Another great Tour de Farms ! So glad that my family could ride with me this year !I was able to complete 75 miles on Saturday and 50 on Sunday. It was great to see my family waiting for me at the finish line ! New note – I’m riding in the 2016 Tour de […]
Saturday I set out to see if I could do a combo of the CalSag, Tinley Creek and George Dunn Trails. This time I brought my friend Frank, figured someone else should enjoy the tour with me, or help if something breaks on the bike. We set out at a steady pace ranging from 14-16 […]
Getting my season started, late… Better late than never I suppose and glad that I did. I think the built up excitement fired me up to push myself harder, than or panicking about the MS150. I felt solid out there. The Centennial is still a wonderful asset to Lemont, though the trail head leaves a […]
Any day is a good day to get on the water — even more so in the Spring when Get Out Fever sets in ! We had sun, and plenty of wind as well, to the tune of 20-25 mph out of the west. The wind was strong enough to make going up stream incredibly easy […]
Why stay in just because it’s cold outside ? Not enough snow to shoe, so the boys and I went over to the Heritage Quarries. We parked at the eastern most lot, and really enjoyed the drive back. Our Subaru Outback helped make the road feel like an adventure with all the pot holes from winter. […]
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 […]
They said it couldn’t be done but we did it ! H+T climbed up a mountain, after we drove a good portion… 🙂 It doesn’t matter to me or them because we had a great time and they know they’ve been to to the (almost) top of the highest point in Vermont.
Finally back in the saddle — and I need to get more time in the saddle with the MS150 ride coming up in June. The weather was chilly. I forgot how much I’ve learned to enjoy the Waterfall Glen loop, with Signal Hill added in. Signal is a tough climb, especially at the beginning of […]