Ride at your own pace and enjoy the beautiful Raccoon River
Valley Trail in the heart of Iowa. Beginning in the Des Moines area,
we’ll travel along the trail all the way to Jefferson, Iowa. Bike World,
our sponsoring bike shop will have your bags and camping gear waiting for you.
Once you set up camp, you can head downtown to Jefferson’s Bell
Tower Festival and join in on some of the festivities, some of which include, a
parade or a car show, or maybe pop into the Green County Historical Museum or
take in a play at the History Boy Theater! This happens to be the Bell
Tower’s 50th Anniversary and Jefferson has some extra special things
cooked up for us!
Back at camp, a scrumptious dinner will be provided, catered by
the famous Hotel Pattee! We promise it will satisfy your hunger from that
55 mile bike ride!
During the evening you can choose to relax in camp around a cozy
campfire, or head back downtown to hear a concert.
Sunday morning we’ll have some hot coffee and a light breakfast
to get you going. We head back to Des Moines via the ‘other side’ of the
trail to complete the loop. Bike World will have your bags brought back
to where we started.
*Back by popular demand.... THE Scavenger Hunt!* before the
ride, you will get a list of items and photos to collect along the way, each
with its own point value. Saturday after dinner, we’ll gather together to
find the winner. Guaranteed hilarity and laughter will ensue! Did
we mention that this is for honest-to-goodness prizes?!
Registration includes: Transporting gear, camping, hot
showers, full evening meal, continental breakfast and a cool bandana.
DMCC Members - $50, Non-Members - $65, Children 11-17 - $30 and
Kids 1-10 - Free
Sound fun? Join us!
For complete details and to
register, go to our website
at www.DMCycleClub.com
Everyone is welcome!