Young and Wild Expedition Bicycle Route Itinerary
1. Jacksonville, FL: Arrive Wednesday January 2, 2013—Mentor Orientation1. Friday January 4—Rider Orientation
2. Jacksonville, FL to Atlantic Ocean Ride (and back): Sun. Jan 6: 30 miles
3. Jacksonville, FL to Sanderson, FL: Mon. Jan 7: 40 miles
4. Sanderson, FL to Live Oak, FL: Tues. Jan 8: 45 miles
5. Live Oak, FL to Lamont, FL: Wed Jan 9: 60 miles
6. Lamont, FL to Tallahassee, FL: Thurs Jan 10: 30 miles (205 total)
7. YWE Option-Adventure 1: Fri Jan 11-Sun Jan 13, 2013
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a. Tallahassee, FL to Blountstown,
FL Monday Jan 14: 55 miles (260
total)
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a. Tallahassee, FL to Port St. Joe via
Weekend Adventure: Fri-Sun: 160
miles Jan 11-13
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b. Port St. Joe, FL to
Blountstown, FL Monday Jan
14: 55 miles (420 total)
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8. Blountstown, FL to Panama City Beach, FL: Tuesday Jan 15: 60
miles
9. Panama City Beach, FL to Destin, FL: Wed Jan 16: 50 miles
10. Destin, FL to Pensacola, FL: Thursday Jan 17: 50 miles
11. Pensacola, FL to Gulf Shores, AL: Sunday Jan 20: 35 miles
12. Gulf Shores, AL to Mobile, AL: Monday Jan 21: 60 miles
13. Mobile, AL to Biloxi, MS: Tues Jan 22: 65 miles
14. Biloxi, MS to Slidell, LA: Wed Jan 23: 60 miles
15. Slidell, LA to New Orleans, LA: Thurs Jan 24: 40 miles:
9. Panama City Beach, FL to Destin, FL: Wed Jan 16: 50 miles
10. Destin, FL to Pensacola, FL: Thursday Jan 17: 50 miles
11. Pensacola, FL to Gulf Shores, AL: Sunday Jan 20: 35 miles
12. Gulf Shores, AL to Mobile, AL: Monday Jan 21: 60 miles
13. Mobile, AL to Biloxi, MS: Tues Jan 22: 65 miles
14. Biloxi, MS to Slidell, LA: Wed Jan 23: 60 miles
15. Slidell, LA to New Orleans, LA: Thurs Jan 24: 40 miles:
16. New Orleans, LA to Baton Rouge, LA: Sat Jan 26: 110 miles
17. Baton Rouge, LA to Lafayette, LA: Mon Jan 28: 90 miles
(Back up option: Opelousas, LA: 65 miles): (855-1,015 total miles)
18. Lafayette, LA (or Opelousas, La) to Lake Charles, LA: Tues Jan 29: 90 miles
19. Lake Charles, LA to Beaumont, TX: Wed Jan 30: 95 miles
20. Beaumont, TX to Houston, TX: Thurs Jan 31: 85 miles
21. Houston, TX to Eagle Lake, TX: Sat Feb 2: 70 miles
22. Eagle Lake, TX to Shiner, TX: Sun Feb 3: 55 miles
23. Shiner, TX to San Antonio, TX: Mon Feb 4 : 90 miles
24. San Antonio, TX to New Braunfels, TX: Tues Feb 5: 35 miles
25. New Braunfels, TX to Austin, TX: Thurs Feb 7: 55 miles
26. Austin, TX to Georgetown, TX: Fri Feb 8: 35 miles
27. Georgetown, TX to Waco, TX: Sat Feb 9: 80 miles (1,545-1,705 total)
28. Waco, TX to Cleburne, TX: Mon Feb 11: 65 miles
29. Cleburne, TX to Fort Worth, TX: Tues Feb 12: 35 miles
30. Fort Worth, TX to Mineral Wells, TX: Wed Feb 13: 55 miles
31. Mineral Wells, TX to Breckenridge/Hubbard Creek Lake, TX: Thurs
Feb 14: 55 miles
32. Breckenridge/Hubbard Creek Lake, TX to Abilene, TX: Fri Feb 15: 60 miles
33. Abilene, TX to Snyder, TX: Sat Feb 16: 80 miles
34. Snyder, TX to Lamesa, TX: Mon Feb 18: 65 miles
35. Lamesa, TX to Hobbs, NM: Tues Feb 19: 70 miles
36. Hobbs, NM to Carlsbad, NM: Wed Feb 20: 70 miles
37. Carlsbad, NM to Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Thurs Feb 21: 30 miles
(2,030-2,290 total)
38. Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM: Fri Feb 22: 40 miles
39. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM to El Paso TX
Excursions to Mexico: Sat Feb 23: 110-120 miles
40. El Paso, TX to Franklin Mountains State Park, TX: Tues Feb 26: 20 miles
41. Franklin Mountains State Park, TX to Las Cruces, NM: Wed Feb 27: 40 miles
17. Baton Rouge, LA to Lafayette, LA: Mon Jan 28: 90 miles
(Back up option: Opelousas, LA: 65 miles): (855-1,015 total miles)
18. Lafayette, LA (or Opelousas, La) to Lake Charles, LA: Tues Jan 29: 90 miles
19. Lake Charles, LA to Beaumont, TX: Wed Jan 30: 95 miles
