10 Mile Bike Ride along Carquinez Strait

Date: March 21st (Saturday)
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm
Meet & Pickup: Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline – Nejedly Staging Area (map)
Cost: Free
Attire: Appropriate Cycling clothes: Troop 805 Cycling shirt (or other bright shirt); well-fitted helmet; eye protection (sun glasses); cycling gloves (recommended); closed toe shoes.
Required: Permission slip, ABC bike check
Bring: Bring water to cycle with (bottle in cage or hydropack), sunscreen and energy bar(s).

An easy and beautiful 10-mile bike ride along the waterfront of the Carquinez Straits through Port Costa and the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. This (or the prior 10-mile ride on 3/1) is a prerequisite to participating in further cycling trips this season. This ride will add important on-road cycling experience for future rides, so please join us.

This outing is open to all second year scouts and above (RGB’s/Huskies and above). We are scheduling another bike ride for new scouts, sometime after their first outing at Scout Skills. We also need adults to support this outing.

ABC Bike Check:
For all bikes not inspected yet this season: bring bikes to the Troop meeting this Tuesday, March 17. If your bike has been inspected this season, you may have a review inspection at the event. (No exceptions.)

Important Dates:
03/17 (Tue) – ABC Bike check
03/17 (Tue) – Permission slip due at Troop meeting
03/21 (Sat) 9:00am – Meet at Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline – Nejedly Staging Area
03/21 (Sat) 12:30pm – Scouts have to be picked up at Nejedly Staging Area

Contact Mr Gary (925-518-9896) for questions.

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