taco ride

Here's a fun ride: Champaign to Tolono.  10.2 miles south on First Street.  Once you reach the railroad tracks, turn right on Tolono's Main Street, which snakes through the interesting little town.

South of Champaign, First Street passes by UIUC and private farms, past some actual lakes and ponds (no doubt manmade, but I've learned not to be picky), past some out-of-place looking pre-fab housing in Savoy, then through soy- and corn-fields.

Best of all, there's a fun destination: the Taco Shack, which local renaissance man Seth recently reviewed for Smile Politely:

It's on Route 45/Neil Street, and you can reach it on Main Street after passing through Tolono.

If you'd rather not ride the 10 miles back up First Street, here's a 27 mile loop from Champaign to Tolono to Philo to Urbana.