single track rules
Its time to get over stage fright. I think I was more nervous about speaking publicly than battling 4′ waves on Lake Michigan but just like surviving those waves, I survived my first public appearance. Actually, just like getting over those waves and looking forward to more — I’m looking forward to the next opportunity to […]
Finally back at Waterfall and tried out the reroute of the trail. I like the change in the path, especially winding through the oak savannah and bumping into to a few stands of pine trees. I think the pines are one of my favorite aspects of the Waterfall Glen. The mileage for a full loop […]
Rolling on the Centennial Trail. The intention was to be on my road bike but I’m dealing with an issue with the extra set of rims and reoccurring flats. This is now one of my favorite rides on pavement. It’s a straight shot with light traffic and no cars. Lemont needs to work on a […]
A local outdoors gem. The Heritage Quarries are a nice, local diamond in the rough. Actually, I think that’s appealing factor, is it’s a rugged, work-in-progress. We hooked up the Burly’s and the Tag-a-longs for a 6ish miles of wooded and lake views ride. We even stopped and found one of the 9 geocaches that […]
Anytime is the perfect time to start cycling ! Here’s a cool info-graphic that I came across that helps answer the questions you’ve always had. Fall is the perfect time to get out on two wheels — especially on the Centennial Trail in Lemont. Park under the Lemont Road Bridge and head west, the colors […]
Another trip to the Palos Triangle. This time I met Tom for his first ever single track. He did pretty well, said it was eye-opening and fun. I mixed it up and we hit the yellow trail east – on Bull Whip over to Cemetery Ridge. I had the GoPro on and grabbed some footage. […]
Whoa did we have a great time on the trail. Want to inspire a someone to put down a video game, take them to the Palos Trail Network. I was towing the Burley with T and H was leading the way on his Schwinn. We parked at Wolf Road Woods on, well, Wolf Road. From […]
Finally on single track ! It’s been a record year for rain and the trails have been closed whenever I had the time to roll. It was great to hit the old favorites.
I learned a life lesson when my son said to me this weekend: “It’s just a little rain…” He reminded that weather, like many things are just a state of mind. You can let the rain ruin your day, or you just accept… or embrace it and go about your way. Over the weekend we […]
I figured I needed to start getting used to the road for the MS150 – what better place to start than racking up miles on the Centennial Trail. I started from the house and headed towards Willow Springs. Downhill was good, but I didn’t completely notice the tailwind. By the time I hit east bound […]