RunningFool Trip
From zefrank
RunningFool is making a trip across The United States with a little help from some strangers.
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The Invitation
- OK guys, here's the deal:
- I was planning my winter break and was wondering the best method for getting to Southern
- California for Christmas, and someone suggested I get people I know (and a few strangers)
- to drive me down and back, passing me off from one to the other, like a bunch of mini-
- roadtrips with a bunch of different people. I talked a little more with some people and
- decided to go with something completely different, and not even make SoCal my ultimate
- destination. My goal now is to take a trip to the East Coast and back over winter break,
- by whatever route I can. I have about 15 volunteers already, each offering their services
- ranging from a floor to sleep on, to "quasi-concierge service" in a city, to a bed and an
- 8-hour driving radius. I have a map that I've been drawing on, and it's showing that I'll
- need a lot more volunteers to make this feasible.
- So now I'm asking everyone I know for their help. If you are going to be in any state (or
- province!) other than Oregon between December 8th and January 8th, and you think a little
- roadtrip might be fun, let me know as soon as possible! The information I need to be able
- to plan this thing is:
- 1) What city you will be in, and when;
- 2) Which days you would be able to dedicate to this (e.g. "any day except Christmas," "any
- weekday," etc.);
- 3) If you have a bed or floor that I can stay a night on; and
- 4) How far you're willing to drive me.
- If I get enough people in enough places to make a complete chain, I will be buying a
- videocamera so I can document the whole thing.
- ALSO: If you know someone that I don't know, and they're not the kidnapping type, tell them
- to get in contact with me, too! On an adventure like this, I'd want to meet as many new
- people as possible...plus, the more volunteers I have, the more likely I'll actually be able
- to go through with it.
- If you're interested, there are close to a trillion ways to get in contact with me. Email
- (LukeTheRunner@gmail.com) and phone (541-255-5027) are the two that most readily come to mind.
- Thanks, and looking forward to hearing from you.
- -Luke.
Map
Current Participants
Color noted if participant has lines on map.
If any information is not correct, tell me!
- SportsRacers:
Rhubarb: Driving from Los Angeles to Boston. Hoping to Arrive around the 22nd/23rd of Dec. Then returning via NYC, Jackson MI, Chicago, then LA.
cadydidwhat: By OH/PA border, between I-80 and I-76. To/from New York City, NY? Red.
lukkucairi: Salt Lake City, UT. To/from Denver, CO or Las Vegas, NV. Only pre 12/22 and post 1/2. Green.
Awed_Job: Minneapolis, MN. To/from Chicago. Bed. Red.
kow613, pre 12/??: Dayton, OH. To/from Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH, Cincinatti, OH, or Columbus, OH. Brown.
kow613, post 1/1: NYC. Bed.
notwearingawire: Eugene, OR. To/from any Oregon Border. Purple.
Adriene: Bloomington, IL. Bed.
Pilot, post 12/22: Los Angeles, CA. Radius of "neighboring counties". Let's put a 2 to 2.5hr limit on that. I can't drive all the way to the AZ border (as much as I would like to)...well maybe I can...I would rather not though. Pilot 19:27, 17 November 2006 (PST) I actually don't have you on the map, Pilot, since you won't be around before 12/22 and I gotta be to MS by then. Sorry for the confusion. RunningFool 20:00, 17 November 2006 (PST) My plans change all the time. As we get closer, I will let you know if I get in before the 22nd. Right now, it looks like I'll be in town as of the night of the 20th, possibly sooner. 69.231.211.193 20:20, 23 November 2006 (PST)
tapanuli: Chicago. "Quasi-concierge service".
shabbosgoy: Grafton, MA. To/from New York City, NY? Red.
snugglewumpus: Howell, MI. 2 hour driving radius. Bed. Purple.
~Kitsu: Rochester, NY. Driving radius of 4+ hours. Bed. Green.
panzyfaust: Jacksonville, FL. Brown.
Debbie's Easy: Kansas City, MO. To/from St. Louis, MO, Omaha, NE, or Des Moines, IA. Green.
affablehipster: Tempe, AZ. 2-3 hour driving radius. Bed. Purple.
superfly: Starkville, MS. Only before 12/22. 4-5 hour driving radius. Bed. Red.
