Rails-To-Trails and other trails I’ve biked

• Arkansas’ Lake Fayetteville Tra
• Arkansas’ Scull Creek/Mud Creek Trail (Fayetteville)

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• Alaska – Anchorage trails
• Alaska – Juneau trails

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• Arizona’s Buena Vista Mountain Bike Trail
• Arizona’s Ghost of the Coyote Trail Mountain Bike Trail
• Arizona – Grand Canyon’s South Rim Bikeway
• Arizona’s Rim View Trail encircling Page, Arizona

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• Colorado’s Cherry Creek Trail in Denver
• Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon Trail
• Colorado’s Grand Junction Riverfront Trail
• Colorado’s Salida Trail
• Colorado’s South Platte River/Mary Carter Greenway Trail in Denver area

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• Florida’s Big Shoals Lands
• Florida’s Cape Haze Pioneer Trail
• Florida’s Cross Florida Greenway Trail
• Florida’s Everglades Loop Trail
• Florida’s Ft. Clinch State Park Trail
• Florida’s Gainesville area trails (Gainesville-Hawthorne, Depot Ave., Waldo Road, and Paynes Prairie Preserve
• Florida’s Gulf Islands National Seashore
• Florida’s Guana Tolomato Matanzas Trail
• Florida’s Jacksonville-Baldwin Trail
• Florida’s Lake Minneola/South Lake Trail
• Florida’s Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
• Florida’s Legacy Trail
• Florida’s Little Econ Trail
• Florida’s Munson Hills Loop mountain bike trail in Apalachicola Natl. Forest
• Florida’s Nature Coast Trail
• Florida’s Paisley Lake Mountain Bike Trail in the Ocala National Forest
• Florida’s Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail
• Florida’s Pinellas Trail
• Florida’s Santos Mountain Bike Trails in the Ocala National Forest
• Florida’s Seminole-Wekiva Trail
• Florida’s Suncoast Trail
• Florida’s Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic RR Trail
• Florida’s Twilight Loop mountain bike trail/Munson Hills Offroad Bike area
• Florida’s Van Fleet Trail
• Florida’s West Orange Trail
• Florida’s Wilderness Park’s Flatwoods Park Paved Trail
• Florida’s Wilderness Park Off-Road Mountain Biking Loop
• Florida’s Withlacoochee Trail State Park

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• Georgia’s Augusta Canal Trail
• Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore
• Georgia’s Jekyll Island
• Georgia’s St. Simon’s Island

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• Idaho’s Bill Chipman Palouse Trail in Moscow
• Idaho’s Hiawatha Trail which straddles the Idaho/Montana border (through 9 tunnels and over 7 trestles in the Bitterroot Mountains)
• Idaho’s Latah Trail in Moscow
• Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes

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• Illinois’ I and M (Illinois and Michigan) Canal State Trail (Channahon to LaSalle)
• Illinois’ Jane Addams Trail
• Illinois’ Long Prairie Trail
• See also my CHICAGOLAND TRAILS INDEX (30+ trails)
  

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• Kansas’ Levee Trail in Salina
• Kansas’ Shunga Trail in Topeka

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• Kentucky’s Louisville Riverfront Trail

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• Maine’s Acadia National Park carriage road system
• Maine’s Kennebec Valley Trail
• Maine’s Lagrange Rail Trail

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• Massachusett’s Cape Cod, Nantucket Island, and Martha’s Vineyard Trails
• Massachusett’s Shining Sea Bikeway on Cape Cod

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• Missouri’s Katy Trail

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• Montana’s Hiawatha Trail which straddles the Idaho/Montana border (through 9 tunnels and over 7 trestles in the Bitterroot Mountains)
• Montana’s Missoula Riverfront Trail System (3 trails)
• Montana’s River Edge Trail in Great Falls

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• Nebraska’s Big Papio Trail in Omaha

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• New Hampshire’s Northern Rail Trail

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• Ohio’s North Coast Inland Trail

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• Oklahoma City’s River Trail

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• Oregon’s Columbia River Trail East in Portland
• Oregon’s Columbia River Trail West in Portland
• Oregon’s Springwater Trail in Portland

