Deals Gap run

[frostbitevinnie]

That's the route I was thinking of. Good roads except when you pass into Ill. Full of potholes and it is a toll road. How does that work with a bike? I can't recall if bikes had to pay or not but I assume so.

[Thundurburd]

Maybe I was the only one that didn't know this but I found out a few months back that Google maps lets you move your route by dragging it with a cursor, very handy. You can really fine tune your path.

[Clint]

Route adjusted.

According to Google, this route is a mere 20 minutes slower, so I have little doubt that what Rick said is true.

What are our thoughts for the first night? Hotel near Bloomington? Further?

[tricker]

fyi i can get 10-15% discounts on hotels through mother mayo..

[Rickster]

Yep bikes have to pay tolls, and the toll agent is only suposed to let one vehicle through for every time he/she lifts the gate, so we will need a plan for regrouping after the toll booths.

It's also handy if you can keep about $5 in one's in a place that you can get to without taking your gloves off.

Another plan that might speed things up, is for each of us to give the lead rider a few bucks, and have him pay for everybody.

[Clint]

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Dragon map

[frostbitevinnie]

I have to pay extra cuz I'm odd.

[Thundurburd]

Warning, this is a good way to kill a lot of time. Go to Live Local Search

The birds eye view is pretty impressive. I think the red roof buildings here is the hotel.

[Rickster]

Did we pick up some more people that want to go, I see there have been 7 that voted in the poll?

[Clint]

Probably just gawkers. Thanks for the link, Mike. My dad loves that site. It's about the only think he knows how to do on the web.

[tricker]

they're jealous.... thats all

[Clint]

Some archive data posted in #1. Post up if you want your "maybe" or "likely" upgraded to "committed".

[1badbaker]

If ya'll are coming to deal's gap, I could probably swing a couple of days at work and meet up for the dragon and possibly a second day of riding.

If you aren't coming down here....SW Wisconsin is nice. I've only rode it in a cage, but my parents are only a couple hours from there in NW Illinois, and they ride it quite frequently. "We're going around the block" usually becomes a 7hr trip through Wisconsin and back.

[Clint]

That would be cool, 1bad, but I was hoping to keep the number of Fitty riders to a minimum.

Knowing how weekends are in the Dragon, I assume we'd wait to ride it until Monday the Second. Thoughts?

[frostbitevinnie]

I don't think any of us will really know for sure until we arrive and check things out for Sunday. Personally I will ride. Maybe not the Dragon specifically but I will ride.

Put me down as committed.

[1badbaker]

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

That would be cool, 1bad, but I was hoping to keep the number of Fitty riders to a minimum.

Aw, man....that hurts my feelings

Well, if you don't hit your quota for 50's, I can check the calander at work when ya'll figure out what days you'll be riding down here. I think it's about a four hour ride for me to get to Deal's Gap.

[Clint]

Yeah, Vinnie, I assumed we'd ride elsewhere that day. I just don't see the point of getting line on a Sunday. Rocky Mountain National Park was a friggin' parade the day I went through. It set us back several hours.

[tricker]

5/31 - 6/3 are the days we will be down there ben

[frostbitevinnie]

Those are the days that I have reserved the cottage. 4 nights 31,1,2,3 and leave 6/4. I was planning on leaving 6/4 and getting back 6/4 or 6/5. Does that work for everybody?

[1badbaker]

I'll check out what's happening at work. I might be able to head that way on the 1st in the evening and I would probably have to leave on the 3rd in the morning/early afternoon.