Kayra: Suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. To New York City, NY? Bed?
habile b: Madison, WI. To/from Chicago, IL. Bed. Green.
W8 What: Las Vegas, NV. To/from Phoenix, AZ. Bed. Red.
CherishHellfire: Fremont, CA. 5-6 hour driving radius. Blue.
DucknCover: Iowa City, IA. To Illinois (close to Chicago?). Bed. Blue.
Pirateboy: Atlanta, GA. Whatever is needed. Purple.
girlie_sportsracer: Denial, UT. Routinely goes to Sacramento, CA.
no wire hangers: Hendersonville, NC. 2 hour driving radius. Tentative, due to scheduling.
sisyphus42: Lawrence, KS. To/from anywhere in KS. To/from Denver? Bed. Red.
talia: Portland, OR. To/from Eugene or 2 hour driving radius. Brown.
DM: Hot Springs, AR. Memphis, TN to Starkville, MS, by plane! Brown.
TB: Cedar Rapids, IA. ~100 mile driving radius. Bed. Purple.
Deep Grock: Boston, MA? Willow Spring, NC?
gifa: Kansas City, MO. To/from Lawrence, KS. Brown.
DH: Eureka Springs, AR. To/from Tulsa, OK or Little Rock, AK. Bed. Purple.
ST: Seattle. Only post 1/2. 6 hour driving radius. Green.
MR: Fresno, CA. Bed/food.
jes5199: Mobile, AL. To Tallahassee, FL. Any time/date after 8am on 12/23. Blue.
SMC: Austin, TX. To/from Houston, TX, Dallas, TX, or San Antonio, TX. Red.
Femdujour: West Chester, PA. Bed. 200 mile radius. Bed. Purple.
XIV: Minneapolis, MN. To/from Madison, WI, Des Moines, IA, Fargo, ND, or Bemidji, MN. Purple.
GT: Baltimore, MD. 2 hour driving radius. Possible time conflicts. Brown.
SRD: Denver, CO. A little bit of driving. Bed. Brown.
JJ: Buffalo, NY. A little bit of driving. Brown.
JS: Denver, CO. Bed.
JR: Greensboro, NC. To/from Charlotte, NC or Durham, NC. Bed. Only pre 12/21. Purple.
JAM, pre 12/23 or post 12/27: Orlando, FL.\
JAM, 12/23-12/26: Boca Raton, FL. }- 1.5 hours North, 4 hours South. Bed. Red.
JAM, 12/27: Gainesville, FL. /
davidsmind: Vancouver, BC, Canada. Bed.
KF: Iowa City, IA. To/from Omaha, NE or Chicago, IL. Bed. Neon Green.
Goocher: Ada, OH. To/from Chicago, IL AND Youngstown. OH. Bed. Green.
SB: Glen Head, NY. To/from Orient Point, NY. Bed. Brown.
Cedar: Washington, DC. To/from anywhere? Bed. Red.
AL: Los Angeles, CA. To Boston, MA. arriving in Boston on 12/22 or 12/23.
VA: Ogden, UT. 2 hours East. Bed. Red.
CowboyCharlie: Dallas. To/from Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK. Blue.
Friends of CowboyCharlie: Stillwater, OK. To/from Tulsa, OK. Bed. Blue.
DB: Laguna Beach, CA. 3 hour driving radius. Bed. Brown.
CE: Edwardsville, IL. 2-3 hour driving radius. Bed. Red.
JPL: Medford, MA. 5-6 hour driving radius. Bed. Neon Green.
DDH: Columbus, OH. Nebulous travel plans. Can drive on weekends. Bed. Blue.
MS: Vancouver, BC, Canada. Some driving. Bed.
AG: Chapel Hill, NC. 4-5 hour driving radius. Bed. Atlanta, GA to Chapel Hill, NC on 12/18 or 12/19. Blue.
SP: San Diego or San Francisco. 8 hour driving radius from either. Bed in San Diego. Neon Green.
DT: San Jose, CA. To/from as far as Los Angeles. Red.
Janelle Renée: Oakland, CA. To/from as far as Ashland or Las Vegas. Bed. Brown.