20. Beaumont, TX to Houston, TX: Thurs Jan 31: 85 miles
21. Houston, TX to Eagle Lake, TX: Sat Feb 2: 70 miles
22. Eagle Lake, TX to Shiner, TX: Sun Feb 3: 55 miles
23. Shiner, TX to San Antonio, TX: Mon Feb 4 : 90 miles
24. San Antonio, TX to New Braunfels, TX: Tues Feb 5: 35 miles
25. New Braunfels, TX to Austin, TX: Thurs Feb 7: 55 miles
26. Austin, TX to Georgetown, TX: Fri Feb 8: 35 miles
27. Georgetown, TX to Waco, TX: Sat Feb 9: 80 miles (1,545-1,705 total)
28. Waco, TX to Cleburne, TX: Mon Feb 11: 65 miles
29. Cleburne, TX to Fort Worth, TX: Tues Feb 12: 35 miles
30. Fort Worth, TX to Mineral Wells, TX: Wed Feb 13: 55 miles
31. Mineral Wells, TX to Breckenridge/Hubbard Creek Lake, TX: Thurs
Feb 14: 55 miles
32. Breckenridge/Hubbard Creek Lake, TX to Abilene, TX: Fri Feb 15: 60 miles
33. Abilene, TX to Snyder, TX: Sat Feb 16: 80 miles
34. Snyder, TX to Lamesa, TX: Mon Feb 18: 65 miles
35. Lamesa, TX to Hobbs, NM: Tues Feb 19: 70 miles
36. Hobbs, NM to Carlsbad, NM: Wed Feb 20: 70 miles
37. Carlsbad, NM to Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Thurs Feb 21: 30 miles
(2,030-2,290 total)
38. Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM: Fri Feb 22: 40 miles
39. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, NM to El Paso TX
Excursions to Mexico: Sat Feb 23: 110-120 miles
40. El Paso, TX to Franklin Mountains State Park, TX: Tues Feb 26: 20 miles
41. Franklin Mountains State Park, TX to Las Cruces, NM: Wed Feb 27: 40 miles
42. Las Cruces, NM to Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM: Thurs Feb
28: 75 miles
43. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM to Cibola National Forest, NM: Fri March 1: 90 miles
44. Cibola National Forest, NM to Belen, NM: Sat March 2: 60 miles
45. Belen, NM to Albuquerque, NM: Sun March 3: 35 miles
46. Albuquerque, NM to Grants, NM: Wed March 6: 80 miles
47. Grants, NM to Zuni Peublo, NM: Thurs March 7: 80 miles
(2,770-2,930 total)
48. Zuni Pueblo, NM to Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: Fri March 8: 70 miles
49. Petrified Forest National Park, AZ to Winslow, AZ: Mon March 11: 70 miles
50. Winslow, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ: Tues March 12: 75 miles
51. Flagstaff, AZ to Grand Canyon National Park, AZ: Thurs March 14: 80 miles
52. Grand Canyon National Park, AZ to Peach Springs, AZ: Tues March 19: 120 miles
53. Peach Springs, AZ to New Kingman-Butler/Kingman, AZ: Wed March 20: 40-50 miles
54. New Kingman-Butler/Kingman, AZ to Boulder City, NV: Thurs March 21: 90 miles
55. Boulder City, NV to Las Vegas, NV: Fri March 22: 30 miles
56. Las Vegas, NV to Sloan, NV: Mon March 25: 30 miles
57. Sloan, NV to Mojave National Preserve, CA: Tues March 26: 80 miles
58. Mojave National Preserve, CA to Newberry Springs, CA: Wed March
27: 90 miles: (3,475-3,645 total)
59. Newberry Springs, CA to Barstow, CA: Thurs March 28: 25 miles
60. Barstow, CA to Yucca Springs, CA: Fri March 29: 80 miles 61. Yucca Springs, CA to Palm Desert, CA: Sat March 30: 40 miles 62. Palm Desert, CA to Ramona, CA: Mon April 1: 90 miles
63. Ramona, CA to San Diego, CA: Tues April 2: 40 miles
64. San Diego, CA to San Clemente, CA: Fri April 5: 65 miles 65. San Clemente, CA to Los Angeles, CA: Sat April 6: 80 miles 66. Los Angeles, CA to Ventura, CA: Tues April 9: 80 miles
67. Ventura, CA to Santa Barbara, CA: Wed April 10: 35 miles
43. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, NM to Cibola National Forest, NM: Fri March 1: 90 miles
44. Cibola National Forest, NM to Belen, NM: Sat March 2: 60 miles
45. Belen, NM to Albuquerque, NM: Sun March 3: 35 miles
46. Albuquerque, NM to Grants, NM: Wed March 6: 80 miles
47. Grants, NM to Zuni Peublo, NM: Thurs March 7: 80 miles
(2,770-2,930 total)
48. Zuni Pueblo, NM to Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: Fri March 8: 70 miles
49. Petrified Forest National Park, AZ to Winslow, AZ: Mon March 11: 70 miles
