amy and i found a new trail to ride. it isn’t exactly new, but it’s new to us. it’s called waterfall glen and it circles around argonne national laboratory in suburban chicago. it’s a 30 minute drive from our house but it’s well worth the drive as the scenery here is top notch. the path is crushed limestone and runs about 9.8 miles in length according to my bike computer. there are several semi technical downhills which you can really freak you when you first see them. the trail is pretty open and isn’t highly technical like the john muir trails but it was still a lot of fun to cruse through and more enjoyable then some of the sections of the prairie path. don’t get me wrong, i like the prairie path (especially the long 50 mile loop) but some of the straight sections next to the train tracks are pretty boring and hot as hell when the sun is overhead. that limestone starts to cook you from the bottom while the sun is cooking from the top. anyhow, back to the new trail … it has some great twists and turns and the scenery is really cool. from grasslands, marshes, trees, to waterfalls this path has it all. you can also go off the limestone path for some hiking if you want, but we didn’t venture there today. i think we’ll give it a try again next weekend if the weather holds up. now that we know what to expect i can really try to hit some of those hills with a bit more snap … no holding back this time.