Grant Woods Bike Trail

We got in a quick 70 minute bike ride on the way to the grocery store today. Not as nice as the last few days with 52 degrees and wind and cloud cover, but the woods were still magnificent and the hilly terrain warmed us up quickly.



It's been a few years since I biked Grant Woods and I'd forgotten how lovely the area is. It was Ellen's first time here and she heartily concurred. We, the residents of Lake County, gave the Lake County Forest Preserve District over 200 million dollars over the past 15 years to acquire new lands in our rapidly developing area before subdivisions and strip malls take over, and this preserve is a prime example of what an outstanding job the LCFPD is doing.



Here is evidence that Illinois is not flat as a pancake. Lake County, especially, with its proximity to Wisconsin, has many hills left behind by the glaciers.