Bike camping trip needs 2 volunteer support riders

Friends, my bike camping ride, GITy Up!, is this weekend. It's a lovely 25mi/day tour of the Illinois Prairie Path and Fox River Trail, starting and ending in Wheaton, IL. The ride is notable in that 1) it offers overnight camping in St. Charles' Delnor Woods, and 2) it encourages everyone to get off their bicycles and go swimming, eat, drink, and generally enjoy themselves.

Details here: http://goo.gl/kkMPr

I've had some support rider cancellations, which leaves me with fewer "on the route" bike helpers who can fix a flat, put a chain on, generally be of use than I'd like.

Would you like to tour the Illinois Prairie Path and Fox River Valley with us this weekend, either Sat/Sun or both? I will provide dinner, breakfast and s'mores. One must provide one's own camping gear, which I'll carry in the truck.

The job is to simply pedal around a marvelous area, and help GITy Up! riders who need help. I will likely also rope you into helping to set up the food tent, and maybe some loading, unloading of the truck.

It's a small ride, 73 people, who are happy and pretty self sufficient. But I feel better knowing I have more skilled cyclists than I need with eyeballs on the route.

The hours:
Saturday: 11am–6pm; camping/eating/star gazing commences afterward;
Sunday: 7:30am–2pm

The two available spots each day are first come/first served. Please contact me if you're in.

Steve Buchtel, Executive Director
Trails for Illinois
1639 Burr Oak Rd.
Homewood, IL 60430
p: 708/365-9365

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May your home be your trailhead.