Adam, Ilter and Foghat Take a Slow Ride down the Fox

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Time: March 30, 2013 from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: 8:30 Northwest Line Metra from OTC to Crystal Lake
Event Type: social
Organized By: Adam Z
Latest Activity: Mar 31, 2013

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We plan on taking the 8:30am train from Chicago that arrives in Crystal Lake at 9:51, though we are picking up the train at other points. I will be picking up the train at Dee Road. Once in Crystal Lake, we will be riding at our usual pace down the Fox River trail to Aurora to ride the BNSF back to Union Station. We are very unlikely to set any speed records.

This ride is not necessarily a beer ride, but keep in mind that Two Brothers is near the end point in Aurora. There is also a place called Emmet's in West Dundee. If the group wants to stop there, who am I to argue?

The trip is about 40 miles. The trains leave Aurora at 4:20 (heh) and 6:20.

Ride report: There was beer, construction, wind and good times. Photographic Evidence:

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Comment by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on March 29, 2013 at 6:17am: How could I miss this! I'm three blocks from the Dee Road station. Too bad more aren't attending. Foghat played Park Ridge in August.

Comment by Lanterne Rouge on March 29, 2013 at 6:17am: I'd love to join you guys but my wife had already made plans (unbeknownst to me.)

Comment by Adam Z on March 29, 2013 at 5:06am

Comment by John Greenfield on March 29, 2013 at 2:37am: Suburban riding is fun but "I'm a Fool for the City."

Comment by John Greenfield on March 29, 2013 at 2:36am: I once led a ride that did this from Aurora to Crystal Lake, ending with dinner at The Breakers, a tiki-Chinese restaurant, currently closed because a f---ing car drove into the kitchen. The best part of the ride was that we had a sweet northbound tailwind and we never had to turn around and deal with the headwind!

Comment by ilter on March 29, 2013 at 2:34am: Forecast is a temp in mid 40s in late morning, going up to high 50s in the afternoon, and decent headwind with gusts up to 20mph in the afternoon. Trail might be somewhat protected from wind though.