A summer-like ride on St. Patrick's Day! My ride began at 11 a.m. and ended at 1:10 p.m. Skies were mostly sunny with temperatures starting in the mid-60s and ending in the low 70s with light to moderate southerly winds. For the first time in 2012, I wore my warm weather Livestrong colors. Home . . . to Cloverdale to Indigo to [path] to Arlington to Bartels to Central to Gary (sidewalk) to Travis to Ryan to [Schaumburg Metra] to Springinsguth to [path] to Grove to Mercury to [Starbucks at 11:28] to Mercury to Hartmann to [Olde Salem Park] to [Schaumburg-Hanover Park Trail] to [Ranger Park] to Tower to Frances to Yorkshire to East to Laurel to Center to Sycamore to Chestnut to Mark Thomas to Lake to North to Oak to Railroad to Berteau to [Leiseburg Park Path] to Plymouth to Amherst to Bartlett to {Jewel parking lot] to Hummingbird to Bartlett to Schick to [West Branch Trail] to [Lies Road Path] to Woodlake to Woodhill to Kuhn (sidewalk) to Madsen to Fox to Covington to [shopping center alley] to Thorn to Lawrence to Cloverdale . . . to Home.