2005/2006 Big Ride Itinerary
The First 10,000 miles




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14,000 miles - The Second Time Around.

Map of Complete trip.

The first 10,000 miles of Joe's Rediscover Bicycle America Unbridled Spirit Adventure (red line on map) are complete. He finished on November 19th in Cleveland, TN. He spent the winter working in schools across KY telling students about our magnificent country. On March 11, he pedaled out of Cleveland, TN, to complete the final 4,000 miles (black line on map) of his 14,000 mile adventure.

For the itinerary of the final 4,000 miles, click here:


The following itinerary is a blend of meticulous planning, unpredictable weather events, and the serendipitous whims of the rider. It will most certainly change. We will keep you posted on this website of Joe's location. Joe is essentially mirroring his historic ride of 1967 and referred to that experience in developing this itinerary.


Joe Bowen.

Itinerary: First 10,000-miles

State City Miles Day
 
California Lompoc 0 1
  Orcutt 20 1
Guadalupe 8 1
Arroyo Grande 12 1
San Luis Obispo 13 2
Morro Bay 14 2
Cambria 18 2
San Simeon 9 3
Big Sur 65 3
Monterey 23 4
Salinas 17 4
Prunedale 10 5
Watsonville 15 5
Santa Cruz 15 5
Davenport 10 5
rest day 0 6
rest day 0 7
Pescadero 29 8
Half Moon Bay 19 8
Pacifica 14 8
San Francisco 15 9
Golden Gate Bridge 3 9
Tiburon 7 9
Stinson Beach 10 9
Point Reyes Station 18 9
Petaluma 22 10
Napa 23 10
Winters 35 10
Davis 12 10
Sacramento 20 11
rest day 0 12
rest day 0 13
rest day 0 14
Marysville 45 15
Thermalito 40 15
Chico 10 16
Mill Creek 40 16
Lassen Volcanic National Park 23 17
Viola 23 17
Old Station 14 17
Cassel 21 18
Canby 75 19
Tule Lake 56 20
Oregon rest day-Lava Beds National Monument 0 21
  Klamath Falls 16 22
Crater Lake entrance 57 23
around Crater Lake 23 23
Diamond Lake 16 23
Steamboat 39 23
Idleyld 18 24
Roseburg 21 24
Camas Valley 19 24
Remote 39 25
Myrtle Point 17 25
Coquile 12 25
Coos Bay 21 26
rest day 0 27
Reedsport 30 28
Florence 21 28
Waldport 34 28
Alsea 40 29
Corrallis 24 29
Independence 23 30
Salem 16 30
Silverton 14 30
Oregon City 40 31
Portland 20 31
Longview 48 32
Washington Kelso 6 33
  Toledo 22 33
Chehalis 20 33
Centralia 10 33
Bucoda 9 33
Olympia 25 34
Shelton 22 34
Port Orchard 32 34
rest day 0 35
rest day 0 36
rest day 0 37
ret day 0 38
Skokomish Indian Reservation 30 39
Liliwauo 10 39
Brinnon 13 39
Leland 17 40
Blyn 15 40
Port Angeles 14 40
Canada (British Columbia) Victoria 2 40
  Chemainus 40 41
Nanaimo 15 42
Ferry Boat Inland Water way 50 42
Vancouver 10 42
Cangler 21 42
Washington Burlington 50 43
  Wickersham 24 44
Sedro Woolley 18 44
Arlington 24 44
Everett 15 45
Monroe 15 45
Sky Kanish 36 45
Leavenworth 70 46
rest day 0 47
rest day 0 48
Wenatachee 25 49
Quincy 35 49
Ephuato 14 50
Coulee City 26 50
Electria City 31 50
Grand Coulee Dam 4 51
