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"You can do anything"


A family's journey across the country on a triplet - Jacksonville, FL to Poulsbo, WA - Raising Funds for Half the Sky

4,401 miles (7,083 km) over 102 days from April 6, 2006 to July 16, 2006

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, Tandem, With kids, 3-6 months, Great Rivers, Lewis & Clark Trail, Southern Tier, USA Coast to Coast, East to West, USA East to West
Year: 2006

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/nunesfamily2006

Copyright © 2005-2012 By kate nunes and ron nunes - (contact)

Status: Completed Jul 2006
Last updated: Friday January 27, 2012 09:23 UTC -08:00 (edited Fri 27 Jan 2012 09:24 UTC -08:00)
326,078 hits since December 2, 2005 (hitcounts updated nightly)
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The townsquare in Ironton (a nice little town which unfortunately isn't on the adventure cycling route).


Table of Contents

Pre-trip Info

      Introduction
      The Bike
      Frequently Asked Questions
      You're not Normal
      Gear List
      Shake down cruise: Jacksonville to Talbot Island

Florida - 4.6.06 - State #1

      Hey look! We're in the news
      Trip Delay

$15,545 to Half the Sky: $$ FAQ's & Donating to support the Nunes

Hosting FAQ's: and ways to help the Nunes

Trip Begins: And they're OFF!

      Day 1: From Jacksonville, FL to Palatka, FL
      Day 2: From Palatka FL to Cross Creek FL
      Day 3: From Cross Creek FL to Gainesville
      Day 4: From Gainesville to Ichetucknee
      Day 5: From Ichetucknee to Suwanee River State Park
      Day 6: From Suwanee River to Monticello, FL
      Day 7: From Monticello to Tallahassee
      Day 8: From Tallahassee to Quincy
      Day 9: From Quincy to Marianna
      Day 10: From Marianna FL to Ponce De Leon FL
      Day 11: From Ponce de Leon to Crestview
      Day 12: From Crestview FL to Pensacola FL
      Day 13: Pensacola at the Gerold's

Alabama - 4.19.06 - State #2

      Day 14: From Pensacola, FL to Gulf Shores, AL
      Day 15: From Gulf Shores, AL to Bayou La Batre, AL

Mississippi - 4.21.06 - State #3

      Day 16: From Bayou La Batre, AL to somewhere between Biloxi, MS and Gulfport, MS
      Day 17: From West Biloxi, MS to Poplarville, MS

Louisiana - 4.23.06 - State #4

      Day 18: From Poplarville, MS to Franklinton, LA
            Editor's Map update: Switching from Southern Tier to Great Rivers Maps

Mississippi again - 4.24.06

      Day 19: From Franklinton, LA to Centreville, MS
      Day 20: Centreville, MS
      Day 21: From Centreville, MS to Natchez, MS
      Day 22: From Natchez, MS to Port Gibson, MS
      Day 23: From Port Gibson,MS to Jackson, MS
      Day 24: From Jackson, MS to Kosciusko, MS - 1000 miles!
      Day 25: From Kosiuska, MS to Mathiston, MS
      Day 26: From Mathison, MS to Tupelo, MS
      Day 27: From Tupelo, MS to Toshimingo State Park, MS
            Editor's Map update: Switching to Great Rivers Map, Section 2

Alabama again - 5.3.06

      Day 28: From Toshimingo State Park, MS to Cherokee, AL

Tennessee - 5.4.06 - State #5

      Day 29: From Cherokee, AL to Waynesboro, TN
      Day 30: From Waynesboro, TN to Hohenwald, TN
            Article by Bob Gerold (FL host)
      Day 31: From Hohenwald, TN to Waverly, TN
      Day 32: From Waverly, TN to Dover, TN

Kentucky - 5.8.06 - State #6

      Day 33: From Dover, TN to Grand Rivers, KY
      Day 34: From Grand Rivers, KY to Paducah, KY
      Day 35: Paducah, KY

Illinois - 5.11.06 - State #7

      Day 36: From Paducah, KY to Vienna, IL
            Article in the Paducah Sun Newspaper
      Day 37: From Vienna, IL to Goreville, IL
      Day 38: Goreville, IL

