Humboldt Park apartment → Windsor's house

variation — biking from the Crystal Lake Metra

• walk/bike to Irving Park Metra [4.1mi from my place; 1.9mi from FreeGeek]
• or bike/walk from apartment to Clybourn [2.0mi]
• Metra UP-NW
  Clybourn Irving Park Jefferson Park Gladstone Park Norwood Park Edison Park Park Ridge Dee Road Des Plaines Cumberland Mount Prospect Arlington Heights Arlington Park Palatine Barrington Fox River Grove Cary Pingree Rd Crystal Lake
• bike 4.1mi
  • SW on Grant St (90° left of the direction of train travel)
  • NW on Woodstock St
  • SW on Dole Ave [1.3mi]
  • S on Country Club Rd (curves around a fair bit)
  • follow roads around the golfcourse
    • Country Club Rd
    • Wedgewood
    • Blue Mound
    • Barlina
  • S on Golf Course Rd away from golfcourse
  • W on Boxwood (after the two Camlots)
• or walk 3.6mi
  • SW on Grant St [0.3mi]
  • W on Crystal Lake Ave [0.2mi]
  • SW on McHenry Ave [1.7mi]
  • W on Barlina Rd [0.6mi]
  • S on Golf Course Rd [0.3mi]
  • W on Boxwood [0.5mi]

Outbound schedule (Sunday/Holidays)

depart apartment (on bike)	embark Metra (IrvPk)	disembark Metra (CrysLk)	arrive Windsor's (by bike)
12:08pm	12:38pm	1:55pm	2:25pm
	2:38pm	3:51pm
	4:38pm	5:51pm
	6:38pm	7:51pm

Inbound schedule (Sunday/holidays)

depart Windor's (on bike)	embark Metra (CrysLk)	disembark Metra (IrvPk)	arrive apartment (on bike)
4:20pm	5:00pm	6:12pm
6:20pm	7:00pm	8:12pm
8:20pm	9:00pm	10:12pm

Outbound schedule (Saturday)

depart apartment (on bike)	embark Metra (IrvPk)	disembark Metra (CrysLk)	arrive Windsor's (by bike)
2:08pm	2:43pm	3:55pm	4:30pm
3:08pm	3:43pm	4:51pm	5:26pm
4:08pm	4:43pm	5:55pm	6:30pm
5:08pm	5:43pm	6:51pm	7:26pm

Inbound Schedule (Saturday)

depart Windor's (on bike)	embark Metra (CrysLk)	disembark Metra (IrvPk)	arrive apartment (on bike)
7:15pm	8:00pm	9:05pm
9:15pm	10:00pm	11:05pm
Sunday 8:45am	Sunday 9:00am	10:05am

Outbound schedule (Friday)

Unfortunately, the rush hour bike restriction makes it a PITA to arrive there with my bike:

	embark Metra (IrvPk)	disembark Metra (CrysLk)	arrive Windsor's (by bike)	arrive Windsor's (on foot)
last train before rush hour	2:43pm	3:55pm	~4:30pm	~5:00pm
rush hour	4:18pm	5:36pm	not allowed	~6:30pm
rush hour	6:03pm	7:20pm	not allowed	~8:20pm
rush hour	6:43pm	7:58pm	not allowed	~9:00pm
first train after rush hour	7:43pm	8:55pm	~9:30pm	~10:00pm

Alternatives:

• just walk (~1 hr)
• find out if I could take my unicycle on Metra during rush hour;   learn to unicycle
  (a unicycle is slower than the slowest bike, but faster than the fastest walker) (granted, very large unicycles are as fast as a fixed-gear bike, but their wheel is much too big to fit in your lap on the train)

Inbound schedule (Friday)