The Des Plaines River Trail...

...remains my favorite Chicagoland trail. I've avoided biking it since I returned home 2 weeks ago due to the river being over flood stage, but today we ventured onto it for a 24 mile bike ride. Even this early in Spring, it is as beautiful as ever...



The beavers have been busily engaged already...


...and one underpass, Route 132, had 6" of river on it. I headed right into it and served as a model for the 2 dozen Boy Scouts and leaders stopped at the other end debating what to do. When they saw me biking, the kids did the same -- some after taking their shoes and socks off ...



We also saw this guy horsing around the playground...



Great day on the trail!