Chicago was beautiful. The weather was cool, and the wind off the lake did not disappoint. I checked out the Shedd Aquarium and the beluga whales and dolphins put on a show. I saw the lake, and the city, and hung out with my nieces and nephew and older brother…
I’m sitting in a coffee shop downtown, listening to the music playing in the background, and the pleasant murmur of conversation. Chicago is a cool 69, and not so windy today. Yesterday’s riding was harder than expected. I think the toll of the trip had started to catch up to…
I left the McDonalds and headed west. I quickly found that US50 was boring and after about an hour of straight road, two lanes either direction, I pulled off and took a detour through Wayne National Forest. I stuck to smaller roads after that, no more than one lane in…