I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 17, 2012 at 6:50am

Isn't it always full of snakes, rats and hard-shelled beetles?

Gene Tenner said:

On Air & Water Show weekend I avoid Navy Pier to Fullerton on the lakefront trail as if it were full of snakes, rats and hard-shelled beetles. I am unsure if Friday afternoon is as brimming with vermin.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 18, 2012 at 8:55am

For more bike ride photos from today, click here.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 20, 2012 at 4:28am

For more bike commute photos from today, click here.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 21, 2012 at 2:42am

This was an "I don't wanna go to work" morning commute. A perfect morning to keep on riding and riding.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 21, 2012 at 4:58am

For more bike commute photos from today, click here.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 22, 2012 at 4:39am

For more bike commute photos from today, click here.

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Permalink Reply by David Barish on August 22, 2012 at 4:56am

Gene's photos usually give a good flavor of the delight of riding on that particular day. Today's downed tree does not show how lovely it was this morning. More than one sense was needed to take that in. We have shared the difficulties of excessively cool or hot days. Today the air was crisp before dawn but was not cold. I wore a tee shirt with a pair of cycling sleeves and a pair of sandals. I could ride fast without working up much of a sweat and did not get cold when I stopped. As the sun rose the air warmed but there was still no need to take off the sleeves until I reached my destination in the loop. Days like this are a treasure. You could feel this in the air last night. I walked to the local drug store and stopped for a minute to look up, breath in the air, feel the faint whisper of impending autumn in a still summery tableau. I can't wait for this evening's ride home.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 22, 2012 at 5:01am

Yes, another beautiful morning ride. That tree makes it look as if we had storms, which of course we did not. Just a poor old tree with a limb that gave up?

Anyone else notice all of the sand between North Avenue and Fullerton on the LFP these last three days? Downright dangerous in a couple of spots. Did the Park District give everyone a few days off to recover from the Air and Water Show?