OUT-OF-THE-BOX TOURS
Looking for a different route, a different crowd, a ride that leaves you neither exhausted nor feeling short-changed? Then show up for an Out-of-the-Box tour led by Cora Lynn Green and Barb Drake. The pace will be Level One, and no one will be dropped.
Check out these tours for the rest of the year ->
**NOTE Change on August 13th, and October 8th Rides**
Aug. 13: Ron Reagan’s Eureka. OK, we’ll only go through there, but what’s wrong with dropping names? The ride begins at 7:30 a.m. at Russell’s Cycling in Washington. We’ll travel about 30 miles and enjoy a late breakfast or lunch back in Washington. Note: This is a heat-related change from our earlier schedule.
Aug. 25: McLean County Parks. We’ll travel about 40 miles, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Comlara Park at Lake Evergreen. Lunch will be en route. Sandy Brown is our planner here and has mapped out a scenic ride.
September 8: Tanner’s Orchard Ride. If it’s fall, it must be time for a ride to Tanner’s for samples, cider, donuts, lunch and apple-orchard ambiance. We’ll meet at 9:30 at Pearce Community Center. The ride will be about 35 miles.
Sept. 27: Gebby’s Ride. Here’s a new route that will begin in Morton and take us across the river, through Springdale Cemetery, over Grandview Drive and even around Paris (Street, that is). We’ll have an early lunch at Gebby’s on War Memorial. Round trip is 32 miles. We’ll meet at 9:30 at the start of the Morton-East Peoria Bike Trail at the corner of Detroit and Jefferson in Morton. Ken Pope will lead this ride.
Oct. 8: Sand Ridge and Manito. How often do you get to bicycle through a state forest, especially one that has prickly pear cacti as well as many trees? We’ll start this approximately 40-mile ride at 9 at the Ironstone Restaurant at 101 E. Market St. in Manito. We’ll have lunch there at ride’s end.
Oct. 16: Barb’s Birthday Ride on the Great River Trail, paralleling the Mississippi. This ride is about as pretty as it gets in Illinois, and the birthday cake will be pretty good, too. Bring the family! We’ll gather at 9:30 in the parking lot of The Brothers Family Restaurant in Rapids City (on Rt. 84 just north of I-80). Please park in the back of the lot. We’ll bike south along the Mississippi to trail’s end then turn back north for lunch at The Brothers, where the menu is as big as any you’ve ever seen. That’s 35 miles round trip, but those who don’t want to go as far can circle back. And those who need to bike off Barb’s birthday cake can do so by heading north after lunch.
***Because times may change, and weather may not cooperate, please advise Barb or Cora Lynn if you plan to come. Barb may be reached at 692-1201 (
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