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SUMMARY:Southerly Ladies Bike Camping weekend
CONTACT:Maria the Bicycle Kitty
DESCRIPTION:WEEKEND TRIP\nLadies\, you are invited to join us for a 
 weekend of bike camping!  This trip is meant to be beginner-friendly\, and
  also fun for experienced riders/campers.  If you're feeling intimidated 
 at all\, please let me know what your concerns are so I may reassure you.
   This trip welcomes ladies* (*trans ladies this means you too!)\, but no 
 e-bikes please.  If you are a dude or ride an e-bike\, I invite you to 
 continue scrolling to other events and not waste time getting mad or 
 sending me hate mail.  All of my other rides welcome dudes and e-bikes\, 
 just not this one.\n\nOur destination is the lovely Battleground Lake 
 Park\, near Battleground\, Washington.  There's a lake to swim in or hike 
 around or you can just hang around our campsite and relax.  There are 
 several picnic tables and lots of trees at our site\, although I cannot 
 guarantee you'll find a spot to easily hang a hammock.  There are showers 
 and bathrooms and potable water at the park.  If you'd like\, bring a game
  or activity for the group to enjoy together. \n\nSaturday\, we'll meet at
  Rose City Golf Club on NE 72nd Avenue\, just north of Tillamook Street.  
 When you arrive\, ride into the parking lot\, take the first right onto 
 the sidewalk and head to the picnic tables.  There's a ladies restroom 
 just past the picnic tables.  I'll be in touch by email with our start 
 time (RSVPs are required).\n\nAbout 8 miles in\, we'll stop at Cafe Yumm 
 for lunch.  We'll be able to see our bikes from inside\, so you don't need
  a lock.  I'll be bringing a cheap cable lock just in case\, and leaving 
 my heavy u-lock at home.  At mile 23\, we'll take a rest stop at Kiwanis 
 Park\, which has restrooms and water.  We will not be stopping at any 
 stores\, so please be sure to bring what you need to eat for the entire 
 weekend (there is a "burger shack" at the park).  \n\nI've curated a 
 pretty sweet low-traffic\, 30 mile paved route\, which includes a couple 
 of short off road sections that can be walked if you don't care to ride 
 those.  There are many turns\, so please ride behind or beside me\, this 
 also lets me set our pace (about 10-12-14mph). We'll be stopping often for
  short regroups to keep the group together.\nRoute to Battleground: 
 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51813545\n\nWhen we arrive at camp\, we'll 
 head directly to the hard-to-find Hiker / Biker campsites.  Pretty please 
 let me lead us to our site.  The entry is uphill and if you are challenged
  going slow uphill\, hang at the bottom for a bit\, then head up.  Once we
  get settled in\, I'll head over to the check-in booth to pay.  The entire
  site area costs just $24.  I'll collect cash at lunch time (including 
 some money for firewood assuming there's no burn ban by then).\n\nSunday 
 we'll stay at the park until noon.  Check out is 11am\, so we'll pack up 
 and leave our site to head over to the little on site "burger shack"\, 
 which I cannot guarantee will be open.  If it is\, it's burgers and fries 
 and rootbeer floats and the like.  If it's closed\, we'll have lunch at 
 Burgerville in Battleground instead.\n\nSunday's route is the reverse of 
 Saturday's\, and we'll have regroup stops along the way and a rest stop at
  Kiwanis Park again\, then say our goodbyes back where we started at Golf 
 City Golf Club.  \nRoute to Portland: 
 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50530942\n\nFor food\, you'll need to shop 
 in advance of the trip and carry food for both days: bike snacks\, 
 Saturday's dinner and Sunday's breakfast and coffee.  If you don't like 
 Cafe Yumm or the burger places\, you'll want to pack meals to replace 
 those also.  When in doubt\, use calorie counts to guide you.\n\nFor your 
 overnight gear\, you'll need a tent and sleeping pad and sleeping bag.  If
  you want a hot dinner / breakfast / coffee\, you'll also need a portable 
 stove to get water hot.  A headlamp will be useful to find your way to the
  bathroom in the night.  Since we're near a lake\, bug spray will be a 
 must. We'll also be near each other\, so earplugs to sleep with may be 
 helpful.  Don't forget your swimsuit and towel!\n\nHere's a link to my 
 suggested gear list\, which includes info on where to rent gear: 
 \nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r-
 Jf3c5SvBPiGKaP2MU2vQuVjJBw45PcDv37_TBKCTA/edit?usp=sharing\n\nFinally 
 (thanks for reading this book!): this is an "all or nothing car-free" 
 trip.  That means no late joiners or early departers - block out your 
 entire weekend for fun!  This also means no cars (ie please don't invite a
  friend to drive to meet us along the route or at camp).  We will be self 
 supported rad lady cyclists spending the entire weekend having fun without
  anyone feeling rushed. \n\nRSVP is required for this trip\, as our 
 headcount limit is 15 riders.  You can RSVP by emailing me at 
 bicyclekitty@gmail.com.\nEmail me to learn our meet 
 time\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-23650
LOCATION:Rose City Golf Club\nNE 72nd & Tillamook\nOutside ladies restroom
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