I am in a dry hotel room watching the rain come down and feeling fortunate about the weather today. The forecast suggested an inch of rain with the largest amount between 10am and 2pm, some of my prime cycling times. … Continue reading →
Today I cycled from downtown Chicago to within a mile of the Wisconsin border. One last stay in Illinois, unless the forecast inch of rain tomorrow leads to a rest day. I have now bicycled all three directions in Chicago. … Continue reading →
Today was a train ride back to Chicago. The trip took eight hours instead of a scheduled four hours so I stayed in downtown Chicago. I was ready for 9am departure. The train had nice spots to park four bicycles … Continue reading →
Today brought me from downtown Chicago to northern Indiana. What I found surprising was the majority of my riding was on one trail or another. It became hot and humid by late morning and some trails offered a welcome break … Continue reading →
Quiet day in Chicago. I walked around some of the city, worked on my online course and read. Businesses are closed, many restaurants also have signs they are closed until Wednesday. Looked at tickets for the Willis Tower, but they … Continue reading →
Slightly longer ride today to reach Chicago. My plan is to take a rest day here on Independence Day. Last night I sorted out my route choices. The Adventure Cycling route listed 84 miles to Chicago which would have been … Continue reading →
Today it stayed almost dry for the first 35 miles. However, I had some heavier rain the last 10 miles and still got soaked. It was tough to time this one with scattered showers forecast until 5pm I continued to … Continue reading →
Today I got better weather than I expected from the forecast. Around 4am, a line of storms came through with thunder and lightning. The forecast told me increasing chances of more thundershowers in the afternoon with a total of an … Continue reading →
Today was a change of direction as well as slightly different cycling conditions. Since Albany my primary direction of travel has been west. Almost every day going a little further west. Today and upcoming days, the direction is instead to … Continue reading →
Today I reached Springfield (at last!) and another capitol. I also sheltered from the rain twice including a tornado warning. However, I am getting ahead of myself so lets start from the beginning… I was carefully watching the air quality … Continue reading →