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• Pennsylvania’s Clarion-Little Toby Rail Trail

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• South Carolina’s Killer 3 Trail in Manchester State Forest
• South Carolina’s North Augusta Greeneway Trail

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• South Dakota’s Sioux Falls’ Loop Trail
• South Dakota’s Mickelson Trail (Black Hills)

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• Tennessee’s Knoxville Trails

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• Utah’s Potash Scenic Road

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• Vermont’s Burlington Bikeway (Island Line Trail)
• Vermont’s Delaware and Hudson Trail

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• Virginia’s Virginia Creeper Trail in the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area
• Virginia’s New River Trail State Park

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• Washington’s Bill Chipman Palouse Trail in Pullman
• Washington’s Burke-Gillman Trail in Seattle
• Washington’s Cedar River Trail in Renton (Seattle area)
• Washington’s Greenbelt Trail in Clarkston
• Washington’s Interurban Trail in Bellingham

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• Wisconsin’s “400″ State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Badger State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Eisenbahn State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Glacial Drumlin State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Great River State Trail
• Wisconsin’s Kenosha County Bike Trail
• Wisconsin’s Ozaukee Interurban Trail
• Wisconsin’s Sugar River State Trail
  
  

…and can be found at  chucksadventures.blogspot.com

Also, for information on Biking, Hiking, and Paddling, head on over to Bike, Hike, and Paddle.

 

• Blackwell Forest Trail in DuPage County.

• Busse Reservoir Bike Trail in northwest Chicagoland

• Centennial Trail of southwest Chicagoland

• Chicago Lakefront Path

• Danada/Herrick Lake Trail in DuPage County

• Deer Grove Forest Preserve Mountain Bike Trail of northwestern Chicagoland

• Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County (Northern section)
• Des Plaines River Trail in Cook County (Southern section)

• Fox River Trail in western Chicagoland.

• Grant Woods Trail in Lake County

• Great Western Trail of western Chicagoland.

• Green Bay Trail of northern Chicagoland

• Hebron Trail of McHenry County

• Illinois Prairie Path of western Chicagoland

• I & M Canal Trail of southern Cook County

• I & M Canal State Trail (Channahon to LaSalle)
• Kenosha (WI) County Bike Trail of Wisconsin

• McHenry’s Prairie Trailof northwestern Chicagoland
• Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve of northern Chicagoland

• Millennium Trail of Lake County

• Moraine Hills State Park in northwest Chicagoland.

• North Branch of the Chicago River Trail in northern Chicagoland

• North Shore Trail of northern Chicagoland

• Old Plank Road Trail of southwest Chicagoland

• Palatine Bike Trail in northwest Chicagoland.

• Poplar Creek Forest Preserve Trailin northwest Chicagoland

• Robert McClory Trail in northern Chicagoland

• Rock Run Greenway Trailin southwestern Chicagoland
• Skokie Valley Trail of northern Chicagoland

• Veteran Acres/Sterne’s Woods mountain bike trails in Crystal Lake

• Virgil Gilman Trail in western Chicagoland

• Waterfall Glen Forest Trail of southwestern Chicagoland

… because that’s where most readers expect to find me. So please click here for Chuck’s latest Adventures.

Author Info

It’s better to be lost in the woods
Than found in the city.
–Ollie Olsen–

I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and developed an abiding love for the outdoors through the Boy Scouts. I currently live in Wauconda located in Lake County, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago with a population of about 13,000 and a distinct rural flavor. Local hiking and biking are available in several dozen forest preserves in the area. Also, the Millennium Bike Trail runs through Singing Hills Forest Preserve right behind my house.

My oldest son, Scott, (on the right) received his Bachelors and Masters in Architecture degrees from the University of Illinois and is now a licensed architect employed at an architectural firm in Darien, Illinois. He also plays flute for the Palatine Community Band and his church orchestra. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Wheaton, Illinois.

Steve graduated magna cum laude (economics) from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was honored with the Byron Rivers Award for the school year 1996-1997 as the Overall Best Disk Jockey. He currently works as a stocks and bonds trader with JPMorgan-Chase as an assistant financial planner. He lives in Park Ridge.

