Brita Climate Ride 2009
September 16, 2009
Day by Day Information
Friday, September 25, 2009
Join Climate Riders for registration/bike drop-off, and a fun kick-off event at the Central Park Zoo. This great event space is located on the lower east side of Central Park at 830 5th Avenue. See www.centralparkzoo.com for more information and details on how to get there.
5:30pm – 8pm Bicycle drop-off and registration (If you arrive later than 7:15, you may miss some or all of the speakers.)
5:30pm – 7:30pm Meet and mingle with fellow Climate Riders, visit the polar bears!
7:30 – 8:15pm Welcome Remarks from Climate Ride, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Dr. James Hansen, renowned climatologist, professor, and head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
8:30pm Kick-off event ends, we’ll see you in the morning!
Day 1, Saturday, 9/26: 55 miles to Princeton, NJ
*All times subject to adjustment **Speaking events subject to change
7am – 8:15am Return to Central Park Zoo. Drop off luggage. Fill water bottles, pack snacks, safety talk.
8:30am Ride officially begins! Ride from Central Park Zoo to Pier 11.
10:00am Board SeaStreak ferry to Atlantic Highlands, NJ
10:15am Ferry departs for New Jersey
11am Disembark ferry
11am Picnic Lunch provided by Brita Climate Ride at gazebo in Atlantic Highlands
12pm Begin pedaling to Princeton!
~2pm Water Stop half-way, in Englishtown
4 – 5:30pm Arrive in Princeton
6pm – 7pm Dinner at YMCA, locally catered
7:30pm Dr. Ben Strauss, Director of Climate Central at Princeton, and founding board member of Grist.com to address Climate Riders at McCosh Hall on Princeton campus. Open to the public; maximum capacity 300.
Overnight Camping at YMCA in soccer field. YMCA: 59 Robeson Place, Princeton, NJ.
Day 2, Sunday, 9/27, 66 miles to Phoenixville, PA
7am – 8am Breakfast at YMCA, locally catered
8am Route opens
8am – 9am Begin riding
~10am Water Stop in Lambertville, NJ: a quaint riverfront town, 6 miles north of where Washington crossed the Delaware River
~noon Lunch Stop – On your own in Doylestown, PA: a vibrant and classic community.
~2pm Water Stop at Jeffersonville Church in Norristown, PA
5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner at YMCA, locally catered
7pm Alison Gannett, Founder Save Our Snow Foundation and US Champion Freeskier and Germany Trade & Invest to discuss the transition of East Germany to a “green economy”. Open to the public.
Overnight Camping at YMCA in camp area. YMCA: 400 E. Pothouse Rd, Phoenixville, PA
Day 3, Monday, 9/28, 65 miles to the Susquehanna River, PA
6:30 – 7:30am Breakfast at YMCA, locally catered
7:30am Route opens
7:30 – 8:30am Begin riding
~10 am Water Stop at the Bakery in St. Peters Village, PA
~12 pm Lunch Stop – On your own in New Holland, PA
~2pm Midday Stop at Strasburg Country Store & Creamery
5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner at Camp Andrews
7pm Colin Beaven (aka No Impact Man) to address Climate Riders. Open to public.
8pm Optional viewing of the award-winning No Impact Man film
Day 4, Tuesday, 9/29, 56 miles to Reisterstown, MD
6:30 – 7:30am Breakfast in main dining hall
7:30am Route opens
7:30 – 8:30am Begin riding
~10 am Water Stop at Halsey’s Store in Pylesville, MD
~noon Lunch Stop at Corbett Farm: provided by Brita Climate Ride
5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner in dining room at Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center
7pm Mike Tidwell, inspiring activist, writer, filmmaker, and President of Chesapeake Climate Action Network to address Climate Riders.
Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark, host of the COP15 Climate Conference. Open to the public.
Overnight Lodging at Pearlstone, 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd, Reisterstown, MD
Day 5, Wednesday, 9/30, 66 miles to the Capitol!
6:30am – 7:30am Breakfast in dining room at Pearlstone
7:30am Route opens
7:30 – 8:30am Begin riding
~10am Water Stop at Kendall Hardware in Clarksville, MD
12pm Lunch Stop – On Your Own in Silver Spring, MD. Begin Capital Crescent Trail.
2:00pm Latest time riders can depart Silver Spring
3:00pm Gather at Thompson Boat Center.
3:15pm All riders depart from Thompson Boat Center together. The final stretch!
3:45 pm Arrive at the Capitol
4 –5 pm Press event on West Lawn in front of the Capitol. Invite everyone you know to join!
Bracken Hendricks, of the transition team of President Obama, an architect of clean-energy portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and fellow at The Center for American Progress
Betsy Taylor, founder and President of the Center for a New American Dream, co-founder and now President of the Board of Directors of the 1Sky Education Fund
4:30 – 7pm Final gathering at Garfield Park in DC. Showers at Results Gym. Pack and ship bikes.
