Rock River Run - By Tortured_in_the_815

The ride is scenic and travels along river for most of the trip. Over the last couple of years the roads have deteriorated a bit so it's not as smooth as it used to be. Some of the best parts of the ride are through Castle Rock State park where the is a few nice twists through the limestone cliffs and a great place to stop and take a walk to the top of one of them and look out over the Rock River. Just a few miles south of that is a small town called Grandetour with a old watering hole to stop and refresh. Also the home of John Deere s first blacksmiths shop.