May 1, 2025 May is National Bike Month: What’s happening in the Chicago area A lot goes on in the Chicago area for National Bike Month, including commuting challenges and a bike-to-school day. Here’s a summary and list of suburban events.
April 16, 2025 Spring break: Why the Tetons are great for Chicago-area bicyclists I just got back from Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming — a national park that accommodates bicyclists well. Is this the perfect national park for us Chicagoans?
March 20, 2025 ‘Bike Vessel’ documentary: Where exactly father and son rode, and ride, in the Chicago area The stars of the documentary “Bike Vessel” have talked only generally about their route from St. Louis to Chicago. So how exactly did they ride from Joliet to Chicago’s lakefront?
February 27, 2025 Great ride: Sheridan Road through the North Shore suburbs If you live on or near the North Shore, you know how great Sheridan Road is to ride. Here’s my little video tour of this fantasyland in the North Shore suburbs on a June day.
February 21, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: Riding Lake Shore Drive in Michiana We survived the cold snap, but I’m still dreaming of summer, like my road trip last August to Michiana and another Lake Shore Drive.
February 19, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: See the sunrise during Bike the Drive Until summer’s here again, let’s imagine riding on Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive with no cars on it and the sun still rising.
February 17, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: Riding Fort Sheridan in June We need coping mechanisms to get through the winter. The sights and sounds of Fort Sheridan and Lake Michigan in June are a good start.
February 11, 2025 DuPage County’s own suggested bike rides, and my road loops Our counties and many towns post online maps of bike routes and trails. DuPage County goes a step further by suggesting whole rides. I’ve made my own loops, too.
February 7, 2025 Ride snippet: The West DuPage River Trail’s south end in February I headed south to buy a few degrees for a ride in February, and I was lucky to find sunshine and the south end of the West Branch DuPage River Trail.
January 22, 2025 Favorite roads: Powis and Munger in DuPage County Lying amid the forest on the west edge of DuPage County are two roads that make good bike rides: Powis Road and Munger Road, connected by Smith Road.
January 14, 2025 Ride snippet: Fall colors around Lake Ellyn My quest last fall to document great fall colors in suburban Chicago led me to tree-lined Glen Ellyn, and it did not disappoint. It was especially pretty around Lake Ellyn.
January 12, 2025 Favorite ride: Long Grove to Wauconda to Lake Zurich One of my favorite rides takes me on roads through Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Wauconda and Lake Zurich.
