Great Western Bike Trail - Photos 5
from St. Charles, IL to Sycamore, IL
(click on any of the bike trail photos to enlarge)
This trail passes over the 2nd bridge near some more baseball fields. That is where I
turned around. The trail continued on and I assume it heads into town, but I was really
looking forward to lunch by now.
This is where I took a break for lunch. I was hungry and thirsty at this point and the
sandwich, ice water, and apple I had in my case tasted great.
After lunch, I began to make my journey home. I passed a happy go lucky fellow with a
big 'ol farmdog. He waved and seemed to be very friendly. As I passed, I recognized the
scent of a combustible herb and immediately realized why he seemed so happy. The rest of
the trip back was fairly uneventful. When I finally hit the shade covered paved section
about about 6 miles into it, it was welcome relief. I contemplated hitting the Dairy Queen
in Wasco, but decided to continue on.
When I reached the trail head in St. Charles, I still had some gas in the tank, so to
speak, so I decided to check out the Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve across the street. It was
only a mile or so long, but passed through a nice little park and came out by the trail
that runs along Randall Road.
Bridge in Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve.
Long pedestrian bridge along Randal Road.
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