Missouri - 5.14.06 - State #8

      Day 39: Goreville, IL to Cape Girardeau, MO
            Article in Cape Giradeau Newspaper: The Southeast Missourian
      Day 40: From Cape Girardeau, MO to Cherokee Pass, MO
      Day 41: From Cherokee Pass, MO to Annapolis, MO
      Day 42: From Annapolis, MO to Potosi, MO
      Day 43: From Potosi, MO to Sullivan, MO
      Day 44: From Sullivan, MO to Washington, MO
      Day 45: From Washington, MO to Hermann, MO
      Day 46: From Hermann, MO to Hartsburg, MO
      Day 47: From Hartsburg, MO to Boonville, MO - 2000 miles!
      Day 48: From Boonville, MO to Higginsville, MO
      Day 49: Higginsville, MO to Lexington, MO
      Day 50: From to Lexington, MO to Richmond, MO- Bike Accident
      Day 51: From to Excelsior Springs, MO to Smithville, MO
            5.27.06 Newspaper Article by Ed Chasteen- Excelsior Springs, MO: Before She Goes to School

Kansas - State #9 - 5.27.06

      Day 52: From Smithville, MO to Atchison, KS
            Comic Relief by Dave Long: Tales from the Triple

Nebraska - State #10 - 5.28.06

      Day 53: From Atchison, KS to Falls City, NE
      Day 54: From Falls City, NE to Nebraska City, NE

Iowa - State #11 - 5.30.06

      Day 55: From Nebraska City, NE to Council Bluffs, IA
      Day 56: From Council Bluffs, IA to Missouri Valley, IA
      Day 57: From Missouri Valley, IA to Onawa, IA
      Day 58: From Onawa, IA to Sioux Falls, IA

South Dakota - State #12 - 6.3.06

      Day 59: From Sioux Falls, IA Vermillion, SD
      Day 60: From Vermillion, SD to Yankton, SD
      Day 61: Yankton, SD
      Day 62: Yankton, SD
      Day 63: From Yankton, SD to Wagner, SD- Over halfway now!
      Day 64: From Wagner, SD to Platte, SD
      Day 65: Platte, SD to Chamberlain, SD
      Day 66: Chamberlain, SD to Pierre, SD
      Day 67: Pierre, SD
      Day 68: From Pierre, SD to Gettysburg, SD
      Day 69: From Gettysburg, SD to Mobridge, SD
      Day 70: From Mobridge, SD to Watauga, SD - 3,000 miles!

North Dakota- State #13 and Montana - State #14 - 6.15.06

      Day 71: From Watauga, SD thru ND to Miles City, MT
      Day 72: From Miles City, MT to Forsyth, MT
      Day 73: From Forsyth, MT to Custer, MT
      Day 74: From Custer, MT to Billings, MT
      Day 75: From Billings, MT to Laurel, MT
      Day 76: From Laurel, MT to Reed Point, MT
      Day 77: From Reed Point, MT to Big Timber, MT
      Day 78: From Big Timber, MT to Livingston, MT
      Day 79: From Livingston, MT to Bozeman, MT
      Day 80: From Bozeman, MT to Three Forks, MT
      Day 81: From Three Forks, MT to Whitehall, MT
      Day 82: From Whitehall, MT to Butte, MT - 3500 miles!
      Day 83: From Butte, MT to Phillipsburg, MT
      Day 84: From Phillipsburg, MT to Bearmouth, MT
      Day 85: From Bearmouth, MT to Missoula, MT
      Day 86: Missoula, MT
      Day 88: From Superior, MT to Plains, MT
      Day 87: From Missoula, MT to Superior, MT
      Day 89: From Plains, MT to Trout Creek, MT

Idaho- State #15 - 7.4.06

      Day 90: From Trout Creek, MT to Clark Fork, ID
      Day 91: From Clark Fork, ID to Sandpoint, ID

Washington- State #16 - 7.6.06

      Day 92: From Sandpoint, ID to Newport, WA
      Day 93: From Newport, WA to Colville, WA (about 25 miles out but Colville is in the addrees)
      Day 94: From Beaver Lodge, WA to Kettle Falls, WA
      Day 95: From Kettle Falls, WA to Republic, WA - 4000 miles!
      Day 96: From Republic, WA to Tonsaket, WA
      Day 97: From Tonsaket, WA to Twisp, WA
      Day 98: From Twisp, WA to Mazama, WA
      Day 99: From Mazama, WA to Diablo Lake, WA
      Day 100: From Diablo Lake, WA to Concrete, WA
      Day 101: From Concrete, WA to Port Townsend, WA
            Poulsbo Newspaper Article
      Day 102: Home!
Thoughts from the ride


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