The warm weather has returned! Let's ride up to Lake Forest and Hometown Coffee via the Botanic Garden and the Skokie Valley Bike Trail, meeting at Wilmette Panera at 9 am. Our route is the previous standard one going Wilmette, Hibbard, Willow, Forest Way to the North branch by the lagoon into the Botanic Garden (rest stop), Lake Cook, Hastings, Clavey, Skokie valley trail to Ahwanee, Onwentsia over to S. Western, onto McClory bike trail into Lake Forest. Return the scenic route via Lake St., etc., McClory through Ft. Sheridan etc. to Ravinia Train Station (rest stop) to Green Bay with variants for Green Bay Rd. construction. Pace is 14-15, est. mileage, about 42.