The Fremd High School boys cross country team accepting the trophy for third place in the State of Illinois following the 1994 state meet in Peoria, Illinois. Head Coach Rich Bokor is in the white sweater in the back row, next to me. I coached for 16 years and this was the highlight moment.

Front row: (l to r) Mike Leonardi, Brian Folkers, Matt Yesko, Jeff Berkson
Back row: Eric Kapusinski, Steve Schlader, Coach Bokor, Coach Morlock, Kris Bakos, Jason Kapusinski
Center row: (the short runner): Paul Kenost

GREAT JOB, GUYS!

I sing with my church choir as well as with the Village Singers of Lake Zurich which performs two concerts per year along with appearances at a variety of community events. Our membership ranges from 35-45 voices, depending on the concert.

The big problem here in the Chicago area is the lack of nearby backpacking locales. Fortunately I have other passions which can be pursued around town, including mountain biking, hiking, and kayaking. We have numerous large forest preserves which provide lengthy bike trails (paved and unpaved), as well as several rivers and lakes for paddling, many of which are listed on my site and include photos and info.

Today we biked. Moab is arguably the mountain biking mecca of the country. However, even the easiest rated trails have 500 or more feet of elevation gain and the desert environment and 90+ degree temps make for strenuous biking. So instead, we biked IN Moab — touring residential areas and making our way to the north edge of town and the trail to the Arches National Park entrance, 7.5 miles one way. Here’s the new bridge to take the bikes over the Colorado River…

… and here’s a side channel of the Colorado below the bridge and the awesome rock formations lining the banks…

Then Ellen’s bike got a flat. I biked back to the motel and drove the van to pick her up. Next came a tasty lunch at the Moab Diner, followed by replacing the bad tube. We decided to take another jaunt on the bikes despite the 90+ degree heat, and Ellen made a new biking buddy…

… and we biked another 5 miles in the 90+ degree heat through more residential areas and came upon the lovely Mill Creek Parkway Path seen below…

That made a grand total of nearly 20 miles for the day, over 300 for the month, and over 1900 for the year. Tomorrow we raft all day on the Colorado, so check out those pictures tomorrow night.

This afternoon, we drove over to Canyonlands NP despite threatening skies, and walked a number of short trails to overlooks and viewpoints. This park “preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries.” With only 10 inches of precipitation a year, it is arid high desert with panoramic vistas, as seen here overlooking Shafer Trail.

Upheaval Dome is 3.4 miles deep and 2 miles across, and scientists can’t agree if it was caused by a meteor strike or a salt dome upheaval…

Two more overlooks are represented in these 2 shots. The storm is dead center in this shot, and though lightning bursts were prevalent, we couldn’t capture one in a photo. The Green River is far off but the storm haze prevented a photo. Saturday we leave on a 9 day canoe trip down 130 miles of the Green, half of which will have us in Canyonlands NP, but seeing the sights from a far different perspective.

It did drizzle on us a few times, and Ellen was finally able to catch the end of a lightning strike as we drove, seen in this shot if yo click to enlarge and look closely…

Then it was back to Moab and a buffet of salad, soup, and pizza at Zax.

Today was another fairly early start to beat the afternoon heat. It was 79 degrees when we started before 9am — and 91 degrees 3 hours later when we finished. The hike is 4+ miles round trip and traverses the beautiful Negro Bill Canyon and then a side canyon to the natural bridge. William Granstaff, for whom the canyon is named, settled in the Moab area in 1877 and was one of the first non-Native Americans to live here.

The hike is on Bureau of Land Management land and they are waging battle with the invasive Tamarisk, which has displaced native vegetation on 1.6 million acres of our western lands. After 20 years of study, various agencies have imported Tamarisk leaf beetles to defoliate the plants without affecting any other plant or animal species. I read that a large tamarisk plant can have a root system 100 feet deep and can consume 20,000 gallons of river water daily! Below shows the result of the battle in one section of this canyon…

There are about 8 easy creek crossings on the hike…

Morning Glory Natural Bridge is 243 feet in length, making it the sixth longest rock span in the country. The pool below it somewhat reminds me of Morning Glory Pool in Yellowstone’s Old Faithful area, making me wonder if that accounts for the bridge’s name. The bridge is adjacent to the nearby cliff face but is only connected to the mountain on the 2 sides (you can see light between the bridge and the cliff.)

