The restrooms may be closed. But there are porta potties across the road.
Rita Wilczek and Alan Wichman invite you to participate in the HBC ALS Bike Ride, Medium Route. This 28 mile ride moves along quiet roads in rural Washington County past horse farms, through small towns and along forested lanes.
Use the 'Get me there' link on this page to calculate a route from your location to Scandia MN, our starting point.
In addition to providing an enjoyable bike ride, this event has a charitable purpose--to build awareness about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Rita's brother Mark passed away from ALS in 2007. It is in his memory that Rita and Alan captain this event.
The charitable purpose of this ride is also to request a donation (free-will) to the ALS Therapy Development Institute (TDI), a research organization devoted to finding treatments and ultimately a cure for ALS. To donate go to https://fundraise.als.net/alsbikeride and click the 'Donate' link at the top of the page. Enter your information. Please also click 'In Memory/Honor Of' and then enter the name, Mark Wilczek or Mark's Team. Your donation will be confidential. The ALS TDI will provide Rita with the total donations to Mark's Team to enable us to complete a match.
Please visit the ALS TDI site, https://www.als.net/ and review research projects, therapies in development and the compelling patient stories.
Great ride, Alan! Fun to run into you guys too!
A beautiful route, as always. Judy and I rode with John and Dawn and accidentally crossed paths with another group of HBC riders; really nice to see so many HBC friends on this ride. Enjoyed the lunch at Meister's too.
Lovely area, enjoyed all the greenery and the lakes. We all enjoyed ourselves,! Thanks you, Rita and Al
A very beautiful ride! well worth the drive to Scandia to enjoy the beautiful countryside!
Great ride! Great to see you all.