It looks like I will be able to get a reasonable amount of exercise here with very little riding on highways. The Des Plains river trail runs for 31 miles through various Lake county forest preserves. It’s also much nicer to ride than the bike trail I found last week that runs farther east, requiring less riding on highways to get to and having been designed as a trail as opposed to a converted rail line. Having things like hills and curves sure beats riding in a straight line for 10 miles then turning around and doing it again. I never thought I would look forward to small elevation changes but around here it’s hard to find real hills to climb. Generally the highest thing I can see around me is one of the many water towers that dot the landscape.