Russel Road, Illinois

Russel Road is the first exit in Illinois heading south from Wisconsin, also affectionately know as Wolding South, as at any given there can be a number of Wolding trucks fueling up or parked there.

I stopped to do both....fuel and spend the night to be staged to head into downtown Chicago in the AM. The client advised me not to park on-site where I was to unload due to safety concerns.

I noticed a Wolding truck right in front of me in the first line as I was fueling. After fueling, I drove over to him and asked if he was "camping out" or taking a break. He replied he had 8 minutes to go on his required 30 minute break, so I whipped around the line and I was getting into position, he pulled out and I pulled in. There weren't any free spots I could see, so this was perfect timing.

I looked at my cell phone map and noticed a Park and bike trails less than a mile to the east so I get the bike together and changed clothes and headed over the over-pass to get a nice couple hour ride in.

Van Patten Woods.

Some local history.