There's a rail trail detour that'll add a few miles around Gary if you don't want to go that way, but it's fine. I've ridden through Gary a few times and it's really nothing to worry about. Just take the most direct route through there and you'll be fine.
Lakeshore and Red Arrow Hwy are probably your best options and it should be quiet for auto traffic for the time being! Be aware that the lake front path and the bike path by Wolf Lake in Chicago are currently closed to bikes. Kevin In Madison, WI But formerly of Chicago and NWI On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 1:57:19 PM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > I rode part of this route, Evanston to Michigan City, en route to South > Bend, way back in 1991! I can't believe it's been that long. > > (I had a black and orange Cannondale mountain bike - I could have > purchased a Bridgestone and I have no idea why I didn't. I thought > Cannondales were so cool when I was 20.) > > Were I to undertake this ride today, I'd just use the google map route for > bicycle. I just reviewed the suggested route. It's not awful. And there's > some nice parts, like the ride through Indiana Dunes. > > The most direct route would be through Gary, which I think is probably > undesirable. I still remember my ride through Gary - I had no maps. I went > through Gary because I was navigating by following the lake. There were > four ferocious junkyard dogs that came barreling at me from various > directions as I made my way through town. For those terrifying moments, I > became a very strong rider. > > > On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 10:17:42 AM UTC-5, Tom Palmer wrote: >> >> I second the request. I have been planning a ride around Lake Michigan in >> the fall and this has been the largest concern. Crazy Guy on Bike has >> several stories about it but nothing obvious to me for the southern end of >> the lake, >> >> Tom Palmer >> Twin Lake, MI >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d31018be-7889-46cd-a376-81b985352799%40googlegroups.com.
