30th Annual TCBC Watermelon Ride! - Twin Cities Bicycling Club

CHECK C THE TCBC C WEBSITE E WWW.BIKETCBC.ORG W W B C .O FOR MORE WEB RIDES
parking or free on streets. This will be
a social ride along Summit Avenue
over Wabasha bridge and on Lilydale,
Big Rivers and Fort Snelling trails.
Lunch stop en route. Clareyse Nelson
612-623-3009; Dave Murphy 952-
894-4623.
6:00 PM A/B 3036 MI.
TUE BUNKER HILLS AND
BEYOND. See June 7.
6:00 PM A/B 33 MI.
TUE GEARS TEARS &
FEARS. See June 7.
9:30 AM B/C 3943
WED MI. OWATONNA
AND THE LAKE NEXT DOOR.
See June 1.
10:00 AM A/B
WED 34/37/42/45/50/65
MI. CARS, BIKES AND LAKES
MOUNDS VIEW. See June 1.
10:00 AM B/C 31 MI.
WED LITTLE CANADA:
WHITE BEAR. Depart from The Taste
of Scandinavia, 2900 Rice Street, 1/2
mile north of County Road C. The
route passes by lakes Gervais and
Vadnais and loops around White Bear
Lake. The leader will stop for a
Starbucks coffee at Kowalski's. Don
Hopkins 651-628-9713, Cell: 651-216-
8690, dchopkin@aol.com.
6:00 PM B/C 2025
WED MI. "SCENES FROM
AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT".
See June 1.
6:00 PM C 1522 MI.
WED WEDNESDAYS FROM
WEBSTER. See June 1.
8:30 AM B 52/72 MI.
THU THURSDAYS ON THE
CANNON. See June 2.
10:00 AM B 32 MI.
THU CITY EXPLORER.
Depart from Lake Harriet Bandshell
parking lot, 4135 West Lake Harriet
Parkway, Minneapolis. With Lake
Harriet as our base, we'll venture out
and explore the beautiful metro area.
Self-sufficient B riders welcome. Kelly
Hazel, 612-588-3653.
6:00 PM A/B 2532 MI.
THU THURSDAY FROM
COON RAPIDS. See June 2.
6:00 PM A/B 22/30 MI.
THU THIGHS, SIGHS, AND
CRIES. See June 2.
6:00 PM B 2025 MI. A
THU DUTCH TREAT.
See June 2.
9:00 AM C 18 TO 25 MI.
FRI EASY FRIDAY MORNING.
See June 3.
11:30 AM C 44 MI. PAUL
FRI BUNYAN & HEARTLAND:
BAXTER TO PEQUOT LAKES. Depart
from Paul Bunyan Trail Head in Baxter.
Take Hwy 371. At the traffic light
(Excelsior Rd) just north of Hwy 210,
turn right and continue to the parking
lot. Ride goes from Baxter to Pequot
Lakes with rest/lunch stop in Pequot
Lakes and return. Optional get
acquainted dinner at Benson's 1896
Eating and Drinking Emporium, 4th &
Main Street in Walker. Co-leaders
Duane and Diana Kasper, 952-448-
1608 (call for lodging information);
Clareyse Nelson and Dave Murphy.
Cell phones at ride, Kasper 952-412-
5654, Nelson 612-759-1762. Murphy,
612-801-3566.
6:00 PM B 2130 MI. TGIF
FRI DINNER SERIES RIDE.
See June 3.
5:00 AM A/B 202 MI.
SAT THE 45TH PAUL
BUNYAN DOUBLE CENTURY. Depart
from Anoka Senior High School, 3939
7th Ave. See separate story on
Upcoming Events. Bob Hoffman, 651-
430-2676.
6:00 AM
SAT 125/190/250/375MI.
OUTREACH RIDE:
200K/300K/400K/600K BREVET
RANDONNEUR, WATERLOO, IA.
Depart from The Days Inn, 1809
LaPorte Rd., Waterloo. See Iowa-
Randonneurs website for more
details. Cedar Valley Randonneurs
ride, starting in Waterloo, passing
through Oelwein and Volga for the
200k, on to MacGregor then back to
Waterloo for the 300k route. The
400k route goes through Oelwein,
Monona and DeSoto, Wi, before
returning to Waterloo. The 600k route
carries on past DeSoto on the 400k
route to Wilton, Wi, Richland Center,
Wi and Prairie du Chein before
returning to Waterloo through
Oelwein. There is a sleepover stop
and bag drop. Contact Robert Fry at
cvbrevet@mchsi.com, website www.
iowa-randonneurs.org for registration
details. Contact TCBCBrevet@aol.
com to confirm Outreach ride status.
Rob Welsh 612-801-4196.
8:00 AM B/C 63/126 MI.
SAT MINIPAUL BUNYAN/
RIDE AROUND MILLE LACS. Depart
from Marathon gas station/
convenience store in Malmo, at the
northeast corner of Hwy 47 and CR
18. For those not up to the challenge
of the Paul Bunyan Double Century,
we offer an alternative; an A/B
distance ride at a comfortable B/C
pace. Your choice, once or twice
around the lake (Paul swears this is
the year he goes twice around). The
route is flat and easy to follow and
very scenic. We will make at least two
stops, in Wahkon and in Garrison at
the Spotlight Cafe. If the weather is at
all a concern (we've started in the rain
the last two years), please call one of
the ride leaders to see if the ride is still
on. Cell phone at ride: (612) 581-9915.
Kevin DePratter, cell (715) 554-0072;
Deb Fellows, (651) 330-6785; Pete
Hall, (612) 889-1361; Paul Huntington,
(651) 343-7447; Craig Larson, (763)
424-4223; cell at ride (612) 581-9915.
8:00 AM A/B 5060 MI.
SAT ELK RIVER RAMBLE.
Depart from Woodland Trails parking
lot in Elk River just north of the Elk
River Golf Course. We will ride over
low traffic roads with few stop lights
or stop signs. Open countryside and
wooded areas in and around
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.
Our routes cover Elk River, Big Lake,
Zimmerman, Otsego, Dayton, and
others. The routes have possible rest
stops with rest room facilities. Les
Miner 763-441-5986 cell 612-710-
1003; Arlen Scherber 763-441-5471
cell 763-300-7232.
8:00 AM B 3040 MI.
SAT ELK RIVER MORNING
BUSTER. Depart from Woodland
Trails Park parking lot, 20135 Elk Lake
Rd NW. From US 10 in Elk River turn
north on Proctor, go 3 miles to the
park. Start your Saturday with a ride
on quiet country roads, low traffic and
few stop signs or traffic lights. Flat to
rolling terrain. Joanne Scherber 763-
441-5471 c 612-441-1441, Shari
Cowles 763-567-3598.
8:00 AM C 24/34 MI.
SAT BIKE TO BREAKFAST:
WHITE BEAR EXPRESS. Depart from
Centennial Church, 1524 West County
Road C2, Roseville, corner of C2 and
Snelling. The route follows some trails
and mostly bike-friendly roads
directly to White Bear Lake for
breakfast at Keys Cafe. The return
follows the southern portion of the
Pink Express route through the Lake
Vadnais - Lake Owasso area which is a
little hilly. Look it up in the TCBC Bike
Atlas, 7th edition. An optional loop
from the starting point up through
Mounds View and past lakes Valentine
and Johanna completes the 34-mile
ride. Don Hopkins 651-628-9713, Cell:
651-216-8690, dchopkin@aol.com.
TWIN CITIES BICYCLING CLUB www.bikeTCBC.org JUNE 2011 TCBC NEWS 11