My first ride of the year to the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve. I surpassed the 10,000 mile mark on my Trek 7500 with this ride. I started my ride at 2:15 and returned home at 4:45 p.m. Skies were mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and light to moderate NE winds. I wore original Livestrong jersey with Trek shorts. 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 path] to [Poplar Creek Preserve Path]. I entererd the loop at 3:00, completed nearly one loop CCW, left the loop at 3:38, then continued onto Bode to Somerset to Dana to Abbywood to Park to Lacy to McKool to Short to Laurel to Center to Sycamore to Chestnut to Mark Thomas to Lake to North to Oak to Railroad to Berteau to [path] to Plymouth to Amherst to Bartlett to [Wilcox Trail] to Newport to Stearns to Greenbrook to Arlington to [Heritage Park Trail] to [Mallard Lake Trail] to [Mallard Lake parking lot 2x] to [path] to Cloverdale . . . to Home.