Mississippi river Headwaters to Gulf in 24hrs May 7th

[scramblerracer123]

MN LDRiders is putting on a fun ride and taking care of the IBA certification for a Mississippi Headwaters ride on May 7th.  Basic ride info is Lake Itasca, MN to Venice, LA in 24hrs or less for gold, or under 36 hrs.  
more info at:   http://phoenix.mnldriders.com/forum/index.php?topic=689.0
some info copied from MN LD Riders
Lodging on the starting end will be at the Hostel in Itasca State Park. You will need a state park pass or pay the day use fee to enter.  Address for the Hostel is 27910 Forest Lane, Park Rapids, MN 56470. Date to be there is May 6, 2010.

Departure will be May 7th at 8:00 AM. The location to meet will be Itasca Junction, 34510 US 71. Laporte, MN 56461. Odometer meter readings and departure times will be recorded and riders will leave one at a time at 5 minute intervals.

An end witness is not require keep your log and fuel receipts and mail them to me when you get back. I will forward them to Kerry with my paperwork and he will submit to the IBA.

Cost is $50.00 this covers the lodging at the Hostel, and getting our certificates from the IBA.

[motormike]

Come on up, especially you VFR riders.
 

[scramblerracer123]

looking forward to it, hoping for no flood issues in southern Missouri/Memphis area along 55

[motormike]

I assume you're a member of the MN Long Distance Riders?

You have to be a member to access that site.

[scramblerracer123]

sorry, didn't think about that.  Yes you have to join the forum to see more info.

[scramblerracer123]

Heading to Northern MN tomorrow for a 8am Sat. start.  We should have a nice cool rainy start for the first 8-10 hours of our ride down.  The shortest route is ~1525 miles with around 250 of that on 2 lane in MN and then South of New Orleans. Hoping for an uneventful 22.5 hrs in the saddle.  Looks like there are 10 of us signed up for the 24 hr gold option.  Should be a fun way to burn some gas.    

[DNA]

Good luck - sounds like a really fun ride!

[scramblerracer123]

We had a nice successful ride, all 10 participants made it in under 24hrs.  Not bad for a 1524 mile ride.  Some stayed down there and some took off towards home right away.  I Took a nice easy 1800 mile return home over the last couple days and got in 8 more smoke chasing states.