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Sac Kidical Mass Campout!

9/28/2014

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Sorry for the big gap between posts. I've been working up in Natomas teaching Project Ride Smart to a fun group of 5th graders. It's made life a little extra crazy these days but is so worth it. I love that job. During this three week contract, I also somehow managed to book up my weekends--last weekend I volunteered to assist at an LCI seminar. This weekend was our first official Sac Kidical Mass campout at Gibson Ranch Park. 

Last year, we threw together a longer trip up to Negro Bar in Folsom but because of the distance and hills, the trip was less accessible for new bike campers and families. This trip was a flat 13 miles that mostly followed bike path until the last few miles of rural roads. We had 20 people for our adventure, many of whom had never been bike camping, yet. 
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Kid-free cargo Bullitt with Cycle Truck Caddyrack. I could have added twice as much stuff with that rack!
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Winner of the most adorable pannier set-up.
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Winner of the longest bike-train.
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And we're off!
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Bike-train in action.
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Lunch and playground stop.
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The slowest, least intimidating bike gang, ever!
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And we're off, again!
We managed to get to Gibson Ranch in about 3 hours, just above the 4 mph average we accounted for. It was a lovely, quiet route that was mostly free of traffic and road bikers. Perfect for our heavily-ladened riders and the solo kiddos who kept trucking along. 

We had a beautiful shady spot and could spread out all over the lawn. The central tables were immediately covered in food and the adults rested and refueled while the children ran around. 
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Made it!
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Let the lounging begin!
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The stomp rockets were a big hit, again. Thanks, Melissa!
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Can't get enough bike riding in!
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So much delicious food! I think I should have ridden twice as much to cover the amount of food I ate.
One of my favorite parts of bike camping with a group is checking out all the different and awesome set-ups people have. 
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As the sun went down, the neighboring wedding party cranked up the music and the large Boy Scout group turned on a movie, something about going to space camp. It was noisy but I fell right to sleep. We were rained on a bit throughout the night. Good thing we had such a sturdy group of campers! Even though we were relatively close to home, no one called for back up in the middle of the night. I consider that a success! 
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Well good morning, beautiful!
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Our adorable Sac Kidical Mass mascot!
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Our Campout gang (minus fearless leader Keith's family).
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Kidicals!
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The first and only flat happened 50' from the campsite. Good timing!
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Marian rocked her first bike tour!
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There were more sprinkles on the way home but I didn't hear any complaints, not even from the adults! We bypassed the playground and lunch stop to get home quicker (although we lost a couple to Thrift Town at the end of the journey). Our riders peeled away toward their own homes as we rolled off the bike trail. 

We had a great group of riders and a very successful trip. A huge thank you goes out to Keith, Melissa, and Jarrod for all their planning and preparations! I can't wait for the next Sac Kidical Mass Campout! 
4 Comments
Lamaia
9/28/2014 02:22:44 pm

Yes. Thank you sooo much for all the planning and providing! You guys made our first bike camping experience so easy and fun! We wouldn't have tried on our own.

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dAd
9/28/2014 09:20:14 pm

Wow, all that fun and rain too. Well done. Sorry to miss it but we did get in a good urban bike tour in Montreal. Next time!

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KYouell link
11/12/2014 05:52:12 am

Whoa, how did I miss this? Tell me more about how they attached the Radio Flyer cover to their bakfiets? Looks like they tossed out the clamps, but I can't see why the poles don't slip all the way down.

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Elle
11/19/2014 04:16:06 am

You can see the brackets a bit better on the photo of the bakfiets and his wife's bike together. The clamp broke off so he just took them off and added the little brackets that he drilled into the box.

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