My first ride of the year to Poplar Creek Loop and back. I started my ride at 11:28 a.m. and returned home at 2:31 p.m. Skies were mostly sunny with temperatures in the low-70s and light to moderate northwesterly winds. I wore Trek shorts and original Livestrong jersey. Home . . . to Cloverdale to Indigo to [path] to Arlington to Bartels to Central to Gary (sidewalk) to Travis to Ryan to [Schaumburg Metra] to [parking lot] to Springinsguth to Norwell to Slingerland to Weathersfield to Knollwood to Bode to [Poplar Creek Trail]. I entered the Poplar Creek loop at 12:13 (mileage = 8.7) and made more than one full loop cw (mileage = 18.6). I then continued onto Bode to Somerset to Dana to Abbywood to Park to Streamwood to East to Whitewood [former home] to Clematis to East to Woodland Heights to Buttitta to Frances to Tower to [Ranger Park] to [Hanover Park-Schaumburg Trail] to [Olde Salem Park] to Hartmann to Mercury to [Schaumburg Starbucks @ 1:40]. I resumed my ride at 2:05 and continued to Mercury to Grove to [path] to Springinsguth to Fenz to [Schaumburg Metra Station] to Ryan to Travis to Rodenburg (sidewalk) to Bryn Mawr to Lake to Keeney to Argyle to Virginia to Lawrence to [Mallard Lake Forest Preserve]. Completed one loop of parking lot and continued to Lawrence to Cloverdale . . . to Home.