on pavement while the shortest is [...]
Outbound Leg By the time we had reached the highway and were heading into the city it seemed reasonable to park on Recreation Drive and head south to the State Street area where Active Transportation Alliance was conducting its Open Streets event. But I was curious whether the turnout for the Major Taylor Club ride [...]
New and State-approved for Illinois motorists - click on the plate to reserve yours!
Deliver a key message while supporting LIB's motorist and bicyclist education efforts. Plates will be produced when 1500 reservations are reached. So far: 1,500+
Click on either design below
Garmin Connect : Routes Archive Grid Chicago