 

We saw people atop the bridge, and then 10 minutes later they began rappelling down the cliff face and joined us on the ground as seen here. (They were with an outfitter and they drove and hiked up top to get to the cliff.)

Arches National Park, with over 2000 natural aches and countless other geologic marvels, hits you right in the eyeballs the first few miles with countless sights such as this…

Then we hiked to, around, and up next to Balanced Rock seen below…

The plan had been to camp at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks this week and do a lot of hiking and biking. The 100+ degree temperatures forced a change of plans. Instead, we are in a motel in Moab, and got an early start this morning to hike to several of the arches. The plan sort of worked — the temp was only 84 when we began the 2 hour, 3 mile trek to Delicate Arch (elevation gain of 500+ feet), but it was already 94 degrees during the hike back, and we felt it. The arch was well worth the effort, though, as seen below…

Petroglyphs are also extant in the park, as seen here, with horse, rider, and big horn sheep carved by the indigenous Ute tribe 350 years ago…

We also hiked the half mile to Skyline Arch, which just 68 years ago became a top attraction after an immense section fell out of the arch and more than doubled the opening’s size…

Finally, below are several more shots of the hundreds of miscellaneous arches and spires we saw…

Click here for more Arches NP photos.

… south of Grand Junction and traveling west through Unaweep Canyon and then Dolores River Canyon  (also called the Unaweep Tubeguache Scenic and Historic Byway) is a magnificent drive and not to be missed.  Below are a few pictures to exemplify my advice…

We arrived at Mark and Wilma’s after biking in Grand Junction, and they immediately took us to the Grill at the Deer Creek Village Golf Club for supper, and then to the Chapel of the Cross for a free concert by Lucille Reilly (the Dulcimer Lady). She is the 1995 and 2003 International Autoharp Champion as well as the 1997 Hammered Dulcimer Champion.

Her 75 minute concert was wonderful as she entertained us on both instruments, explained about the instruments, and enlivened the evening with her charm and wit.  Below is her 80 string hammered dulcimer.  See her if you ever have the opportunity!

Wilma’s raised-bed vegetable garden has been extremely productive this year as demonstrated by Ellen and Wilma below…

… and here they are preparing tomorrow evening’s green beans…

The next day we drove up to the 10,000+ foot high Grand Mesa National Forest and had lunch at the Spruce Lake Lodge…

… and reveled at the magnificent mountain scenery…

The final stop on the “tour” was the town of Mesa on the other side of Grand Mesa, where we had some ice cream at the new coffee shop called Blink, near which we spotted these signs…

(For those who don’t understand — the CTA is the Chicago Transit Authority — which operates 1300 miles away from this Colorado town.)

After rafting through Glenwood Canyon, we drove to Grand Junction and biked an hour (in 95 degree heat!) on their trail. When we biked here last year, Riverside Drive was under construction. It’s finished now and beautiful, and it’s far easier to find the trailhead parking
areas now. The trail takes you under roads and train tracks (as seen below) making it a safe trail to bike…

… and many sections are along the Colorado River, giving lovely views as you pedal.

You can see my post from last year when we biked this trail.

Today we rafted with Glenwood Canyon Rafting out of West Glenwood. The 10 mile paddle ended at their property along the Colorado River, making a bus ride back unnecessary. Our guide, Betty was fantastic — one of the finest I’ve had in my several dozen raft trips across the country. I’ve driven I-70 through Glenwood Canyon many times and biked the trail several times, and always thought this more of a float trip than a whitewater trip, but I was incorrect. Even in mid-August, the beginning section, called Shoshone Rapids, still has class 2 and 3 rapids and we got soaked by the very cold water many times. It was wonderful!

