Friday, May 15, 2009

Dharma Bummin'

So, it officially begins. Well, sort of. I crammed all my belongings and headed to D.C. today. Forgot a couple things here and there, but not in terrible shape. Tomorrow, I'm catching a ride with Bennett to Nags Head, North Carolina where we'll meet the rest of the Bike & Builders and start our biking from. Friday and Saturday are our orientation days and Sunday is our official first day =]. We start off with pretty low mileage, 66, and then it'll go up to 124 (piece of cake lol). It's pretty awesome, I've always wanted to do a road trip across America. I just never imagined it being on a bike lol. Thanks to all those who made it possible =]. Here's to being a Dharma Bum!

My trip route:

Week:
Date
City - State
Mi.
05/15 Nags Head - NC 0
05/16 Nags Head - NC 0
05/17 Swanquarter - NC 66
05/18 Belhaven - NC 34
05/19 Greenville - NC 58
05/20 Wake Forest - NC 79
05/21 Chapel Hill - NC 39

05/22 BUILD DAY 0
05/23 DAY OFF 0
05/24 Winston-Salem - NC 89
05/25 Charlotte - NC 68
05/26 BUILD DAY 0
05/27 Forest City - NC 57
05/28 Asheville - NC 79

05/29 BUILD DAY 0
05/30 Gatlinburg - TN 82
05/31 Maryville - TN 45
06/1 BUILD DAY 0
06/2 Sweetwater - TN 39
06/3 Dunlap - TN 79
06/4 Monteagle - TN 44

06/5 Pulaski - TN 85
06/6 Adamsville - TN 85
06/7 Bolivar - TN 38
06/8 Memphis - TN 56
06/9 DAY OFF 0
06/10 Brinkley - AR 91
06/11 Little Rock - AR 68

06/12 BUILD DAY 0
06/13 Clarksville - AR 101
06/14 Fayetteville - AR 89
06/15 Grove - OK 77
06/16 Bartlesville - OK 68
06/17 DAY OFF 0
06/18 Ponca City - OK 71

06/19 Cherokee - OK 80
06/20 Coldwater - KS 89
06/21 Dodge City - KS 67
06/22 Garden City - KS 53
06/23 Lamar - CO 102
06/24 Rocky Ford - CO 75
06/25 Colorado Springs - CO 124

06/26 BUILD DAY 0
06/27 DAY OFF 0
06/28 Buena Vista - CO 102
06/29 Gunnison - CO 85
06/30 Ouray - CO 101
07/1 Durango - CO 70
07/2 BUILD DAY 0

07/3 Cortez - CO 45
07/4 Teec Nos Pos - AZ 65
07/5 Kayenta - AZ 58
07/6 Tuba City - AZ 75
07/7 Desert View - AZ 78
07/8 Williams - AZ 81
07/9 Prescott - AZ 70

07/10 BUILD DAY 0
07/11 BUILD DAY 0
07/12 Wickenburg - AZ 58
07/13 Wenden - AZ 48
07/14 Blythe - CA 65
07/15 Brawley - CA 88
07/16 Julian - CA 68

07/17 El Cajon - CA 48
07/18 San Diego - CA 31
Total Mileage: 3513

If you guys want to send me things =] and please do! lol

Bike & Build groups will receive mail approximately once a week while on the road, and welcome letters and packages from friends, family, and supporters. Mail will be delivered through USPS General Delivery. Please be sure to send mail in ample time to arrive prior to the pick-up date and only through the United States Postal Service (The Post Office will not accept mail from any other carrier). Address mail to:

Bike & Build
Attn: CYCLIST NAME
General Delivery
STREET ADDRESS (if noted)
CITY, ST ZIP

Please mark the envelope or package with "Please hold for pick-up on DATE."
Late mail will be forwarded to the mail drop two weeks ahead. Late mail from the last two mail drops will be returned to sender.

NC to San Diego
May 21
125 S Estes Dr
Chapel Hill Main Office, NC 27514
May 28
Asheville, NC 28802
June 04
Monteagle, TN 37356
June 11
Little Rock, AR 72202
June 18
Ponca City, OK 74601
June 25
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
July 02
Durango, CO 81301
July 09
Prescott, AZ 86303
July 16
Julian, CA 92036

G'night ladies and gents.

3 comments:

  1. what do you feel like getting in your first package?

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  2. yeah jamie is probably smarter than i am but i can't figure out how the delivery works. are your instructions in code? when and where should we ship these bags of rice and fish? lol just kidding brother..

    i'll get in touch with jamie (who accuses me of a prolonged disappearing act by the way) and together, we'll hitch our bounties over to what godforsaken, uncivilized land you might peddle your way into.

    as always, safe travels and remember: don't eat the berries laying by the side of the trail!! (they could be very delicious and boy would you feel bad that you're not sharing them with your friends)

    pz homie

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  3. hahaha...Gray, you mean I bought all of these fish heads for nothing? And Nhan, you can eat al of the berries you want, just do it the day after at least one person did and after asking how they feel of course....

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