The Long Awaited 606!

At long last, The 606 Elevated Park opened up today - June 6th (6/6)!  The City of Chicago converted old rail lines into an elevated park space. It spans 2.7 miles across 4 neighborhoods. There are 13 entrances and the closest is just 0.5 miles away from our house.  We have been eagerly awaiting for the park to open. Joseph got me a new running stroller for Mother's Day so Maddie and I can safely go on runs together on the park!

This morning after Maddie woke up from her (hour and a half!) nap, we strapped her into the new stroller and took off!  We couldn't have asked for a nicer day than today for the opening - high in the mid-60s and the sun beat down on us pretty hard. Wow were there a lot of people!  There were tons of walkers, runners, bikers, skateboarders, kids, babies in strollers, and dogs!

The city did a great job with the park, even though it's not yet complete. They updated existing parks along the trail and created new ones as well! The park has sections for both bikes and squishy rubber sections for runners, built in benches, and landings for resting and taking photos.

We walked west to Humboldt Ave where they were having a festival for the park opening.  We grabbed a bite to eat and got lots of free goodies.  Maddie played in the grass while we ate, and she even tasted green apple for the first time!  After Maddie had another nap, we walked east to the start/end of the park at Ashland. We had such a great time today, we cannot wait to go on many more walks (and runs)!

At one of the entrances. Look at all those people!

Maddie and I are on the bridge, we are just teeny tiny!

Water break!

Yummy apple!!