its never too soon to go camping camping ride (MAY RIDE 5/22, 5/23)

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Permalink Reply by Laura on March 25, 2010 at 6:39pm

your a great replier! you did that less then 30 minutes after i asked... either that or you were reading my mind!
great choice of dates!
im in
and ill be sleeping under a tarp wrapped in my sheets from my bed

iggi said:

i sensed the natives were getting restless...dates are up

Laura said:

When does the poll close and the date get chosen? i am getting antsy

Permalink Reply by shar on March 25, 2010 at 8:01pm

now that's hardcore laura.. you are welcome to use one of the extra sleeping bags over here.. only thing is that they are bulky.. but damn are they comfortable... I also have extra yoga mats and pilates mats i used to use before I got an single air mattress

Laura said:

your a great replier! you did that less then 30 minutes after i asked... either that or you were reading my mind!
great choice of dates!
im in
and ill be sleeping under a tarp wrapped in my sheets from my bed

iggi said:

i sensed the natives were getting restless...dates are up

Laura said:

When does the poll close and the date get chosen? i am getting antsy

Permalink Reply by Reverend Roach on March 29, 2010 at 1:52am

I WANNA GOOOOOOOOO

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on March 31, 2010 at 9:52pm

I have done this exact trip last may. From Humbolt park all the way to Illinois beach state park.

I may not be able to make the camping trip, but I may be heading up to Gurnee that weekend (my plans for that weekend are still up in the air) and If I am not camping with you guys, I would love to ride along with you until I have to part company.

The route generated by google maps will take you too far north of the camping area and ends in a "day use only" area. the actual campsites are south of the old nuclear power plant.
I know a quick way to get off of the McClory trail on to Wadsworth road. it is a bit tricky, but will save a few miles and take you directly into the camping area.

Halfway up to Zion (at roughly the 22 mile mark) is a really good hot dog place in Highwood called "The Mean Wiener." I highly recommend it.

If anyone wants to ask me questions about the route or the campsites I would be more than happy to help anyone out.

Permalink Reply by Hannah Bass on March 31, 2010 at 10:15pm

I'm in - work permitting! Not a bad ride either.

Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on April 12, 2010 at 11:38am

Since I'm also going to Zion, possibly a different day, could someone fill me in on if I need to reserve a camp site, the costs, etc?

Thank you.

Permalink Reply by igz on April 12, 2010 at 12:16pm

only certain sites are reservable. 4 adults/two tents per site. 30 buckaroos per site.

Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:

Since I'm also going to Zion, possibly a different day, could someone fill me in on if I need to reserve a camp site, the costs, etc?

Thank you.

Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on April 12, 2010 at 2:43pm

Thanks for the info. Do you think We'll need a reservation (probably 4 of us)? Most likely on the 22nd like you guys. Also, do the sites that allow alcohol, do they fill quick?

iggi said:

only certain sites are reservable. 4 adults/two tents per site. 30 buckaroos per site.

Permalink Reply by igz on April 12, 2010 at 3:54pm

if you click on the campsite link, you can find most of that stuff. some sites do allow alki, others dont, i cant remember which nor why

Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:

Thanks for the info. Do you think We'll need a reservation (probably 4 of us)? Most likely on the 22nd like you guys. Also, do the sites that allow alcohol, do they fill quick?

iggi said:

only certain sites are reservable. 4 adults/two tents per site. 30 buckaroos per site.

Permalink Reply by Liz on April 14, 2010 at 1:58pm

I'm looking forward to the ride!

A few notes from when Cam and I did this trip last year:

1. We didn't bring much food with us since there's lot of places to stop on the way.
2. Near the state park is plenty of supplies like fire wood and burgers etc so no need to bring a cooler, just make a run after we set up camp.
3. The turn off to the state park is not marked at all, basically there is a little strip of single track at Beach Rd or Wadsworth Rd. Overpass. But otherwise the route is pretty easy and mostly path.

Permalink Reply by igz on April 26, 2010 at 8:49am

Ok...registration is closed. Now to reserve those sites. Site 203 has already been reserved by Shawn C. i just need to verify they will honor that.

So far, Michelle, Liz, Shar, S, and i believe Jami have offered to make site reservations. That puts us down for 7 sites. That gets us for 28-35 people (depends if they will let us have 5 ppl in a site). Right now we have 37 RSVPs.

I will be posting later on after i speak with Debbie at the grounds again so i can clarify the registration details.

Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on May 7, 2010 at 2:58pm

I'll be coming from the north to rendezvous with the main group at Illinois Beach State Park. I'll be the one wearing a Bike Fed (Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin) T-shirt. I'll be coming in off Wadsworth Rd. IBSP has some very good and one not so good memories for me. Hope to see you at IBSP.

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