More than 1,000 riders are expected this Saturday for the eighth annual Owl Ride. The unique recreational bike ride is the largest annual night bicycle ride between Chicago and Denver.
The nighttime ride supports the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, which works to improve the lives adults with developmental disabilities. Registrations will be taken right through the 9:00 PM start of the ride. The cost is $45 for adults and $25 for children 12 and younger when riding with an adult.
There's also a new 8:00 PM Owlet Ride that will let the youngest of kids on their bikes, trikes and big wheels. The cost for the Owlet is $10. Riders are encouraged to put lights on their bikes.
This year's starlit ride starts at Lewis and Clark Landing on Omaha's riverfront. There's again a choice of a 17-mile course through Midtown, Dundee, Aksarben, Field Club and downtown, or a shorter, family friendly 7.5-mile course, making the Owl Ride a fun, active experience for riders of all ages and abilities. Both rides are followed by an after party on the riverfront.
The goal is to raise $60,000 for Meyer Foundation for Disabilities.
(Photo courtesy of the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities)