Tammy Green » Entries tagged with "chicago"
Snow Scuplture Festival
The city of Chicago sponsors some unexpected, cool events from time to time. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this outdoor exhibit while searching for a photo safari. Ten foot blocks of packed snow were being sculpted by teams into shapes ranging from Oscar the Grouch to snOprah to a graceful Asian portrait and the delicate wings of an eagle. It was enough to make even me appreciate Winter. And that’s saying … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography
Home, Sweet Home, Chicago!
We made it home at 8:30pm with a final mileage of 6,546.6 miles. I’ll put up the day’s recap tomorrow. G’night! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Where are we?
Scenes from the Green City Market BBQ
Simply one of the best food events in the city of Chicago. More details on the Chicago Bites site. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
L.A.T.E. Night Bike Ride
Pete makes some predictions at the start of the ride. What a beautiful night for a bike ride! It was a clear night in the city with temperatures in the low 70’s and no humidity. I couldn’t ask for a nicer situation…and I’m glad nearly 9,000 members of my bike gang could join me. Awesome! If you’ve never done the L.A.T.E. night ride before, it’s a dead-of-night excursion through the city’s neighborhoods that ends with breakfast at Buckingham Fountain while the sun comes up. More details here. Some notes-to-self from this year’s ride: Pick up the rider packet early to guarantee a spot in the first wave. The worst part of the ride is “bunching”, and getting ahead of the pack is key to avoiding it. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
