We met the R's and K's in East Dundee and biked 21 miles south today. It was a gorgeous 70 degree day in Chicagoland with enough light cloud cover to keep us from squinting and perspiring. This was Ellen's first ride on this segment of the Fox River Trail, so we took her on the "clacketty, clacketty" bridge as we call it, which crosses the Fox under the Tri-State Tollway bridge, and makes a side trip to the Tyler Creek Forest Preserve. Here's a shot of Ellen, Marlene, and Patti on the bridge whose decking is wood planks on metal supports, hence creating the clacketty sound as you vibrate each board.
The trail underpass in downtown Elgin was well under water, necessitating a detour on city streets as we approached the casino.
Our favorite section is the mile-plus "roller coaster" hills between Elgin and South Elgin, seen below.
Our reward today -- a superb late breakfast at Benedict's in East Dundee!
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