So I decided to see how far I could ride my bike... and as I was going I thought it would be cool to take some pics on the way back of anything interesting. Here are the pictures. They are from my phone, which is complete shit, so the quality isn't great but you get the idea. The pictures start where I turned around and started coming home.
The route: (about 30 miles round trip)
My turnaround point. The entire trail is 18 miles but I'm just not good enough for that yet. And I already knew getting back was going to be brutal.
Glimpse of the trail itself.
The skyline from 31st street harbor.
The harbor itself.
Police cameras are everywhere in Chicago.
McCormick Place, the largest convention center in the country. (pretty much all the buildings you see are part of it)
Trail etiquette - if only the tourists would read this....
Getting closer to downtown. Soldier Field and Burnham Harbor.
It's so nice when everything is green.... too bad winter exists.
3 miles done since I turned around.
Soldier Field.
Adler Planetarium, neat place, but was getting too tired to bike over to it for a better pic.
Right in front of the Shedd Aquarium - nearly downtown.
Field Museum.
Lakeshore Drive separating me from Grant Park.
Look familiar?
Prettyful trees. The tall white building that looks like the old WTCs is the 3rd tallest in the city at 1,136 feet.
Sears Tower peaking above a hideous box. Still the tallest in the city at 1,450 feet and 108 floors.
Bike sharing station.
A lil ship.
I want this yacht - helicopter on the top. Yes please.
Double-decker draw bridge over the Chicago river.
The lonely Lake Point Tower.
Biggest tourist trap in the city. God this camera sucks.
Right next to Navy Pier is where Chicago gets its water - the largest water purification plant in the world - a million gallons of water per minute.
Typical postcard shot whatever.
Onward!
Oak Street Beach.
Oak Street Beach - it's pretty early still and a little chilly so not very busy.
Looking back towards downtown.
The next beach.. in a long chain of beaches...
Nothing is open yet.
Further and further north.
Dat crystal clear lake water.
Trail is a bit busier on the north side, nothing compared to a weekend though.
Flowers yayyyy
I need a boat.
Boats and shit.
The building in the middle is a favorite of mine.
Baseball fields and an old clocktower turned into a restaurant.
Yayyy getting close to home now. I skipped some other beaches and stuff because at this point I was pretty damn tired and just wanted to get home.
Start of the Lakefront Trail and Edgewater Beach... about 10 minutes away from my house.
No more bike trail, time to navigate the city streets for the last bit.
But they make it pretty easy.
Just signage.
The closest CTA station to me, and one of my favorite restaurants - Summer. Ugh such good Thai food.
My street, the end is finally near.
Home sweet home.
Putting my bike away - shot of the backyard.
Landlord likes these metal animals for some reason.
Last but not least - a terrible picture of me in my near death state.