Today, I joined my parents in the Boulevard Lakefront Tour, an annual biking tour in Chicago.

The ride consists of a 15-, 35-, or 62-mile option and takes you around Chicago's surface streets and historic boulevards, from Hyde Park, to the downtown, to the lakefront, and back.

My parents and I opted for the 35-mile choice and hopped on our bikes at 7:30 this morning after driving to the starting line at Midway Plaisance.