Benge,
Thanks for that link. Very informative, although it pointed me to the Katy trail. Mrs Duppie favors trails so now we may to do two tours this year.....
Robow,
The monotonous landscape is my concern as well for Bicycle Illinois. I would agree with you on keeping the tax dollars in my homestate. Hence my desire to take a "local" tour, but I think spending them anywhere in the midwest still trumps faraway destinations...
Peaks,
thanks for those ideas. GOBA sounds like something i need to add to my list of tours to do.
Duppie