Cycle Life Challenge Ride #7 Bean Creek Road to Collison Illinois

Loading up for the drive to Potomac, Illinois

 
Picking up Dwight who planned the itinerary

 
Unloaded near Potomac ready to go

We all had our masks on in the truck, and maintained social distancing as we rode




 
Bean Creek Road

 
Lots of trees, a welcome relief from constant corn and bean fields

 
Drop off to the right to Middle Fork of the Vermilion River
Stream valleys are much deeper here closer to the local base level of the Vermilion River

 
A Picker's Dream or Nightmare?

 
Patriotic Hoarder



 
We were missing seeing corn and beans  :)


 
Barriers around new trees to prevent deer from eating the bark


 
On the eastern edge of the Middle Fork Fish and Wildlife Area


 
Sharing the road



 
At the end of a track at the Middle Fork River
Much like a mountain bike trail and very steep 
 




 
Dwight and Dave

 
Vine climbing up the tree trunk



Some Cross-Training was required to get back up and out to the township road
 
Small Picnic area at Kinney's ford

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Well, 200 dollars would be too severe?


 
Middle Fork River


 
Collapsed house -- may have had some assistance
 



 
Halloween Decorations

 
Grain facility Collison, Illinois


 
Collison is small and extremely well kept


 
Reversing route back to Potomac


 
Difficult to see steep drop off

 
Ranger's vehicle

 
Middle Fork 

 Man fishing at extreme left
 


 
In contrast to the patriotic hoarder



 
Managing trees along the power lines


 
 
Back to the Start

 


 
Back at Dwight's
 A most excellent ride, and many thanks for planning the route!

 

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