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Anacortes, Washington to Key West, Florida
The Cast: Dan, Catherine, Bill, Dana, David
Anacortes, Washington to Key West, Florida
The Cast: Dan, Catherine, Bill, Dana, David
Date | Start ✔︎ = DONE
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Jun 29 Stage 1 | Anacortes, WA; 462 miles ✔︎
Jul 16 Stage 2 | Sandpoint, ID; 342 miles ✔︎
Aug 03 Stage 3 | Cutbank, MT; 544 miles ✔︎
Aug 17 Stage 4 | Dickinson, ND; 413 miles ✔︎
Aug 30 Stage 5 | Pierre, SD; 485 miles - ✔︎
Sep 13 Stage 6 | Council Bluffs, IA; 559 miles ✔︎
Sep 28 Stage 7 | St. Louis, MO; 570 miles ✔︎
Oct 12 Stage 8 | Tishomingo, MS; 454 miles Beautiful Tombigbee River; only 4 days left!
Oct 25 Stage 9 | Mobile, AL; 570 miles
Nov 08 Stage 10 | St. Augustine, FL; 533 miles
Nov 23 Stage 11 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 189 miles
Nov 29 End 12 | Key West, FL; End of Ride
Some details from Spokes Fighting Strokes and CrazyGuyonaBike:
Oct 16th 2014
Linden to Coffeeville AL 63.7 miles 3116ft climbing, max speed 35.76mph 49-73 degree good ride! Cat lead today I was tired. Beautiful country, I might back here bring Sandy!! Long tour, I miss my family. I dedicate this ride to "Russell Stolk" you believe in me & my cause. Check out David click on journal my website www.Spokesfightingstrokes.org.
Attitude is 90% of life, think positive! "Fins Up"
DanTrikeMan
David Babcock - CrazyGuyonaBike:
Day 110: Chickasaw State Park to Service Park Campground
Thursday Oct 16, 2014, 64 miles (103 km) - Total so far: 3,720 miles (5,987 km)
It was another great day of riding in Alabama today. Of course I can say that since I wasn't on my bike today. As the designated driver I had a fun time driving the route. But it was beautiful weather again and the traffic wasn't too bad. The riders did have to cover over 63 miles today and they got to do over 3,300 feet of elevation gain and loss, so they might have a slightly different opinion of the day.
It was in the high 40s this morning when we got up. Clear and calm but pretty cold for us Arizona kids. I helped everyone get their stuff ready, and while we were doing that we were visited by some local ladies who come to the park to walk around the loop for exercise.
With everyone out on the road I finished packing things up, drove over to the dump station, and then rolled back into Linden to get groceries and fuel. With errands finished I headed out on Highway 69 which was our road for almost the entire day today.
The route had a lot of hills. Even driving in the van it was pretty obvious the road never had any very long flat stretches. It was either going up or down all the time. After I passed all the riders I found a spot to pull over and hung out there as first Bill and Dana and then Dan and Catherine came in.
Once they had all moved on I rolled on down the road for quite a distance and then found another spot to park. There was a nice shaded area next to a side road that was marked as a school bus stop. Since the bus wouldn't be coming till later I used it.
There were long periods when no cars came by and it was very peaceful. I worked on my notes for the day, had a snack, and then welcomed Bill and Dana. There was a pretty steep hill right before my stop and they were both glad I was there so they could take a break. They each got something to eat, sat for a bit, and then continued on down the road.
Five minutes after they left Dan and Catherine came in. They went through the same process and then went back out. After a bit I followed them down the road. About 10 miles from the town of Coffeeville the ACA takes a smaller road that parallels Highway 69. I stayed on the highway and went straight into town.
Heading west out of town on Highway 84 I veered about 3.5 miles off the ACA route and then turned into Service Park Campground. It is a COE campground and is right along the Tombigbee River. Many of the sites have a view of the river including ours.
We have decided to stay here two nights and take a day off tomorrow to give the riders a rest. Plans include bike maintenance, online work and a trip to Jackson, AL to visit a Walmart. We are now only four days from the end of this stage and our arrival in the Mobile area.
Thursday Oct 16, 2014, 64 miles (103 km) - Total so far: 3,720 miles (5,987 km)
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| These are the ladies who were walking the loop in our campground this morning. Visiting Catherine are (l to r): Charlotte, Eartha and Diane. They gave us a donation and we want to say thanks to them for their interest and their support. |
It was in the high 40s this morning when we got up. Clear and calm but pretty cold for us Arizona kids. I helped everyone get their stuff ready, and while we were doing that we were visited by some local ladies who come to the park to walk around the loop for exercise.
With everyone out on the road I finished packing things up, drove over to the dump station, and then rolled back into Linden to get groceries and fuel. With errands finished I headed out on Highway 69 which was our road for almost the entire day today.
The route had a lot of hills. Even driving in the van it was pretty obvious the road never had any very long flat stretches. It was either going up or down all the time. After I passed all the riders I found a spot to pull over and hung out there as first Bill and Dana and then Dan and Catherine came in.
Once they had all moved on I rolled on down the road for quite a distance and then found another spot to park. There was a nice shaded area next to a side road that was marked as a school bus stop. Since the bus wouldn't be coming till later I used it.
There were long periods when no cars came by and it was very peaceful. I worked on my notes for the day, had a snack, and then welcomed Bill and Dana. There was a pretty steep hill right before my stop and they were both glad I was there so they could take a break. They each got something to eat, sat for a bit, and then continued on down the road.
Five minutes after they left Dan and Catherine came in. They went through the same process and then went back out. After a bit I followed them down the road. About 10 miles from the town of Coffeeville the ACA takes a smaller road that parallels Highway 69. I stayed on the highway and went straight into town.
Heading west out of town on Highway 84 I veered about 3.5 miles off the ACA route and then turned into Service Park Campground. It is a COE campground and is right along the Tombigbee River. Many of the sites have a view of the river including ours.
We have decided to stay here two nights and take a day off tomorrow to give the riders a rest. Plans include bike maintenance, online work and a trip to Jackson, AL to visit a Walmart. We are now only four days from the end of this stage and our arrival in the Mobile area.
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