FINALLY! Tomorrow we head out for the first chapter of my quest for running a trail in every state - a quest that was to span from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. Obviously, it took us a while to get rolling - but rolling we will be tomorrow! Our itinerary:
- Wednesday/Thursday: drive to Illinois and drop Paul off at a college buddy's house then continue on to camp - probably in Portage, Indiana.
- Friday, April 22: run the Erie-Lackawanna trail from Hammond's Indiana Welcome Center on Corinne Drive to its southern trailhead at Crown Point, Indiana (roughly 14.25 miles). After fueling up in Crown Point (I hear there are good brew pubs there!), we head for Peoria Illinois, hopefully in time for a visit to the Caterpillar Visitors Center.
- Saturday, April 23: run the Rock Island Trail between Alta (after a stop at the Great Harvest there, yum!) to Princeville. Running buddy Connie has been singing the praises of this trail ever since her son moved to Peoria. I can't wait to try it! After running Rock Island, we pick up Paul then head to Wisconsin.
- Sunday, April 24: run the Pecatonica State Trail from Calamine to Belmont, Wisconsin (Belmont being the original capital of Wisconsin when it was still a territory). The trail promises to be a twisty turny affair along the Pecatonica River. I love love love running along rivers!
- Monday, April 25: we are in Iowa for the Pioneer Trail between Reinbeck and Holland - with the trail offering up a mix of farmland and conservation areas.
- Monday? Tuesday? - depends on how fast I'm running and how fast Hedwig the motorhome is cruising - brings us to Nebraska and the Dark Island Trail between Central City and Marquette and along which I will be treated to Nebraska's longest converted-from-railroad-trestle-bridge-to-pedestrian bridge, spanning the Platte River (a bridge that was originally built in the 1880s).
After that, it's back to Colorado where, if all went well, I can check 5 states off my list!
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Whoop! Whoop! Go, Mom!
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