An extended length ride to Busse Woods. I started my ride at 7:52 and returned home at 11:25 a.m. Skies started off mostly cloudy but turned partly cloudy as the ride progressed. Temperatures were in the mid-70s, and a refreshingly cool breeze from the ENE was welcome despite its resistance. Home . . . to Cloverdale to Indigo to [path] to Arlington to Catalina to Arlington to County Farm to Swinford to Longford to Newport to Devon to Ontarioville to Liberty to [Hanover Park Metra Station] to [Hanover Park Starbucks] to Church to Laurel to Hanover to [Walgreen's parking lot] to [Westview Shopping Center] to Tower to [Ranger Park] to [Hanover Park-Schaumburg Trail] to [portage] to Walnut to Weathersfield to Plum Grove (sidewalk) to University to Vermont to Gibson to Biesterfield to White Trail to Rohlwing to [bike path] to Busse Woods trail. Completed one loop of Busse Woods Trail (ccw). I then retraced path back to Biesterfield to Michigan to [path] to Schooner to Longboat to Blue Jay to Plum Grove to Rose to [Roselle Metra] to Maple to Prospect to Main to [Roselle Starbucks] to Central to Hill to Pine to West End to Bryn Mawr to Mensching to Rosedale to [Lake Street Bike Bridge] to William to Scenic to Royal to [Springfield Park Path] to [path] to Lawrence to Cloverdale . . . to Home.