Anyone doing...?

[pll]

The Tour De Shawnee sounds tempting. Can it be almost a 7 hour drive from Evanston? Chili, soups, zucchini bread and green pickled tomatoes at the rest stops? May have to drive.

[Bike Chick]

Come on down! It would be almost 7 hours from you. Olive Branch is an hour south of me and we are 5 1/2 hours from the Chicago area. Please IM me before making any hotel reservations though.

[sempronialou]

I was planning on doing the ACC this year, but then something work related came up that's happening the same exact day that I have to be at. So no ACC for me. I'm very bummed about it. Maybe next year.

[pll]

Trek Chick: did you ride the ACC? I rode the 62 miles, which turned out to be nearly 67 (66.9 by the time I dismounted the bike, near my car). Windy! Unexpectedly hilly, but I'll take hills over wind. I was bit cold by the time I was done, never felt like taking my jacket off. I was not too fond of the food in the rest stops: no PB & J sandwiches, no bananas in one stop... purple Gatorade . But I will do it again next year.

[Trek-chick]

Unfortunately DH and I had to cancel and sell our tickets. I'm pretty bummed about it. I plan to train hard all winter an do as many cycling events as possible next year.......Ragbrai or bust. We also plan to do Zoo de Mackinac for sure.

[pll]

That's an absolute bummer!

RAGBRAI sounds like a lot of fun, save for the camping part. I had never heard of Zoo de Mackinac. It looks outstanding and northern Michigan is gorgeous. I may have to sign up soon!