It's about ... time for a visit/ excursion along the southern portion of the Lake Front Trail... let's say from Soldier Field to Rainbow Beach. The weather looks to be fully cooperative.
We'll depart from the community parking lot in Hyde Park located at the SW corner of S. Stony Island and E. 60th Street. (The Obama Library is almost directly across the street from this lot. There is no fee to park here and it is occupied mostly by vehicles U of C folks, and Obama Library construction staff). We'll view the Statue of the Republic, The Japanese Garden (aka Garden of the Phoenix), Sky Landing (Yoko Ono), consider visiting Rainbow Beach, and then head north to Soldier Field and Museum campus. Lunch will be at the end of the ride at Valois Restaurant on E. 53rd street Hyde Park.
Distance around 22-25 miles RT
Ride will be limited to 10 so please RSVP
Please bring a snack (to tide you over until lunch)
Please bring a good lock
Guesstimate return arrival to Evanston 3 (+) pm depending on traffic
My cell phone number for the day: 773-848-3008
Please take a gander at the links below... good information.
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/rainbow-beach-park
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/japanese-garden
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/sky-landing-artwork
https://www.valoisrestaurant.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Field
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northerly_Island maybe