Annawan to the Mississippi River - 34 miles Our last day on the Grand Illinois Trail was supposed to be easier. We left our heavy saddlebags at the hotel and planned to pick them up as we drove back. We didn't even get out of Best Western's parking lot...and Dot got a flat. Luckily, a gas station was next … Continue reading Day 5 – Epic Bike Adventure
Tag: trail
Day 4 – Epic Bike Adventure
Spring Valley to Annawan on the Hennepin Canal Trail - 40 Miles My day started at 4:20 AM when my husband texted to say Hello. Arrggh! I didn’t reply, but saw a news article pop up..... "Men rape women at Spring Valley motel.” There is only one motel in Spring Valley, and we were in it. I didn’t … Continue reading Day 4 – Epic Bike Adventure
Share this:
Day 3 – Epic Bike Adventure
Day Three. Morris to Spring Valley - Fifty miles  After yesterday's blow out, we patched Nancy’s tire so she could ride to the bike shopwhere she had both tires replaced. Upon leaving the store, other Nancy suddenly got a flat and had to get a new tube. We didn’t ride out of Morris until … Continue reading Day 3 – Epic Bike Adventure
Share this:
Epic Biking Adventure
Have you ever felt the need for an epic adventure to spice up your life? That’s how I felt last November when I met Nancy S. for a dainty lunch at the tea shop in Frankfort. We decided to bicycle across Illinois even though bicycling was relatively new to us. (First, I had to buy a … Continue reading Epic Biking Adventure
Share this:
Back to Nature
Sometimes a body just has to get away. The golf course community we live in during the winter is a wonderful place with many amenities, the manicured golf course, streets lined with palm trees, and flowers blooming on every street corner. It’s a paradise, but it isn’t real. The trees grow in neat rows, mounds … Continue reading Back to Nature
