I should add that I am riding Minneapolis to Red Wing on Friday and back on Monday, if anyone wants to join. If you are driving to Red Wing, you'll have to find a place to leave your car, as I'm not sure you'll be permitted to park at the park overnight. I considered asking for special permission from the police to leave cars there overnight, but I think it better to ask drivers to find on-street parking somewhat in a residential area somewhat near the park. It shouldn't be difficult.
On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:51:21 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > I've posted here on this topic several times before, but thought I'd > repeat a last minute summary for those who may be attending. I have NO > IDEA, by the way, how many will attend. I'd guess 10-500, give or take. > > The Midwest Riv Rally will start at Bay Point Park in Red Wing, MN, on > Saturday, June 2, at 8am. Realistically, the ride will leave at 9ish, but > arriving at 8 will allow us all to meet, chat, admire bikes, fool around > with last minute adjustments, etc. The day's route will be "mixed terrain" > with some gravel and potentially some water crossings, but mostly on quiet, > lovely, paved county roads for a total of approx 50-60 miles. If you are > not familiar with the area, it may surprise you that such a place exists in > the Midwest. There will be a fair bit of descending, but we'll finish the > day close to the same elevation as we started the day (both along the > Mississippi River). That night we'll camp (for free) at Malone Park in > Wabasha, MN, unless you've made reservations at the AmericInn hotel there > or at some other nearby lodging facility. > > Sunday morning, we'll shoot to roll out around 9am again. Terrain will be > slightly less mixed, and somewhat more sedate in regard to the rustic > nature of the roads. Distance will be around 50 miles, and we'll get back > to Red Wing whenever we get there. > > There will be no map or cue sheets or sag support, so we'll have to stick > together and maybe help each other out sometimes. If you're fast and get to > the tops of hills and have to wait for others to catch up, relax and take a > few pictures. If you're not fast, don't worry because you won't be judged > negatively (at least not by me). > > There are numerous cafes and stores along the route, so you won't NEED to > pack cooking gear and food for meals, but you may want to, if you find that > sort of thing to be fun. I do. > > Any other questions? Post here. The weather report looks GREAT, and I'm > expecting this to be a truly memorable experience (in a good way). > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hOF1aUXTC5cJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