Creston 28 51
Davenport 28 52
Spokane 34 52
Newport 48 53
Idaho rest day 0 54
  Sandpoint 30 55
Bonners Ferry 35 55
Porthill 20 56
British Columbia Kingsgate 8 56
  Cranbrook 43 56
Canal Flats (headwater of Columbia River) 51 57
Radium Hot Springs 44 58
Banff 75 59
rest day 0 60
Calgary 84 61
Claresholm 80 62
Fort MacLeod 22 63
Cardston 39 63
Waterton Lakes National Park 40 64
Montana Bobb 16 64
  St. Mary 27 65
West Glacier 53 66
Columbia Falls 15 67
Big Fork 27 67
Pablo 41 67
rest day 0 68
Missoula 60 69
Orando 50 70
Lincoln 28 71
Canyon Creek 40 71
Helena 20 72
Townsend 29 72
Toston 11 72
Three Forks 21 73
Norris 31 73
Virginia City 28 74
rest day 0 75
Cameron 25 76
Earthquake Lake 35 76
Idaho Ranolds Pass 20 77
127 miles-longest day of trip Rexburg 78 77
  Idaho Falls 39 77
Swan Valley 44 78
Victor 21 78
Teton Pass 6 79
Wyoming Teton Village 20 79
  Jackson 11 79
rest day 0 80
Moran Jct. (Yellowstone) 33 81
W. Thumb Jct. 45 81
Old Faithful 17 82
Madison Jct. 16 82
Norris Jct. 14 82
Mammoth Springs Jct. 21 83
Tower Jct. 18 83
Canyon Jct. 19 83
Lake Jct. 16 84
Wapiti 59 84
Cody 20 85
Greybull 53 85
Dayton 78 86
Sheridan 20 87
rest day 0 88
Spotted Horse 74 89
Gillette 36 90
Moorcroft 30 90
Devils Tower National Monument 32 91
Aladdin 35 92
Bell Fourche 10 92
Spearfish 11 92
South Dakota Deadwood 6 93
  Mt. Rushmore 40 93
Crazy Horse Mt. 15 94
Hot Springs 32 94
Oelrichs 23 94
rest day 0 95
State Line 13 96
Nebraska Chadron 18 96
  Alliance 58 96
Northport 38 97
Sidney 39 97
Chappell 26 98
State Line 10 98
Colorado Holyoke 37 98
  rest day 0 99
Sterling 48 100
Brush 34 100
Wiggins 42 101
Greeloy 34 101
Loveland 21 102
Estes Park 20 102
Grand lake 34 103
rest day 0 104
Granby 20 105
Empire 47 105
12 miles on I-70 by permission Idaho Springs 12 106
  Golden 13 106
Denver 15 106
Franktown 20 107
Colorado Springs 44 107
Pikes Peak and back rest day 0 108
  Canon City 40 109
Royal Gorge 17 109
Salida 85 110
Poncha Springs 5 111
Moffat 39 111
Great Sand Dunes W.M. 37 111
Monte Vista 36 112
South Fork 30 112
Pagosa Springs 72 113
Durango 62 114
Mesa Verde National Park 45 115
rest day o 116
Cortez 30 117
Four Corners 30 117
Arizona Hwy. 160 8 118
New Mexico Shiprock 22 118
  Farmington 29 118
Fruitland 10 119
Aztec 14 119
State Line 14 119
Colorado Durango 14 119
  rest day 0 120
Silverton 51 121
Ouray 23 122
Montrose 40 123
Black Canyon of Gunnison Nat. Mon. 20 123
Montrose 20 124
Delta 31 124
Grand Junction 46 125
Mack 20 125
Utah State Line 12 126
  Jct. I-70 and exit 225 13 126
I-70 exit 225 and exit 212 13 126
Castle Valley 27 126
Moab 27 127
rest day 0 128
rest day 0 129
rest day 0 130
rest day 0 131
La Sal Jct. 22 132
Monticello 33 132
Blandig 21 133
Bluff 22 133
Mexican Hat 20 133
Goulding's Trading Post 21 134
Kayenta 24 134
Jct. 160 and 98 42 134
Kaibito 30 135
Page 36 135
Wahweap Marina 10 136
rest day 0 137