RM: Toronto, ON, Canada. 2 hour driving radius. Blue.
JL: Salt Lake City, UT. To/from Las Vegas. Blue.
CMS: San Clemente, CA. To/from Los Angeles or San Diego. Purple.
gypsy sister: Des Moines, IA. Some driving? Only pre 12/24. Bed. Brown.
jessic0re: Sacramento, CA. To/from San Francisco. Only pre 12/15. Purple.
Spatulated, pre 12/23: Rochester, NY. 150+ mile driving radius. Bed. Neon Green.
Spatulated, post 12/24: Lakewood, OH 150+ mile driving radius. Bed. Neon Green.
AgentUhOh7: Santa Rosa, CA. 2.5 hour driving radius. Bed. Green.
mrdamienfoxx: ???, Virginia. Not 12/23-12/28.
mr. carter: Richmond, VA. Bed. Virginia Beach to Richmond+ on 12/26 or 12/27. To/from Williamsburg pre 12/22. Green.
entitea: Pittsburgh, PA. 8 hour driving radius. only pre 12/17? Brown.
rhesusmonkey: Tucson, AZ. Bed. A bit of driving? Green.
jaredly2: Des Moines, IA. Driving (how far?). Bed. Brown.
sonicspectrum: Victoria, BC. Bed.
BP: Lake Leelanau, MI. To/from Kalamazoo. Bed. Tentative (scheduling). Brown.
WH: Orange County, CA. Can drive a ways. Bed. Weekends are best.
AutoDestructo: Jacksonville. To/from Tallahassee. Purple.
CD: Morris, MN. 2 hour driving radius. Bed. Only after 12/28. Green.
ccinlbi: Newport Beach. Bed. 15 Miles from Philadelphia a few days before and after xmas..?
LB: Phoenix, AZ. 3 hour driving radius. Bed. Purple.
CC: Butler, PA. 3.5 hour driving radius. Bed. Another bed in Hidden Valley. Light Blue.
AF: Louisville, KY. To/from Cincinatti, OH AND Evansville, IN. Any day except 12/24 and 12/25. Bed. Green.
IC: Baltimore, MD. 8 hour driving radius. Bed. Light Blue.
junk: Raleigh, NC. 250 mile driving radius. Brown.
GW: Raleigh, NC. 2 hour driving radius. Bed. Red.
NS: Boulder, CO. To/from Kansas Border or Utah border. Bed. Purple.
CB: Philo, CA. 200 mile driving radius. Bed. Only after 12/10. Light Blue.
geechee_girl: southern NH. Some driving?
JasTiger: Des Moines, IA. To/from Omaha, NE AND Iowa City, IA. Red.
Peetie: Santa Cruz, CA. 100 mile radius. Bed. Purple.
EG: Grosse Pointe, MI. 1 hour driving radius. Bed. Only pre-12/29. Neon Green.
MB#1: Seattle, WA. Quasi-concierge service.
Ergo: Minneapolis, MN. 4 hour driving radius. Bed. Neon Green.
MB#2: Westbrook, CT. Bed.
CM: New York City, NY. Meal/drinks. Bed.
AC: Newark, DE. To/from Baltimore or Philadelphia. Green.
TAH: Newport, RI. 4 hour driving radius. Bed. No 12/22 - 12/27. Green.
PJA: Boone, NC. 60 mile driving radius. Bed. Green.
peacekismet: Minneapolis, MN. Help w/ driving around.
Genissimo: Durham, NC to Atlanta, GA to Charleston, SC, to Franklin, NC, to Durham, NC. Need times.
KJW: North Dakota. Border to Border. Bed. Blue. Need exact city.
deadgraviti: Huntington Beach, CA. To/from anywhere in SoCal. Bed. Party? Orange.
JTC: Austin, TX. Bed. Red.
NFK: Miami, FL. To/from Orlando, FL. Blue.
SJ: Prescott, AZ. 8-10 hour driving radius. Bed. Light Blue.
JA: Oakland, CA. Bed. Birthday party including concert on 12/9.
AC#2: Calgary, AB, Canada. 6 hour driving radius. Bed. Only post 12/31. Purple.
KT: Troy, NY. Hour driving radius. Bed. Only post 12/26. Blue.
