crazyguyonabike 
Topic: Bicycle Touring [change]
About  Help  FAQ  Sitemap  Options  Sponsors  Donate 

  ORTLIEB - CARRADICE - BERTHOUD
Special Bags for Special Bikes
www.wallbike.com
  
  Co-Motion Americano Rohloff Touring Bicycle - Unmatched frame reliability with the amazing Rohloff Speed hub’s 14 internal gears!
co-motion.com
  
  SAVE on Bicycle Touring & Camping Gear - BEST DEAL & BEST SELECTION. 50+ TOP QUALITY Brands! MSR, Ortlieb, Brooks, Tubus, Schwalbe etc.
www.cyclocamping.com
  
  Bike Touring News Store
Empowering The Bicycle Traveler -Surly, Ortlieb, Racktime, Schwalbe, Nitto, Lone Peak
store.biketouringnews.com
  

 Home  My  Journals*   Articles*  Forums*  Reviews*  Resources*  Classifieds*  Serendipity  Ratings*  Directory  Search  Website
 Contents   Latest  Thumbnails  Slideshow  Author  Guestbook  Printable  Edit  Relation  Search  Bookmark  RSS  Ratings

First Prev Next Last (13 pages) ContentsPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13

The Grand Illinois Trail


A 500-mile loop in the northern part of Illinois

505 miles (813 km) over 14 days from July 5, 2006 to July 18, 2006

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, 1-2 weeks
Locales: North America, United States, Illinois, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, McHenry, Rock Island, La Salle, Whiteside, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson
Year: 2006

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/GIT

Copyright © 2006-2012 By Bob Kastigar - (contact)

Status: Completed Jul 2006
Last updated: Saturday July 22, 2006 07:56 UTC -08:00
11,821 hits since July 1, 2006 (hitcounts updated nightly)
80 pics

Click here to see this page

Roughly the route of the Grand Illinois Trail


Table of Contents

Preliminary: Plan and Preparation
Day 1 Wednesday, July 5: Home, through the southern suburbs to the I&M Canal near Joliet
Day 2 Thursday, July 6: Near Channahon to LaSalle-Peru
Five Day Break: Visiting with the extended family
Day 3(riding), Wednesday, July 12 2006: From Peru, IL to Lock 22 of the Hennepin Trail
Day 4, Thursday, July 13: Lock 22 of the Hennepin Canal to the Campground on the Mississippi
The Hennepin Canal: Background and more detail about this
Day 5 Friday July 14: Camp Hauberg to (almost) Galena
Day 6, Saturday, July 15th: View Motel to Freeport
Day 7, Sunday, July 16: Freeport to Marengo
Day 8 Monday, July 17th: Marengo to Elgin
Day 9 Tuesday, July 18: Elgin to home
Epilogue and Closing Credits


Show links to this doc


First Prev Next Last (13 pages) ContentsPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13


"The Grand Illinois Trail" Copyright © 2006-2012 By Bob Kastigar - (contact). All rights reserved.
Website Copyright © 2000-2012 by Neil Gunton Thu 9 Feb 2012 16:24 UTC -08:00 (0.064s)      Top    Link    Report