Kroger was still closed, so I went to another grocery store on my way out of town. The grocery store workers thought that it was really far away for a bicyclist. I think it was about 2 miles. Lesson learned: Don't trust advice, especially estimated distances, from people that don't bicycle.
I was glad that I hadn't tried to make it anywhere else because there were remnants of debris that had been cleaned up during the night.
I kept looking at it, doubting its existence. It's real.
I rolled into the Indiana Dunes State Park and there were signs stating that the campgrounds were full. I decided to take a hike and figure out what I was going to do. A relaxing but quite strenuous (sand is hard to hike in, especially up hill) hike through the oak forest and then along the beach.
A view from the beach to the dunes. Those hills are all sand.
The dunes move and cover up a forest. Sometimes the sands move and the former forest is revealed.
Chicago in the distance.
I decided that I had enough time and energy to make it to Chicago, so I headed out. The visitors center gave me a bicycling map of northern Indiana that gave me a visual to my Google directions. Bike paths from the Indiana Dunes to South Chicago and then a short road ride to the Lakefront Trail. I got to Chicago by the time that I said I would.
I passed a 15.5 mile marker and thought "This city is massive."
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