Hi,
Yes this is the sort information I am looking for and I thank you for responding with your experiences.
Hope some more will come up with any additions.
We put an ad in Adeventure Cyclist's it is a first for us so we will see how it turns out.
There are some hidden gems in the southern part of Illinois as far as roads and scenery. One road is the "Grapevine trail" it has hills and valleys and in October the leaves are really pretty colorful. But we also have flat trails through the "Wet Lands", lots of wildlife etc.
This area is known as "Little Egypt."
Have a good day and anyone else with suggestion I do appreciate.
Pegib