RAGBRAI '08

[BenEClone]

Ragbrai will be in Ames Tuesday night. Has Ames been an overnight town before? Any ideas for the campground - showers? About then I could use an airconditioned dorm room with shower if anyone has one. I suppose summer school students are invited to the beer garden.

[Wesley]

This Tuesday night? Maybe the snow will be melted.

[BenEClone]

Closer to July 22, when it is, historically, much warmer. We'll ride in from Jefferson that day and leave for Tama-Toledo on Wednesday. They might just avoid the campus entirely, though it would offer some amenities.

[dustinal]

Ragbrai will be in Ames Tuesday night. Has Ames been an overnight town before? Any ideas for the campground - showers? About then I could use an airconditioned dorm room with shower if anyone has one. I suppose summer school students are invited to the beer garden.

The Regsiter's website has a great map that shows all of the overnight stops in RAGBRAI's 35-year history.

DesMoinesRegister.com | RAGBRAI's overnight towns, 1973-present | The Des Moines Register

Ames has been an overnight stop twice before, including the first RAGBRAI in 1973. The second and last time was 1983, so it's been a while.

[psycln11]

Ragbrai will be in Ames Tuesday night. Has Ames been an overnight town before? Any ideas for the campground - showers? About then I could use an airconditioned dorm room with shower if anyone has one. I suppose summer school students are invited to the beer garden.

Back in '83 I know they used the Stuart Park across from Hilton on Elwood (err University Blvd). I would assume they'd use that, Brookside Park, and many of the other city parks.

[Dave19642006]

we should give them all a Ames welcome, and cheer them all on fanatics

[Wesley]

Will they camp out at JTS?

Or will they be staying at the most expensive house in the wholr metro area near Ankeny golf course:



$4M pad.