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Riding4Hope
2009 Bike Ride Across America
Welcome to the journal which will track the
adventures of the Mackovjak's as they ride across the United States during the
Summer of '09. The ride starts from Silverdale, WA and ends at Virginia Beach, VA. This is a challenging ride averaging
104 miles a day for 38 riding days. This ride is not for the faint of heart... hopefully you'll enjoy following us as we cross the heart
of our great country absorbing the country from the seat of a bicycle. We
will be stopping at a number of Boys and Girls clubs and Military installations
to talk and raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and the Boys &
Girls Club.
BOOKMARK this page and just click on the active days below and see what we're up to everyday.
RIDE ITINERARY
& SUMMARY RIDE DATA
Prologue
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June 17
Bremerton WA
Boys & Girls Club
Send off |
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Day 1, Jun 28
Skykomish, WA
77 miles
77 total miles |
Day 2, Jun 29
Chelan, WA
107 miles
184 total miles |
Day 3, Jun 30
Wilbur, WA
86 miles
270 total miles |
Day 4, Jul 1
Spokane, WA
69 miles
339 total miles |
Day 5, Jul 2
Kellogg, ID
77 miles
416 total miles
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Day 6, Jul 3
Paradise, MT
86 miles
502 total miles |
Day 7, Jul 4
Paradise, MT (Rest)
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Day 8, Jul 5
Stevensville, MT
103 miles
605 total miles |
Day 9, Jul 6
Wisdom, MT
94 Miles
699 total miles |
Day 10, Jul 7
Nevada City, MT
122 miles
821 total miles |
Day 11, Jul 8
West Yellow Stone, MT
85 miles
906 total miles |
Day 12, Jul 9
Jackson Hole, WY
126 miles
1,032 total miles |
Day 13, Jul 10
Jackson Hole, WY (Rest)
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Day 14, Jul 11
Dubois WY
85 miles
1,117 total miles |
Day 15, Jul 12
Lander, WY
108 miles
1,225 total miles |
Day 16, Jul 13
Rawlins, WY
126 miles
1,351 miles |
Day 17, Jul 14
Walden, CO
110 miles
1,461 total miles |
Day
18, Jul 15
Dillon, CO
100 miles
1,561 total miles |
Day 19, Jul 16
Buena Vista, CO
80 miles
1,641 total miles |
Day 20, Jul 17
Colorado Springs, CO
105 miles
1,746 total miles |
Day 21, Jul 18
Colorado Springs, CO (Rest)
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Day 22, Jul 19
Lamar, CO
115 miles
1,861 total miles |
Day 23, Jul 20
Garden City, KS
106 miles
1,967 total miles |
Day 24, Jul 21
Hutchinson, KS
123 miles
2,090 total miles |
Day 25, Jul 22
Eureka, KS
105 miles
2,195 total miles |
Day 26, Jul 23
Pittsburg, KS
70 miles
2,375 total miles |
Day 27, Jul 24
Marshfield, MO
117 miles
2,492 total miles |
Day 28, Jul 25
Seymour, MO (Rest)
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Day 29, Jul 26
Eminence, MO
100 miles
2,592 total miles |
Day 30, Jul 27
Farmington, MO
84 miles
2,676 total miles |
Day 31, Jul 28
Carbondale, IL
100 miles
2,776 total miles |
Day 32, Jul 29
Marion, KY
96 miles
2,872 total miles |
Day 33, Jul 30
Owensboro, KY
92 miles
2,964 total miles |
Day 34 Jul 31
Ft Knox, KY
62 miles
3,026 total miles |
Day 35, Aug 1
Ft Knox, KY (Rest)
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Day 36, Aug 2
Berea, KY
95 miles
3,121 total miles |
Day 37, Aug 3
Hazard, KY
100 miles
3,221 total miles |
Day 38, Aug 4
Lebanon, VA
143 miles
3,464 total miles |
Day 39, Aug 5
Wytheville, VA
76 miles
3,540 total miles |
Day 40, Aug 6
Salem, VA
76 miles
3,616 total miles |
Day 41, Aug 7
Keysville, VA
107 miles
3,723 total miles |
Day 42, Aug 8
Franklin, VA
106 miles
3,829 total miles |
Day 43, Aug 9
Virginia Bch, VA
73 miles
3,902 total miles |
Aug
10, 2009
NAS Oceana Boys & Girls Club (Rest) |
Epilogue
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