East of Galena to Apple River Canyon SP 10/22/2006

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=50 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c788e1dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <B>East of Galena to Apple River Canyon SP  10/22/2006</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=396 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Day 24 -  10/22/2006</div> <bR> <div> East of Galena to Apple River Canyon SP</div> <bR> <div> [<A HREF="http://customized-applications.com/recycle" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://customized-applications.com/recyc"><U>Home</U></A>]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://routeslip.com/map.php?map=11510" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://routeslip.com/map.php?map=11510"><U><IMG SRC="22e80660.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="358" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Click on the satellite view to zoom in on route details, pan along the route,  </div> <div> or switch between the satellite view and a map view.  </div> <div> Click on the browser Back button to return to this page.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Stats: 16.4    Miles,  1,397 ft climbing   (24 th day,  519.8 miles to date)</div> <bR> <div> Temp 35F at the start ... less than that when we stopped.  Wind NW 20, Gusts to 35. Partly cloudy, becoming high overcast.</div> <bR> <div> Seen on the trail</div> <div> Geese, ducks,  hawks, cows, horses, sheep, goats.  </div> <div> It was a bad week for the wildlife.  We saw 5 or 6 flattened possums, one flattened skunk.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="21180ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Getting ready to ride on another windy day</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21280ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Looking down on a long, winding road.</div> <div> Yesterday's trip brought us over that prominent hill in the distance.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21480ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> View from Schapville Road.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21580ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dropping down off of the ridge into the town of Schapville</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21680ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> More on the way into Schapville</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21780ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Leaves starting to turn.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21880ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Looking back down another big one just east of Schapville.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21980ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Cows and creek</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21a80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Just the creek</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21f80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Road flattens for a while.</div> <div>                    </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22680ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Then a turn gets us back up on the hills.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22780ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The photos just can't show how steep it is</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22980ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Seemed like this 3 mile gravel section was all up hill and against the wind..</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22c80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The bikes packed after the ride.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="22b80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Went for a short hike along a ridge above the Apple River.</div> <bR> <div> At this point we have roughly 70 miles left to complete our Grand Illinois Trail adventure.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=34 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="grand_illinois_trail45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hanover to 9 mi East of Galena"><U><B><IMG SRC="03816180.gif" border=0 width="22" height="24" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake LeAquaNa to Freeport 11/18/2006"><U><B><IMG SRC="03716180.gif" border=0 width="22" height="24" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="22"><B> </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="22"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>