Kennekuk Park Revisted
When Illinois gives you a 50F sunny afternoon in January, it best to take advantage of it
Parked at the Visitor Center and rode most of the roads and alcoves north of there
Diamond Back got the call to duty today
Riding into Hickory Hollow
View of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River valley
Attempt at a Suzanne like photo
And another
Horseshoe Pond
A 7 mile hiking trail can be accessed here
NO BIKES
At Bunker Hill Historic Area
Neff Grocery; Gasoline, Beer, Ice, Bread, Milk, MiniMart and all night video tape rental
(maybe not that last item) 😉
Herb Garden
One room school house
Moved here from near Newtown, IL
“Don’t make me come back there!”
Vermilion Chapel available for weddings — 2 hour time limit – ???
(L&D may be interested, we will get to them in a little while)
Water source with dual Garceau in the background
Continuing North
Mallard Point sans any ducks
Lake Mingo from Mallard Point
Another View
Researching Bats Lake Mingo
Rolled on to Rotary Point
Observation Walkway
That wood is beginning to splinter 😉
Views From L&D’s Spot
Oak Leaves
Boat Ramp to the Middle Fork
View South
View North
Steep slopes aren’t hills, they are valley walls
Much more downcutting here as the Middle Fork approaches the Vermilion River whose base level of erosion is the Wabash
Back to the Edge and home — very nice way to spend an afternoon in January
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You got in a lot of area on your special “sun” day ;’-). One thing about riding alone is that you get plenty of opportunity to stop at your whim to take a photo! There were several photos I would have taken on this my “sun” day had I not been riding with someone else. That’s all ok though as I use challenges and photo taking as a focus for a ride. When I am fortunate enough to have a riding buddy that is all I need and all I do.
Seems we are both having some excellent weather at the moment even it might be fleeting. Nice ride and photos you have shared Rich.
Thanks Nancy, this time of year we gotta take what we can get. 🙂
Looks like you made the most of your sunny day! Lots of interesting things to look at – and a sunburst!
You are an inspiration! 🙂
Looks like a great outing, in January no less! As I type this, I’m watching the snow fall outside my window.
Not much wintery precip so far . . . . .
Wind and cold, lots of that.
The sun is slowwwwwwly working its way back north. 🙂
Q for you and Bill and anyone else — how often do you overhaul (as in re-lube hubs and BB etc?
Well, I’m not actually much of a bike mechanic. I lube chains, replace tires, adjust brakes and shifters, replace parts like pedals or saddles, etc. Other than that, I try to get each bike into a bike shop once a year and tell them to do whatever it needs.
I’m with Bob. I’m not totally useless — I do all the basic maintenance stuff — but my “main” bike (currently the Ogre) goes into the shop once a year for full professional treatment.
Rich, if this is January, are you sure you’re in Illinois?????
KInd of in the January Thaw right now, but, that was an excellent day.
Some of the photos look like I was in Bavaria.