We had such a terrific time bike camping at Carver Park, that I wanted to organize another trip. Last year I did a Pizza Farm Trifecta Tour. Three "pizza farms," three different weekends of bike camping. Each location was unique, the riding was good, and I ate a lot of really good pizza.
One of the legs of the PFTT 2011 was Love Tree Farm's "Pizza by the Pond." Love Tree sells the famed "fish bait" cheese at the St. Paul Farmers Market, among other delicious small batch, cave aged, artisan cheeses. The farm was rustic, relaxed, functional and beautiful. Jeremy, my tour partner on PFTT II, wrote a very detailed post about our adventure.
Here is an outline of what we are planning.
Pizza by the Pond Bike Tour, 2012
June 30- July 3
Our proposed route includes a stop at the Franconia Sculpture Park, Pizza by the Pond, and Mom's Amish Kitchen (pie!). We plan on limiting the number of campers to 12 people due to capacity limitations of camp sites. We will be partially supported with a sag wagon.
Tuesday, June 26, 8pm
Planning happy hour to hash out details and figure out last minute gear arrangements at
Parkway Pizza, 4457 42nd Ave., Mpls
Saturday, June 30
(State Park Reservation line: 866-857-2757,
online)
Max 6 people or 2 tents per site, 3 sites= $85.50 + $5 vehicle tag = $95.50
Sunday, July 1
Max 6 people per site, 2 sites= $53.40 + $10 vehicle tag = $63.40
Monday, July 2
(Reservation line: 888-947-2757,
online)
Max 6 people per site, 2 sites= $53.40 + $10 vehicle tag = $63.40
Tuesday, July 3
Willow River State Park, WI to Trotter's Cafe= 31.7 miles
Four days of riding= (min.) 164 miles
Three nights of camping, including vehicle registration= $192.30
(Divided by 12 campers = $16.30 per person.)
Additional costs include food, beer, firewood, gas for the sag wagon, other incidentals.
Mileage and route are estimated.
We are lucky enough to have a sag wagon to support our ride! We hope to carry a few coolers full of food and drinks and heavier gear like tents in the car. The vehicle has capacity for a few bikes and passengers in case someone needs to be rescued. We haven't figured out the car mileage, stops or how we are going to coordinate sharing the drive so that our driver can get some nice biking in too, but we will!
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