3,300 Miles

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Rev. Scott Alexander, The Ride To Beat Hunger

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3,300 Miles.

Cyclists cornRow On April 22, 2012, a minister from Vero Beach, Florida, the Rev. Scott W. Alexander, will symbolically dip the rear wheel of his bicycle into the Pacific Ocean at Costa Mesa, California, and set out on a demanding month-long, 3,300-mile ride home. Despite an artificial knee and nagging arthritis, his decision to face this challenging endurance ride is made in hopes of "encouraging the generous people of my community to respond to the very real problems of hunger, both locally and globally."

Rev. Alexander explains, "By the time my bicycle's front wheel touches the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, May 22, I hope to have awakened caring people to the plight of the 925 million people who currently face hunger - and to raise $50,000 (or more) to support two important hunger-relief charities."

...about the Ride.

The ride spans 10 states and covers 3,300 miles. (See the map at the bottom of this page or download a map with a list of stops.)
Each daily ride segment averages 115.5 miles.
There are two "rest days" planned during the 31-day journey - one in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the other in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
The ride touches mountain ranges including the San Gabriels, the southern Sierras, the Black Hills, the Rockies, the Ozarks, and the steep Georgia hills of the southern Appalachians.
Among the notable rivers encountered on the trip are the Colorado, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Chattahoochee rivers.
Logistical support for the ride segments between Costa Mesa, California, and Savannah, Georgia, are arranged by America By Bicycle (http://americabybicycle.com) as part of their ongoing schedule of cycling experiences.
Several Vero Beach friends and supporters of Rev. Alexander will join him for all or part of the last four days of the ride (as much as 396 miles), “bringing him home” from Savannah to Vero Beach.