50. Winslow, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ: Tues March 12: 75 miles
51. Flagstaff, AZ to Grand Canyon National Park, AZ: Thurs March 14: 80 miles
52. Grand Canyon National Park, AZ to Peach Springs, AZ: Tues March 19: 120 miles
53. Peach Springs, AZ to New Kingman-Butler/Kingman, AZ: Wed March 20: 40-50 miles
54. New Kingman-Butler/Kingman, AZ to Boulder City, NV: Thurs March 21: 90 miles
55. Boulder City, NV to Las Vegas, NV: Fri March 22: 30 miles
56. Las Vegas, NV to Sloan, NV: Mon March 25: 30 miles
57. Sloan, NV to Mojave National Preserve, CA: Tues March 26: 80 miles
58. Mojave National Preserve, CA to Newberry Springs, CA: Wed March
27: 90 miles: (3,475-3,645 total)
59. Newberry Springs, CA to Barstow, CA: Thurs March 28: 25 miles
60. Barstow, CA to Yucca Springs, CA: Fri March 29: 80 miles 61. Yucca Springs, CA to Palm Desert, CA: Sat March 30: 40 miles 62. Palm Desert, CA to Ramona, CA: Mon April 1: 90 miles
63. Ramona, CA to San Diego, CA: Tues April 2: 40 miles
64. San Diego, CA to San Clemente, CA: Fri April 5: 65 miles 65. San Clemente, CA to Los Angeles, CA: Sat April 6: 80 miles 66. Los Angeles, CA to Ventura, CA: Tues April 9: 80 miles
67. Ventura, CA to Santa Barbara, CA: Wed April 10: 35 miles
68. Santa Barbara, CA to Santa Maria, CA: Thurs April 11: 80 miles (4,260 total)
69. Santa Maria, CA to Morrow Bay, CA: Fri April 12: 60 miles
70. Morrow Bay, CA to Big Sur, CA: Sat April 13: 95 miles
71. Big Sur, CA to Carmel, CA: Sun April 14: 25 miles
72. Carmel, CA to Mount Hermon, CA: Mon April 16: 75 miles
(4,345-4,515 total)
73. Option Adventure 2: San Francisco v. Yosemite NP
Wed. Apr. 17- Thurs. Apr 25, 2013
69. Santa Maria, CA to Morrow Bay, CA: Fri April 12: 60 miles
70. Morrow Bay, CA to Big Sur, CA: Sat April 13: 95 miles
71. Big Sur, CA to Carmel, CA: Sun April 14: 25 miles
72. Carmel, CA to Mount Hermon, CA: Mon April 16: 75 miles
(4,345-4,515 total)
73. Option Adventure 2: San Francisco v. Yosemite NP
Wed. Apr. 17- Thurs. Apr 25, 2013
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Mount Hermon, CA to Mountain
View, CA: Wed April 17: 40
miles
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Or to San Jose (with intent to
Yosemite NP): Wed April 17:
35 miles
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b. Mountain View, CA to Half
Moon Bay, CA: Fri April 19: 30
miles
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Or San Jose, CA to Modesto, CA:
Thurs April 18: 95 miles
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c. Half Moon Bay, CA to San
Francisco, CA: Sat April 20: 35
miles
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Or Modesto, CA to Yosemite NP,
CA: Sat April 20: 85 miles
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d. San Francisco, CA to
Berkeley, CA: Tues April 23: 15
miles
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Or Yosemite NP, CA to San
Andreas, CA: Tues April 23: 70
miles
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e. Berkeley, CA to Napa, CA:
Thurs April 25: 45 miles (4,260-4,680 total possible miles ridden) |
Or San Andreas, CA to
Sacramento, CA: Wed April 24:
60 miles
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f. Sacramento, CA to Napa, CA:
Thurs April 25: 70 miles: (4510- 4,930 total possible miles ridden) (250 miles difference) (Total difference in miles ridden: 670) |
74. Napa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA: Sat April 27: 40 miles
75. Santa Rosa, CA to Mendocino, CA: Mon April 29: 95 miles
76. Mendocino, CA to Garberville, CA: Tues April 30: 80 miles
77. Garberville, CA to Eureka, CA: Wed May 1: 75 miles
78. Eureka, CA to Redwood National Park, CA: Thurs May 2: 45 miles
79. Redwood National Park, CA to Crescent City, CA: Fri May 3: 50 miles
80. Crescent City, CA to Brookings, OR: Sat May 4: 30 miles
81. Brookings, OR to Gold Beach, OR: Sun May 5: 30 miles
