[Randall-in-Mpls]

MN Spring Ride XV
The 15th annual Twin Cities Spring Ride and Barbecue will be Saturday, June 4, 2022.

Proposed itinerary:
9:00 Muster at Kwik Trip #640 in Pine Island, MN. (This is further south than in previous years.)
9:30 - 11:00 Pine Island to Winona (77.4 miles, 1:33)

11:00 - 11:30 Fuel at Kwik Trip #654 in Winona
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch (across the street) at Mango's Mexican & American Grill.
12:30 - 2:00 Winona to Pepin, WI (64.4 miles, 1:21)

2:00 - 2:30 Fuel and rest at Cenex in Pepin
2:30 - 3:30 Pepin to Point Douglas, MN (47.8 miles, :56)

3:30 - 4:00 Fuel and rest in Point Douglas
4:00 - 5:00 Point Douglas to Barbecue (36.8 miles, 1:04)

We'll finish with the traditional cook-out at my house.

Please invite your riding friends, regardless of mark, and bring your non-riding family to the Barbecue.
Can't make the ride? Join us at the Barbecue.

Heads up for anyone coming from or through the metro area: Highway 55 is being reconstructed from Mendota to Inver Grove Heights and is closed in both directions.

Watch this space for further updates.

The pre-ride will be Saturday, May 21st, for those who care to tag along. Same itinerary as Ride day.

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

Please let me know if you plan to attend, plus any guests, and I'll update the list here. Thanks.

Attending
Anne (friend on a Vulcan S)
Benjo
dccoleman
Dobie in Maplewood
Eric (Dobie Guest #1)
Fafnir
Harristm
Ike-adelic (+ some?)
johnste1960
Randall-in-Mpls
TheValk (+1?)

Maybe
Jay (Dobie Guest #2)

Regrets
Ed H
GLBlinded
kawazywingr
Thumper
WHODAT?

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

Heads up for anyone coming from or through the metro area: Highway 55 is being reconstructed from Mendota to Inver Grove Heights and is closed in both directions.

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

Good to hear, Bruce.

... but maybe I’ll give the pacific coast some exercise.

I'd like to see that up close.

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

To judge by my helmet hair, today was a great day!
Lunch was excellent. I told Thumper I might repeat the same route next year just to stop there again.
I'll make a couple small adjustments to the route and post an update, along with the gpx file.
Thanks for coming along, Dave. A second opinion on route options is always appreciated.

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

You'll be missed. Congratulations to your daughter.