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Le Tour tours Kickapoo State Park and the Rail Trail

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The weather so far this Spring has been anything but conducive to cycling -- as is the case for several of us So when a good day presents itself -- good idea to take advantage of it Nice day for a ride in Kickapoo State Park and the connection to the Kickapoo Rail Trail Cool and breezy, but non the less a great ride The following day -- back to 30 -40 mph winds Le Tour arrives at KSP Riding east Skyline Drive eastbound The understory of the woods is greening up nicely Red Buds in bloom Difficult to see turtles on the log Several 'plooped' into the water prior to photo Le Tour, Sorghum?, and  Red Buds Must have been a siding along the RR years ago KRT looking east from Gray's Siding Red Buds along the KRT 90 feet above the river View NE from trestle KRT trestle over the Middle Fork Eagle nest in the upper left quadrant of the photo Eagle sightings are rare  Middle Fork valley deeply incised into surrounding land Middle Fork Valley Clump of wild flox Red Bud trees and pond Wh