Participated in Bike the Drive for my ninth consecutive year. Left my Fairmont Hotel room at 5:13 a.m. for a mini breakfast at 5:19 and started riding at 5:37. I took Columbus to Randolph to Michigan Avenue sidewalk to the starting point at Jackson and Lake Shore Drive. Riding onto LSD at 5:48, I headed north on LSD and rode to the northernmost point of the course at the Bryn Mawr Avenue rest stop (at 6:24). I left the rest stop at 6:32, passed the Drake Hotel at 7:10, and reached the Grant Park rest stop at 7:15, then continued south. Pausing to take photos from the Oakwood Blvd bridge at 7:38, I continued to the southernmost point of the course at the Museum of Science and Industry rest stop (7:52 - 8:05). I then rode north again, passing Grant Park at 8:37 and the Bryn Mawr rest stop at 9:10. I finished my ride in Grant Park at 9:53. Skies were clear for much of the ride, with a few stray clouds toward the end. Temperatures started at 66 and rose into the low 70s. I wore Castelli shorts, short sleeve jersey, and Giro gloves. I stopped a number of times to take photos and video clips with my iPhone and took numerous photos on my bike with Canon camera. I later realized that this ride gave May, 2016 my record for monthly mileage, eclipsing my previous best in October, 2010.