When Betty learned we had rafted before, she put Ellen and me in the front positions. Here’s a shot just before we hit the standing wave at Maneater Rapid…

… and then as we are inundated by the wall of water…

Besides rafts, you could also do the lower section of the trip (after Shoshone Rapids) in an inflateable kayak or “duckie” as seen here…

Just before take-out they constructed a “wall” to create a big drop and wave for the whitewater kayakers. Here’s a shot after we went over the 4 foot high rock wall…

This is this world’s largest hot springs pool. The Ute Indians named the springs “Yampah” or “Big Medicine,” and I remember as a child in the 1950s being told of the healing powers of the springs by my maternal grandfather, who rarely traveled but did come here for the springs. The spring flows at 3.5 million gallons daily, one of the largest in the world, emerging from the ground at 122 degrees and allowing the immense therapy pool to be kept at 104 degrees and the huge main pool (over 400 feet long) to be 90 to 93 degrees — year around! I highly recommend this to all who travel here — and here’s their website info.

They have 2 water slides. We purchased a special package providing admission, a free drink, and 8 rides each on the slides. We did try the Blue Comet slide, which you travel through on your back and butt, as Ellen is embarking down in this photo…

… but we preferred the green slide which you ride through on a tube. This shot shows me (or at least my feet) as I travel the twisting tube on flowing water…

… and which abruptly plunks you down in the landing pool at the bottom as Ellen demonstrates below…

We spent about 3 hours here, first in the hot pool, then swimming, sliding the slides, sunning, relaxing, and of course people-watching. This is a wonderful family outing, and seeing the young children frolicking and diving and screeching with delight inside the slides brought back happy recollections of bringing Scott and Steve here several decades ago. Do they even remember our times here?

The next stop was the local Chevy dealer to get the van’s oil changed, tires rotated, and rear view mirror reattached (it fell down yesterday!) Tomorrow it’s rafting and then driving to Cedaredge to visit the Reevers, so check back for more adventures tomorrow.

Today we rode the gondola/tram up Iron Mountain to the 9 year old Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, a new adventure for both of us. Many of the attractions are geared to children, but the 70 minute guided cave tour, the alpine coaster ride, and the tram ride up and down the mountain appealed to us. Here’s the view of Glenwood Springs from the gondola ride…

… and here’s Ellen from the outdoor Overlook Grille Restaurant where we ate lunch…

The cave tour was very well done. I’ve been on three of the National Park Service cave tours (Mammoth, Jewel, and Wind) and this tour was as nice and our tour guide as knowledgeable. Below is a shot of the corridor…

… and some of the 127 stairs down into the Kings Room which is the best preserved area open to the public…

… and still containing hundreds of stalagtites and stalagmites and other geologic formations, undisturbed by humans over the hundred-plus years since the complex of caverns was discovered…

A photographer was down below getting photos of us hundreds of feet into the ground…

The highlight of the adventure park in our opinion was the Canyon Flyer, an Alpine Coaster that follows a track 4300 feet in length, losing 1000 feet in altitude as it makes hairpin turns and winds around trees and shrubbery as seen here…

An automated camera captures the smiling faces of the riders…

The coaster costs $7.50 per ride if you don’t purchase the all-day pass for $42.00 which includes the cave tour and unlimited rides, plus admission and tram ride, so with our 4 coaster rides, cave tour, tram ride and admission it was a great deal for us and well worth the cost. All the employees were wonderful, the food was excellent, the views magnificent, and the park spotlessly clean — and it is open year-round, so check it out if you’re in town.

After the Caverns Adventure Park, we headed over to the Glenwood Canyon Trail and biked round-trip on the western section. Here’s a shot depicting the drop-dead scenery of this canyon…

… and this shot shows the variety of transportation modes through the canyon — a freight train on the opposite bank of the Colorado River, rafters on the water, Ellen and I on the bike path where I’m taking the photo as we ride, and to our left is Interstate 70…

Dozens of rafters and some whitewater kayakers were frolicking down the river today, enjoying the 80 degree sunny day…

This I-70 segment received the 1993 “Civil Engineering Achievement” Award. Its planning, design, and construction required 22 years, $500 million dollars, and an adversary/conservationist acknowledged after its completion that it is “A prototype for future highways in environmentally sensitive terrain.” This Interstate did not conquer the canyon, it blends into the canyon. For more photos of this lower section of the trail, see my post from last year.

We are atop Iron Mountain at the Adventure Park having lunch. I ‘ll post more photos later!

