An Afternoon at Linne Woods

One of the more regular and less adventurous bike routes I've been

 taking this summer is the North Branch trail, which follows along the 

north branch of the Chicago River from Northfield up to Park Ridge. 

Halfway there is an off-trail opening in the woods which reveals the 

River and a small bridge leading to a gravel walking path. The path

 also branches off to a large scenic prairie preserve. On the bridge

 I experimented with different landscape compositions and

 (remarkably) spotted a snapping turtle submerged underwater.

 Later I spotted an very common and unfriendly nocturnal rodent.

Morton Grove

Taken in July 2012