Le Tour tours Kickapoo State Park and the Rail Trail

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

What the bridge looked like prior to removal
And, yes it was a hazard
Bridge over Middlefork has been removed
Quite a drop off to the gravel bar not evident in the photo





Le Tour at abandoned bridge crossing

Pond Algae

Strip mine pond

West side of the park

West side of the Park



Speed Demon!  10 mph!!

Loong uphill grade leading out of the park





























 

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