GORP.com is thrilled to present its full coverage of the now-finished 2000 RadioShack Big Ride Across America benefiting the American Lung Association. Use the interactive map below to read about each day's events as chronicled by the Riding Reporter and the GORP Big Ride writers. Also check out related resource information taken from the GORP Web site, and comments from around the country concerning the Big Ride.
Click here for a post-ride comment from Ride Director Peter King.

June 19–August 5, 2000 Seattle, WA, to Washington, D.C. Total Miles: 3256.5 Select a Different Day Day 0: pre-ride info Day 1: Seattle to Skykomish, WA Day 2: Skykomish to Cashmere, WA Day 3: Cashmere to Grand Coulee, WA Day 4: Grand Coulee to Spokane, WA Day 5 and 6: Spokane to Sandpoint, ID Day 7: Sandpoint to Thompson Falls, MT Day 8: Thompson Falls to Missoula, MT Days 9, 10, and 11: Missoula to Avon, MT Day 12: Avon to Townsend, MT Day 13: Townsend to Harlowton, MT Day 14: Harlowton to Billings, MT Days 15 and 16: Billings to Hardin, MT Day 17: Hardin to Sheridan, WY Day 18: Sheridan to Gillette, WY Day 19: Gillette to Newcastle, WY Days 20 and 21: Newcastle to Rapid City, SD Day 22: Rapid City to Kadoka, SD Day 23: Kadoka to Pierre, SD Day 24: Pierre to Miller, SD Day 25: Miller to DeSmet, SD Day 26: DeSmet to Tyler, MN Days 27 and 28: Tyler to New Ulm, MN Day 29: New Ulm to Owatonna, MN Day 30: Owatonna to Winona, MN Day 31: Winona to Viroqua, WI Days 32 and 33: Viroqua to Madison, WI Day 34: Madison to Belvidere, IL Day 35: Belvidere to Naperville, IL Day 36: Naperville to Laporte, IN Day 37: Laporte to Kendalville, IN Day 38: Kendalville to Napoleon, OH Day 39: Napoleon to Sandusky, OH Days 40 and 41: Sandusky to Chagrin Falls, OH Day 42: Chagrin Falls to Canfield, OH Day 43: Canfield to Indiana, PA Days 44 and 45: Indiana to Mifflintown, PA Day 46: Mifflintown to Gettysburg, PA Day 47: Gettysburg to Frederick, MD Day 48: Frederick to Washington, D.C. ________________

Click here to meet the Riding Reporter and Riding Photographer and to read the updates from all 48 days of the Big Ride Across America!

Click here to meet the GORP Big Ride riders and editors and to read their dispatches from the mountains and valleys of the 12 states they crossed!

STATE PAGE State-by-State Outdoor Guides WEEKEND GETAWAYS GORP City Weekender Guide Weekend Wheeling along the Big Ride Route PARKS AND PRESERVES United States National Parks United States National Forests United States National Monuments United States National Wilderness Areas United States National Wildlife Refuges United States National Scenic Trails United States National Wild and Scenic Rivers United States National Recreation Areas United States National Scenic Byways

The Big Ride may be over, and the riders returned to their homes, but the hundreds of messages of encouragement and inspiration remain, as will this space for any future Big Ride communication. Send your message to a rider, or just share your thoughts about the ride. Book a Cycling Trip: Destinations United States Alaska Hawaii Far West Mid West New England Rocky Mts Southeast Southwest Africa Antarctica Asia Canada Caribbean Cent America Europe Middle East Russia South America South Pacific ________________

Select a Different Day Day 0: pre-ride info Day 1: Seattle to Skykomish, WA Day 2: Skykomish to Cashmere, WA Day 3: Cashmere to Grand Coulee, WA Day 4: Grand Coulee to Spokane, WA Day 5 and 6: Spokane to Sandpoint, ID Day 7: Sandpoint to Thompson Falls, MT Day 8: Thompson Falls to Missoula, MT Days 9, 10, and 11: Missoula to Avon, MT Day 12: Avon to Townsend, MT Day 13: Townsend to Harlowton, MT Day 14: Harlowton to Billings, MT Days 15 and 16: Billings to Hardin, MT Day 17: Hardin to Sheridan, WY Day 18: Sheridan to Gillette, WY Day 19: Gillette to Newcastle, WY Days 20 and 21: Newcastle to Rapid City, SD Day 22: Rapid City to Kadoka, SD Day 23: Kadoka to Pierre, SD Day 24: Pierre to Miller, SD Day 25: Miller to DeSmet, SD Day 26: DeSmet to Tyler, MN Days 27 and 28: Tyler to New Ulm, MN Day 29: New Ulm to Owatonna, MN Day 30: Owatonna to Winona, MN Day 31: Winona to Viroqua, WI Days 32 and 33: Viroqua to Madison, WI Day 34: Madison to Belvidere, IL Day 35: Belvidere to Naperville, IL Day 36: Naperville to Laporte, IN Day 37: Laporte to Kendalville, IN Day 38: Kendalville to Napoleon, OH Day 39: Napoleon to Sandusky, OH Days 40 and 41: Sandusky to Chagrin Falls, OH Day 42: Chagrin Falls to Canfield, OH Day 43: Canfield to Indiana, PA Days 44 and 45: Indiana to Mifflintown, PA Day 46: Mifflintown to Gettysburg, PA Day 47: Gettysburg to Frederick, MD Day 48: Frederick to Washington, D.C. ________________