would like to make this a 3-day-er so the bones can relax a bit longer. lets nail down some dates.
Slingshot via metra to Joliet. google maps proposed route. ~62 miles along the I&M canal trail that follows the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers, and of course, the canal and is almost entirely off roads. there is a shortcut that can shave 3 miles but takes ya off the I&M trail.
googledoc link for reservations
rsvp's will be made for commitment purposes and site reservations via googledoc/paypal.
mules are welcome!
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I found it: Rock Island District Line, 8:30am-9:55am on Sat, is that it? This one runs on Sun too. Fare is $6.75/one way, is this line good for the Metra weekend pass of $5? Karlene and Julie, I would love to take up your offer if our schedules sync up. Do you have room for another bike though?
I see limit of 15 bikes/train, hopefully we don't get bumped on the outbound.
hey loan - we have a bike rack that fits three bikes, so that shouldn't be a problem... i think it's just a matter of when we leave (we're still entertaining the idea of coming back early monday morning). when do you need to be back in the city?
Ryan,
I could get a 2 person tent if needed, but if you could spare some room for me in your 2P that'd be great!
S said:
If you're going fill in the google docs column under people for the appropriate site. Just remember there's a limit of 4 people and 2 tents for each site so some doubling up in the tents will be necessary.
Nice! That may just work for me too since the ride starts at 10 am a few blocks away at Downtown Islamic Center at 231 S. State Street. We are leaving around 10:30. Loan, awesome!
Loan L. said:
I found it: Rock Island District Line, 8:30am-9:55am on Sat, is that it? This one runs on Sun too. Fare is $6.75/one way, is this line good for the Metra weekend pass of $5? Karlene and Julie, I would love to take up your offer if our schedules sync up. Do you have room for another bike though?
I see limit of 15 bikes/train, hopefully we don't get bumped on the outbound.
Julie, that sounds great, thanks so much! I will likely need a ride back on Sun morning to downtown Joliet only, as I wanna check out the town a bit before heading back to Chicago on train.
weekend pass is now $7, but still worth it. the RI district runs weekdays and weekends, the heritage only during the week.
should be able to do it online...
Julie Hochstadter said:
Do they keep some open for day of on Thur or Fri? Or can we reserve by phone or online with only 2 weeks notice?
igz said:ya, yall would need to get another site. the three we have are filled.
so is it 62 miles from Joliet?
something like that, according to googlemaps/bike
And it looks like Heritage doesn't allow bikes due to their run times, so the Rock Island line is our way to and from Joliet.
igz said:
weekend pass is now $7, but still worth it. the RI district runs weekdays and weekends, the heritage only during the week.
Sanchitch, campsites are limited to 4 people/2 tents. I'm bringing my 2-person tent with the intention of sharing it with someone. You're more than welcome to be my tentmate.
Sanchith said:
Ryan,
I could get a 2 person tent if needed, but if you could spare some room for me in your 2P that'd be great!
S said:If you're going fill in the google docs column under people for the appropriate site. Just remember there's a limit of 4 people and 2 tents for each site so some doubling up in the tents will be necessary.
heritage does in the evenings
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
And it looks like Heritage doesn't allow bikes due to their run times, so the Rock Island line is our way to and from Joliet.
igz said:weekend pass is now $7, but still worth it. the RI district runs weekdays and weekends, the heritage only during the week.
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