HG: St. Louis, MO. Quasi-concierge service.
SK: Princeton, NJ. 150 mile driving radius. Historical reenactment on 12/25. Orange.
KG: Pocatello, ID. To/from Boise, ID, Ogden, UT, or some MT. Bed. Brown.
kylejbritt: Orlando, FL. Bed. Food.
peve sternie: Newmarket, NH. Ride(?). Bed. Red.
Deluge: Ames, IA. To/from Rochester, MN or anywhere in IA. Bed. Light Blue.
aonyx: St. Louis. To/from Chicago, IL, Memphis, TN, Eureka Springs, AR, Denver, CO, Des Moines IA, etc. Bed. Neon Green.
- Honorary Sports Racers:
Dragonspirit1: Grand Rapids, MI. 5 hour driving radius. Bed. Red.
FreedomFighter: Guelph, ON, Canada. Bed.
Katz: Houston, TX. Bed.
whattheshit: Sarasota, FL. To/from FL state line. Bed. Green.
NotRequired: Muskegon, MI. Can drive all the way to the coast! Blue.
r3n0z: Green Bay, WI. 6 hour driving radius. Bed. Light Blue.
KH, pre 12/16: Tallahassee, FL. Bed.
KH, 12/15-12/24: St. Augustine, FL. Bed.
SS: Redlands, CA. Only before 12/26. Whatever is necessary. Green.
BD, pre 12/30: Spokane, WA. Whatever driving is necessary. Bed. Red.
BD, post 12/30: Seattle, WA. Whatever driving is necessary. Bed. Red.
MR: Westminster, CO. Only pre 12/22 and post 1/1. Bed.
LJ: Athens, GA. To/from the coast. Bed. Green.
MK: Salt Lake City, UT. Bed. Only pre 12/16. Ride to WY on 12/16.
TD: Olympia, WA, Seattle, WA, or Spokane, WA. Bed in any of those, any time. Driving Olympia to Seattle to Spokane on 12/22.
NE: Madison, WI. Only pre 12/22 or post 12/30. 8 hour driving radius, weekends; shorter radius on weekday evenings. Brown.
Non-driving, non-lodging offers:
- eddie at www.geekentertainment.tv: San Francisco, CA. Wants an interview.
- comeasur: Indianapolis, IN. Lunch.
- AM: Lawrence, KS. Lunch.
- AW: Phoenix, AZ. Lunch.
- SG: Salt Lake City, UT. Food/drinks/party.
Not on map, reason: Pilot, as I will be out of CA by 12/22; shabbosgoy, need exact city and driving radius; Kayra, need exact city and driving radius; girlie_sportsracer, need driving radius; Deep Grock, need to know which city you'll be in, when, and what kind of driving you can do; geechee_girl, need exact city, when, and what kind of driving you can do; Genissimo, need dates of availability.
Information Needed
Need exact city name: cadydidwhat, shabbosgoy, Kayra
Need date specifics: kow613
need driving specifics (can/can't, how much): cadydidwhat, lukkucairi, shabbosgoy, Kayra, panzyfaust
Luke, shabbosgoy is in Grafton, MA (just outside Worcester)
Current Route Plan
Eugene, OR
Ashland, OR
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Salt Lake City, UT
Denver, CO
Kansas City, MO
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN
Starkville, MS
Tallahassee, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Atlanta, GA
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
New York City, NY
Boston, MA
Rochester, NY
Toronto, ON, Canada
Detroit, MI
Cleveland, OH
Dayton, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Grand Rapids, MI
Chicago, IL
Madison, WI
Iowa City, IA
Des Moines, IA
Minneapolis, MN
Fargo, ND
...
Spokane, WA
Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
Eugene, OR
The Wish List
- Need a big handful of people between ND and WA--anyone know any Montanans?
- Will probably need another person in the Florida Panhandle if I end up there before 12/23.
How to help
To volunteer yourself for the project, whether it's a floor for me to sleep on, a ride, both, or something completely different, the best way to avail yourself is to make a post in The Forum, on this thread. You can also Email me (LukeTheRunner@gmail.com) or call me (541-255-5027), if you are more comfortable with those methods.