South Corner of the Prairie Path

Just finished a ride along the prairie path. Started here in Batavia, down to the river, south to aurora, north to Wheaton and then west back to Batavia. Great ride, but fall is here to stay. Kinda cool around 58F. With the leaves changing colors and falling there is a lot of wildlife to see, such as bluejays, cardinals, and a very large hawk that was also startled out of its perch by the Baron. The only thing is that Aurora is challenging, the construction, the traffic, and its a little shady in spots as well. But the plus side to all that is, that I only pasted about 3 people from the east side of the river in aurora until almost near FermiLab. There are a fair amount of horse on this stretch as well, heads up for road apples.

The Girls

Just a few pics of the girls. Guess what Lucys favorite toy is? Correct- That tennis ball Daisy has.

Tough Ride

This past friday afternoon I took a ride on the fox river trail heading south from Batavia into Aurora. Beautiful ride, fast, empty space with lots of tree cover and a nice paved path. On the way home, I came across this solo war protester and as I sat there taking pictures I became totally moved by his act. It was the end of the business day, of course I was already well into my ride, but the commuters were well into their rides home. With a light breeze to keep "old glory" a movin' an a simple sign
- "NO WAR".

New Family Member

We have added a new family member. My wife's Electra Townie 7 speed.
My wife has had a serious back problem for awhile and after a long search and riding many bikes we found this Electra Townie which has feet forward technology. This puts her feet out in front of her and geometry is just perfect. Almost zero pain.