It wasn’t as stormy as it was yesterday, but it was cool and damp in the morning, slowly becoming sunny and windy in the afternoon. But the scenery and riding were wonderful as I followed the Trail of the Whispering Giants through Illinois on the way to the start of my Great Lakes ride in South Bend, Indiana.
To my motorcycling friends, the ride from Peoria up through Hopewell, Utica, and Ottawa, Illinois was beautiful – quiet twisty roads running along rivers and through the woods with very little traffic.
Giant #4 – Hopewell, Illinois, July 7
The first of my Giants was in the tiny village of Hopewell on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River.
Giant #5 – Starved Rock State Park near Utica, Illinois, July 7
The next Whispering Giant was at Starved Rock State Park near Utica, Ill.
Giant #6 – Ottawa, Illinois, July 7
This was my third and last Whispering Giant of the day located in park by the river in Ottawa, Ill.
That’s it for tonight. Tomorrow I head out to start circling the Great Lakes. I’ll meet up with my friend the Biker Priest (soon to be Biker Bishop!) in Erie, Penn.