Neil's Tour 2003: Chicago-Atlanta-Chicago

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The bike just before leaving Overturned dump truck - a sign from the gods? Me, my parents, and my brother in Park Ridge Chicago skyline from the south ...plus a bit more Crossing the Indiana border Entering the metropolis of Perrysburg Sunset from the Mississinewa Lake campsite The school-bus and trailer-park campground The King of Beers! Sunset over the cornfield Basically nothing, but I was hot and resting in the shade Jon Schaffer's Spirit of '76 Collectibles Sun setting behind me as I ride out of Columbus A well-measured gravestone Bridge at Madison, IN into Kentucky Kentucky border crossing, with big hill in the background Read the sign if you wanna know! My stealth campsite Me and the bike over the Kentucky River Looking back towards the distillery Where are the bungee jumpers? Self-portrait in the Lexington library The best road ever (which is impossible to capture right) A nice DOWNhill! Waiting for the train... A beautiful looking Philips plant It just goes up from here (a steady 8% grade, I believe) Tennessee welcomes me. Campsite at Norris Dam A glimpse down to the lake Norris Dam More Dam Looking down on the Dam Olympic rafting site on the Ocoee River The view from Boyd Gap Georgia border crossing Blue Ridge Lake The view from Woody Gap Still up in the mountains Getting lower, but still up there The heavily-drugged Atlanta workgroup My Atlanta home for three nights Sun rising through the fog Alabama - is this a border I really want to cross? Living the High Life Sunset at Lake Guntersville Ok, now it's really sunset Crossing Wheeler Lake, to the west... ...and to the east Looking up from where my tent will be Moon through the pines at Wheeler Lake State Park Crossing the Tennessee River on the Natchez Trace Is that a river...or a lake? Entering Mississippi (there was a better sign ahead, but I had to turn) Tennessee again, this was the best sign here The Peach Orchard at Shiloh Illinois lost the most Union men at Shiloh The mostly-unmarked graves in the National Cemetary September 11th, 2003 at Shiloh Sunset at Mousetail Landing US 641: Beautiful Biking Road Education still pays in Kentucky Campsite at Kentucky Dam State Park Illinois, already? Moon through the trees in the clear blue sky Pickle Creek in Hawn State Park Failed self-portrait on the hiking trail Perfect place to eat a cream-cheese Danish Campsite at Hawn State Park Going down my last big hill (outside St. Genevieve) The moon behind the Arch Denise at Greg's recommended photo position The view from Greg's recommended photo position Shadow of the Arch St. Louis under perfect lighting Seeing what there is to see The Mississippi River View of Illinois Seeing the Arch, from the Arch That bug is an F-14 flying above the Arch Guess what, it's the Arch! The Arch as twin towers Farewell to the Arch Approaching the Mississippi at Alton Crossing into Illinois on the bridge The cables of the bridge Illionis State Capitol in Springfield Home!