The journey from Chicago to Milwaukee, a stop in between of Racine

Bike trails are my friends. I really enjoy them for the lack of vehicular traffic, the good surfaces they have and the other cyclists I get to see when I see anyone. I get a bit frustrated with the lack of signs leading a rider between trails, even when the two ends are in the same town. They do lack the great welcome signs that the roads have. Here are the signs that signifies the Illinois/Wisconsin state lines. No warm welcome.









It was a pretty much uneventful time going from Chicago to Racine. I rode through a sculpture park in the 'burbs north of Chicago. Interesting sculptures but nothing that made me stop my bike to take a picture.




















Racine was the first time I used the warmshowers website to find a host and it was amazing. John and Paula are a great couple that fed me a delicious dinner and breakfast. Paula helped me with my route to Milwaukee. They told me about the other bicyclists they hosted (Bikeloc, 2 guys bicycling across the country setting up potlucks at different communities and asking people about local foods, eventually creating a documentary,and Bike and Brew, a tour of microbreweries).












It was a good day to ride to Milwaukee. I had a snack near an overpass, the only shade I could find and noticed a nest on the top corner of the tunnel.















Of course, I didn't follow the directions and ended up on a nice ride of the lake shore before heading in the right direction.