82. Gold Beach, OR to Bandon, OR: Mon May 6: 55 miles
83. Bandon, OR to Reedsport, OR: Tues May 7: 55 miles
84. Reedsport, OR to Eugene, OR: Wed May 8: 85 miles
85. Eugene, OR to Salem, OR: Fri May 10: 75 miles
86. Salem, OR to Portland, OR: Sat May 11: 60 miles
87. Portland, OR to Tillamook, OR: Tues May 14: 80 miles
88. Tillamook, OR to Astoria, OR: Wed May 15: 65 miles
89. Astoria, OR to South Bend, WA: Thurs May 18: 45 miles
90. South Bend, WA to Olympic National Forest, WA: Fri May 17: 85 miles
(5,310-5,980 total)
91.Option Adventure 3: Olympic National Park v. CityWeek Seattle:
Sat May 18-Thurs May 23, 2013
75. Santa Rosa, CA to Mendocino, CA: Mon April 29: 95 miles
76. Mendocino, CA to Garberville, CA: Tues April 30: 80 miles
77. Garberville, CA to Eureka, CA: Wed May 1: 75 miles
78. Eureka, CA to Redwood National Park, CA: Thurs May 2: 45 miles
79. Redwood National Park, CA to Crescent City, CA: Fri May 3: 50 miles
80. Crescent City, CA to Brookings, OR: Sat May 4: 30 miles
81. Brookings, OR to Gold Beach, OR: Sun May 5: 30 miles
82. Gold Beach, OR to Bandon, OR: Mon May 6: 55 miles
83. Bandon, OR to Reedsport, OR: Tues May 7: 55 miles
84. Reedsport, OR to Eugene, OR: Wed May 8: 85 miles
85. Eugene, OR to Salem, OR: Fri May 10: 75 miles
86. Salem, OR to Portland, OR: Sat May 11: 60 miles
87. Portland, OR to Tillamook, OR: Tues May 14: 80 miles
88. Tillamook, OR to Astoria, OR: Wed May 15: 65 miles
89. Astoria, OR to South Bend, WA: Thurs May 18: 45 miles
90. South Bend, WA to Olympic National Forest, WA: Fri May 17: 85 miles
(5,310-5,980 total)
91.Option Adventure 3: Olympic National Park v. CityWeek Seattle:
Sat May 18-Thurs May 23, 2013
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a. Olympic National
Forest, WA to
Seattle, WA: Sat May 18-Thurs May 23, 2013: (CityWeek:Seattle ): 85 miles: City Week: (5,395- 6,065 total miles!) |
a. Or, Olympic National
Forest, WA to Forks, WA:
Sun. May 19: 110 miles |
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(180 miles difference between
options)
(850 miles difference between total mileage able to be cycled) |
b. Forks, WA to Olympic
National Park, WA: Tues. May 21: 65 miles
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c. Olympic National Park,
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WA to Seattle, WA:
Thursday May 23, 2013:
90 miles (5575-6,245
total!)
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92. Seattle, WA: Fri May 24: 0 Miles—The ride is complete, the record is
broken!
--Final debriefings, finishing up last assignments, preparing for final Celebration!
--Riders start flying home: Hang out
--Sunday: All Riders must have flown home by end of day; Continue to hang out and not ride a bike!
--Final debriefings, finishing up last assignments, preparing for final Celebration!
--Riders start flying home: Hang out
--Sunday: All Riders must have flown home by end of day; Continue to hang out and not ride a bike!
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-Quick Facts-
• Approximately 5,395-6,245 miles ridden
• Expedition lasts 142 days
• Approximately 94-99 days of riding
• Approximately 38-43 days of rest/non-riding
• Riding through 11-12 US States (includes unmarked possibility
of Georgia)• Expedition lasts 142 days
• Approximately 94-99 days of riding
• Approximately 38-43 days of rest/non-riding
• Avg. Mileage per day: 57 -64
• Approximately 1 million total calories burned
• Unlimited potential for growth Approximately 2,000 pages to read
• Approximately 20-30 lectures to attend
• Unending exploration, growth, community
Hundreds of new places, things and landscapes to see Thousands of people to meet, network with and help out.
Oh my! So excited for you.
ReplyDeleteIt was so nice to meet you guys in Tallahassee/Havana. Thanks for sharing in ritual! Keep in touch! <3 Helena
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