09-13-2014, 10:54 AM
Interesting topic. And yes, I "have a road" or favorite route for those short morning/evening rides. For the early mornings, it's just about right in miles and minutes to get me ready for a coffee or breakfast and some time reading the paper. In the evening around dusk, it's just about right in miles and minutes to unwind from the workday and watch the last rays of the sun.
One advantage to living in such close proximity to a major city such as Chicago is that there is a fair amount of diversity in the choice of routes. Forest preserves and lakes (and critters!) or farmland or a very urban setting with small towns and lots of coffee shops and cafés to choose from. Many I like to frequent sit right alongside train tracks - I kinda dig train watching as I sit and read.
These little daily dallies manage to average 30 to 40 miles and the better part of an hour with a nice variation in scenery and speeds. No comparison to what other folks have in their own backyards but it just makes the long trips that much more meaningful when I can take one!
One advantage to living in such close proximity to a major city such as Chicago is that there is a fair amount of diversity in the choice of routes. Forest preserves and lakes (and critters!) or farmland or a very urban setting with small towns and lots of coffee shops and cafés to choose from. Many I like to frequent sit right alongside train tracks - I kinda dig train watching as I sit and read.
These little daily dallies manage to average 30 to 40 miles and the better part of an hour with a nice variation in scenery and speeds. No comparison to what other folks have in their own backyards but it just makes the long trips that much more meaningful when I can take one!