Tuba City Jct. 87 138
Cameron 17 139
Desert View GCNP 32 139
Grand Canyon 25 140
rest day 0 141
rest day 0 142
Flagstaff 80 143
Sedona 30 144
Cottonwood 24 145
Jerome 19 145
Prescott 31 146
Ash Fork 51 147
Nelson 50 148
rest day- to Havasupi Indian Reservation 0 149
rest day 0 150
Kingman 55 151
Nevada Hoover Dam 71 152
  Las Vegas 25 153
rest day 0 154
Bullhead City 71 155
Needles 30 156
Parker 50 156
Salome 55 157
Wickenburg 61 158
Phoenix 45 159
rest day 0 160
Apache Jct. 25 161
Superior 29 161
Globe 22 162
San Carlos 20 162
Geronimo 34 162
Safford 27 163
State Line 37 163
New Mexico Lordsburg 29 164
  Silver City 37 164
Deming 38 165
Hatch 46 165
Las Cruces 48 166
Alamogordo 66 167
rest day 0 168
Mayhill 30 169
Artesia 80 170
Carlsbad 36 171
Carlsbad Caverns National Park 15 171
Carlsbad 15 172
Hobbs 70 173
State Line 5 174
Texas Seminole 24 174
  Lamesa 41 174
Snyder 65 175
Anson 57 176
Albany 38 177
Breckenridge 24 177
rest day 0 178
Mineral Wells 52 179
Fort Worth 40 180
Dallas 50 181
rest day 0 182
Denton 60 183
Decatur 23 184
Jacksboro 34 184
Antelope 20 184
Wichita Falls 30 185
Oklaunion 41 185
State Line 20 186
Oklahoma Altus 12 186
  Lawton 60 187
Duncan 35 188
Davis 46 188
Pauls Valley 20 189
Stratford 16 189
Shawnee 34 189
rest day 0 190
Perkins 42 191
Cushing 18 191
Drumright 10 192
Sapulpa 33 192
Tulsa 20 192
Claremore 30 193
Dologah 13 193
Noweta 23 194
Kansas Coffeeville 21 194
Chetopa 30 194
Baxter Springs 30 194
State Line 3 195
Missouri Joplin 10 195
  Neosho 20 195
State Line 30 195
Arkansas Rogers 21 196
  Fayette 27 196
Brentwood 21 196
Fort Smith 29 197
Charleston 10 197
Belleville 32 198
Rollis 38 198
Hot Springs 31 199
rest day 0 200
Bauxite 33 201
Little Rock 30 201
rest day 0 202
Pine Bluff 60 203
Dumas 35 204
Lake Village 34 204
State Line 30 205
Louisiana Lake Providence 20 205
  Tulluah 44 205
State Line 20 206
Mississippi Vicksburg 6 206
  Utica 20 207
Jackson 30 207
Brandon 14 208
Lowerence 54 208
Meridian 45 209
State Line 14 210
Alabama Demopalis 37 210
  Browns 29 211
Selma 20 211
Prittville 48 212
rest day 0 213
rest day 0 214
Montgomery 20 215
Luverna 47 215
Elba 28 216
Dothow 38 216
State Line 20 217
Georgia Bainbridge 33 217
  State Line 20 217
Florida Tallahassee 25 218
  Perry 29 218
Chiefland 68 219
Ocala 51 220
Leesburg 31 221
rest day 0 222
Clermont 28 223
Orlando 20 224
Titusville 26 224
Cape Canaveral 7 224
Daytona Beach 60 225
Bunnell 22 226
St. Augustine 32 226
rest day 0 227
Manhill Ferry 38 228
Fernandina Beach 25 228
Yulee 11 229
State Line 10 229
Georgia Brunswick 35 229
Jesup 34 230
Baxley 31 230
Helena 41 231
Eastman 20 231
Macon 61 232
Griffin 44 233
Atlanta 31 233
10,965 miles

In Atlanta, approximately 11,000 miles into the trip, Joe will determine his final route before heading home to Eastern Kentucky. There are plenty of adventures ahead. Stay with us!