(posted by iPhone)

The Glenwood Canyon Trail travels about 14 miles east from Glenwood Springs through the lovely Glenwood Canyon, alongside the Colorado River and I-70. We parked near the east end and biked the eastern segment. As this is our first day at altitude, we satisfied ourselves with just 14 miles, and we plan to bike the other segment tomorrow.

Here’s a shot of Ellen on the trail. For more info and photos, see my post from last year. And check back tomorrow for shots of the western half of the trail.

Today we enjoyed the majestic views of the Rockies as we drove I-70 west from Denver to Glenwood Springs. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of this drive lately, here are a couple of shots for you…

After driving 600 miles, much of it in rain, we checked into our extended stay room in Aurora, Colorado (abutting Denver.) An hour or so later, the rain stopped so we drove around looking for the trailhead for the Cherry Creek Trail. We found the Wheel Park/Olympic Park complex near our motel and biked 19 miles on both the Cherry Creek Spillway Trail and then the Cherry Creek Trail segment within the Cherry Creek State Park. The photo below shows some of Denver’s tall buildings in the distance as seen from the Spillway Trail…

… and the prairie dog community along the Spillway Trail seen below.

We had been told that the paved bike trail circled the entire reservoir, but that was incorrect. The state park and reservoir are quite large, but the trail only nears the lake for a short time as seen here…

… but most of the time the reservoir is not even in sight. Due to our rain-delayed start, we knew sunset was drawing near, and when we realized the trail didn’t circle the lake, we worried about getting lost and getting caught by darkness while still away from the van. Fortunately, the combined Google Maps/GPS feature on my new iPhone saved the day, showing us the route to take through a subdivision and then on unmarked dirt trails through the dog exercise area to get us back to the Spillway Trail and then back to the van. What an adventure!

A tasty seafood supper at Joe’s Crab Shack then topped off the evening.

Today we drove the 600 miles to Topeka as we wend our way westward, and we again biked the wonderful Shunga Creek Trail in Topeka – a trail we discovered last year and which I blogged about here. Last year we ate first, then biked, which put us on the trail as dusk fell, cutting our ride short. This year we biked first which allowed us to do the entire 15 mile round trip ride…

… and permitted us to play a bit on the BMX track along the trail. Here’s Ellen attacking a group of moguls/hills…

… and below I finish up on the final series of “bumps.” We joined about 6 teens and pre-teens who seemed amazed at the 2 old farts acting like kids and having a ball on the moguls!

See last year’s post for more info on this trail, which is well-shaded, concrete in its entirety, and which has underpasses at all street crossings. I did notice on a map today that the name of the creek is actually Schunganunga – probably a Shawnee word since much in this area carries the name Shawnee.

I drive a conversion van on my road trips, such as I am on now. Over the years we’ve all seen stretch limos, usually Cadillacs or Continentals, although I’ve seen stretch Hummers and even Expeditions. Well today topped them all!

As we drove down Northwest Highway today, we spotted this stretch van…

The van is the same as mine — a Chevrolet Express — except for its length and door configuration. Imagine parking it!

And Greg — how many clients and how much gear could you get in this baby?

We wanted to bike one final time before heading west, so we met Len and Marlene and biked south from Crystal Lake on the McHenry Prairie/Fox River Trail for a total of 16 miles. Then it was lunch at Colonial Restaurant…

… before spending the rest of the day packing the van for the trip. When embarking on an 8 week trip involving hiking, backpacking, canoeing, white water rafting, mountain biking, sight-seeing, and camping, you need a lot of gear. And when temperatures will probably range from the 90s down to the 30s, you also need a variety of clothing.

Check back during the next 8 weeks and see our latest adventures!

Was it the architect? Or the contractor? Or the workmen?

And where was the inspector? (click to enlarge photos)

1. If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go until the number one thousand before you would find the letter ‘A’
2. An elephant can throw a baseball faster than a human.
3. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
4. Clouds fly higher during the day than at night.
5. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is $16,400.
6. The youngest pope was eleven years old.
7. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
8. The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour is 61,000.
9. In medieval England, beer was often served with breakfast.
10. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.