Virgil Gilman Trail Photos
Large Steel Bridge to Waubonsee College

I found this bridge interesting and took a batch of photos of different parts of the bridge. The view above show the shadows coming off of the railings as you come down off the bridge heading southwest.

This is a view of the bridge over Route 56 as you head northwest. This is a pretty long bridge that crosses 4 lanes of expressway below.

The steel beams cross back and forth above you and create an interesting pattern above as you look up as you are crossing the bridge.

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This photo is a HDR (high dynamic range) view of the woods that the Virgil Gilman Trail passes through just before the northeastern end of the trail at Waubonsee Community College where we took a break for a late lunch.

The college had a cafeteria (which was closed when we were there) and vending machines and was a great place to take a break and have a snack.

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Looking off into the woods from the VG trail on our way back, I realized that I should probably have my glasses on! :-)

OK, seriously, Dale took the photo above using one of his secret, creative photo techniques (it involves moving the camera up and down while taking the photo).

This is a photo of the bridge over Galena Avenue that I mentioned earlier in the photo tour. This is a distinctive looking bridge that has a very different look from the large steel bridge over Route 56 and the Crooked Bridge in the woods. I must admit that this part of the trail has some interesting looking bridges.

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We rode the Virgil Gilman Trail in the early fall as the milk weed pods were starting to open. Dale got some nice close-up photos of the sun light shining through the white guts of the milk weed pods.

One more shot of the Crooked Bridge as we crossed over it on our way back to the Fox River Trail and back to Oswego, where we started this trip.

Dale and his recumbent riding off under the tall trees in the distance at the end of our ride on the Virgil Gilman Trail.