Attention all cyclists joining today’s ride:
- Meet @ 11:30 at Gravelly Point next to Reagan Nat’l
- Cross the Memorial Bridge
- 12:15 meet with Rep. Earl Blumenauer
- Ride through city
- 1:30 finish @ Haines Point. (East Potomac Park)
****Revised Route****
The epic journey from LA to DC on the Highway of Hope!
Route
3159 miles from Los Angeles to St. Augustine, FL, and 750 miles up the Atlantic Coast to Washington DC.
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on Jan 18th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Damn. So kicking myself for just now seeing this.
on Jan 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Contact numbers for metro-DC police:
General switchboard 541-5956
Public Affairs (media contact) SGT. Kenny Bryson 727-4383
Communications Office-Exe. Dir. Traci hughes 727-9346
Contacts for DC ACLU:
(202) 457-0800
media@dcaclu.org
AND WHY NOT DO CRITICAL-MASS RIDES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY TOO ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!
Also, I was thinking, the right wing’s got “Joe the Plumber” on the ground in Gaza, so what’s so bad about being “Ryan the Biker” in DC?
on Jan 18th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Check out my website of today’s DC ride!
http://web.mac.com/gnik/Ryan/Biking_For_Obama.html#grid
on Jan 19th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Ryan, U DA MAN! Wished I was there to ride with you, but as I live in South Florida, it is not happening. Read about your cross-country adventure, and I have to say that I am very happy for you that you have accomplished this feat. I started riding three years ago (bought a $69.00 Wal-Mart special and rode it to Key West (180 miles in three days) because my doctor told me that if I did not start exercising pronto, that all that smoking would cause me to have a heart attack. Well, on January 27, 2007, while riding with my group, the South Florida Wheelers, it happened anyway, and I am now the proud owner of two stents. I got back on the saddle, riding at first with the beginners, and then with the intermediates, then with the experienced group, and for the last few weeks, finally, with the Advanced group. Also completed my first century on December the 27th, 2008. It has been a long road back.
I live in Cooper City, Florida, East of Ft. Lauderdale. If you are ever in the neighborhood, come riding with us. It would be a pleasure to have you, and if you need a place to stay, mi casa es su casa, and we even have a washing machine, heck, we’ll even feed you.
Rick
rigal357@yahoo.com
on Jan 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
It looks like the ABC documentary on Ryan’s ride will be airing sometime between 10 and 11:35 Eastern time tomorrow night, according to this website: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/Story?id=6655200&page=3
“10 p.m. ET: Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos anchor the ABC News Special “A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama.” This news program will take the audience live to inaugural balls and track the president and first lady as they continue their celebration throughout Washington. Also, a team of ABC News correspondents will report on the special significance the day holds for millions of African-Americans; the amazing lengths many Americans are going to just to be in Washington for the inauguration; and world reaction to Obama’s promised effort to unite the nation.”
on Jan 20th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Great job….it was a great day and evenning was pretty cool as well… Keep inspiring….
Dave
on Mar 20th, 2009 at 2:46 am
Ryan,
is there anyway you could send me the exact route you took for the trip? Some friends and I thought about biking over summer vacation and thought this would be so worth while.
I’d be more than happy to pay for the map.
Edward