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The Gateway Council needs you now more than ever.
Your generous contribution will go a long way to support our mission, our programs, and our vision to open a new hostel in
St. Louis.
Seeking
Volunteers, Travel Writers
& Interns
Click here for more
information!
The Gateway is published four times a year. Our
members receive their copies in the mail, but copies are also
available at most area bicycle shops and in .PDF format by clicking here.
Gateway Council
Cycling Page
Be sure to check out HI-USA's
website, with lots of information on
organization membership, hostels, booking reservations, HI-USA
programs, travel resources, and much more.
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5-Star Century Series
Ride #1
Indian Crossing
Saturday, May 17
Sponsored by Wild
Trak Bikes
 Registration/Sign-In: 6:30 - 8:30
a.m.
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Church Senior Center, 1235 Farnham Street, Portage Des Sioux, MO
63373
Directions: From downtown St. Louis, take I-70 west to W. Florissant Ave. (exit 245B). Turn right onto Riverview Blvd./MO-367., enter next roundabout and take 3rd exit onto Lewis and Clark Blvd. (US-67). Turn left onto MO-94, right onto MO-J, right onto Common Field St., left onto Farnham St.
Purchase your tickets online now by
clicking HERE!
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Important Notice!!!
The Mississippi River is several feet over flood stage. Several roads in St. Charles County are under water, but the Indian Crossing route has been revised to avoid flooded roads (we will not be
visiting St. Peters or O'Fallon this year).
We are in contact with St. Charles County emergency management. As of now the ride will go on as scheduled. However, more heavy rain is expected on Thursday. A final decision will be made Friday afternoon. Please check back for updates Thursday evening and Friday after 2 p.m.
Lunch for the LAST Tour-de-Stooges
Rider---cold, pickled beets held by Mark T. Cockson,
volunteer. The Tour de Stooges was the first ride of the
Recreational Ride Series held on May 3.
2008 Canoe Schedule
 Click
HERE
to check out the 2008 canoe schedule.
“The
Missouri Heartland Tour”
C.A.M. (Cycle Across Missouri)
Sunday through Friday, June 8-13
 The
HEARTLAND OF MISSOURI welcomes you . Cycle from William Woods
College in Fulton to Hermann, Jefferson City, Columbia,
Fayette and back to Fulton. Excitement, history, novelty, and
adventure await bikers who register for C.A.M. (Cycle Across
Missouri), “The Missouri Heartland Tour.”
Purchase your tickets online now by
clicking HERE!
Click HERE
to print out a paper brochure & registration.
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Gateway Council
Introduces NEW Recreational Ride
Series for ‘08
The Gateway Council is pleased to announce their new Recreational Ride Series in 2008. The series will kick off with their annual “Tour de Stooges” ride on Saturday, May 5 in Highland, IL, followed by four other recreational series rides throughout the cycling season.
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Tips on
Connecting Flights
to and from St. Louis
 Despite my advocacy of other forms of
transportation, the truth is, to get to many interesting place,
you’ll have to fly. And that’s where it gets tricky. Since
the collapse of TWA, St. Louis really hasn’t been an airline
hub city. I could go into a long, boring explanation, but all
you really need to know is that unless you have major cash to
spend, you’ll probably need to take a connecting flight rather
than non-stop.
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Safe and
Courteous Group Riding
Cycling with friends, traveling rapidly and
safely with confidence in your companions, is a joy. However,
there is a certain cycling etiquette, or Rules of the Road, of
which you should be aware whenever cycling in a group.
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Hostelling
in Tokyo
 Located on the 18th and 19th floors of
Iidabashi Central Plaza is Tokyo International Youth Hostel, a
little-known retreat for sojourners to Tokyo traveling on a
tight budget. The two-floor hostel boasts a safe
environment, basic essentials, and a nice view of the Tokyo
skyline.
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What To
Pack When Traveling
 When
traveling, your luggage will be your new home during your
trip. Luggage is one of the most important pre-trip choices
you can make. What you pack and packing tips are important as
well.
Packing for Travel
Pack light!
Luggage or Travel Pack?
We recommend a travel backpack, especially one that goes
from hand-carried luggage and back again for three reasons:
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Click here to read old articles from our featured section from
the Gateway newspaper!
Check out the
HI-GC Photo Gallery!
 Click
HERE
to check out our online photo album. New pictures include Various
G.C. Cycling Pics 2008 and Trivia
Night 2007. Call the office for details on how to add your Gateway Council
photos to this album.
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Recreational Ride
Series Ride #2
Strawberry Fields Forever
Saturday, May 24
Registration/Sign-In: 8:30 - 11:00
a.m.
Location: Eckert’s Country Store,
951 S. Green Mount Rd., Belleville, IL 62220
Directions: From downtown St. Louis, take I-55
north crossing into Illinois. Take the IL-3 exit toward Cahokia onto S 4th St. toward Business Dist/Chicago/Indianapolis/Business District. Turn right onto E. Broadway/IL-15, left onto N. 10th St./IL-15, right onto Missouri Ave./IL-15, and then continue to follow IL-15 east. Turn left onto S. Green Mount Rd./CR-89.
Purchase your tickets online
now by
clicking HERE!
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Click HERE to go to the
2008
5-Star Century Series page
Click HERE to go to the
NEW 2008
Recreational Ride Series page
Click HERE to go to the
2008
Other Featured Rides page
Low Budget
Travel
Winter seemed like it would never end, but
Gateway Council Board, staff, and volunteers put their time to
good use. Our organizational planning resulted in an activity
season of low budget travel by hiking, biking, canoeing, and
hostelling. Here is a re-cap of what we have done along with
what we hope and plan to do.
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May Flowers
Great thanks to everyone who has helped the
organization continue to grow and thrive.
This is always an anxious and challenging time of
year for us, as we prepare for the busy season of April through
September. Much has been done to assure smooth events and an easy
transition to our new office. It’s been a long, cold winter and I, for
one, am more than ready to get outside into the sunshine.
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We
can't do this without you. Sign up to volunteer today!
From the 5-Star Century Series rides to one of our
new recreational rides, the success of our events each year is directly
related to the wonderful volunteers who help make them go off without a
hitch. We welcome volunteers with a wide range of talents and skills.
There is only one requirement: to want to do something now.
We encourage everyone to take a moment and look at all the various
upcoming events CLICKING
HERE. With so many activities you can always
select multiple events!
Beginning this year we have begun a Volunteer Rewards Program! For every
event or ride that you volunteer for you will receive one free ticket to
a future ride! You can't beat that deal!
To register to volunteer, please fill out the online
registration form or call 314-644-4660.
Thank You!!!
With your help the 44th Moonlight Ramble® was our MOST SUCCESSFUL one ever!!!
New
Belgium Brewing
White
Castle
Hautly
Cheese Company
Hanneke's
Logowear
KSHE 95
97.1 FM
Talk
Great
Rivers Greenway
Rose
Design
Fabick
Cat
Gene Del
Printing
Congrats!!!
Congratulations
to those who finished their first century ever at the Sandy
Creek Century!
Click HERE
for the 2007
5-Star Award Winners list.
Click HERE
for the "First
Timers" list & pics.
Click HERE
for the Sandy Creek timesheet.
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