2nd Annual "RIPRIDE4Vets" to Abolish Healthcare Debt!

RIPRIDE4Vets (2nd Annual Run)

(14 days) roughly 7,727 miles to raise $50,000.00 to abolish $5,000,000.00 in veteran healthcare debt. Starting June 2, 2019 and ending on June 16, 2019. I welcome any riders to ride along with me on any portion of the trip for however long you want to ride (check out your locations below). Looking for additonal RallyPoint Members to meet along the way from Day 8 thru 14 as well (Check your City).

RP Members, Connections, and Friends I'm looking for your input, availability if TAGGED and others who may be on my Route in June 2019 for some face time and a hand shake - please respond to my email: [login to see]

Oh yea, I forgot to mention Alan K. could be following me the entire route or a portion of it as maintenance support along the way! More to follow on that!

(This is my preliminary route, time table, and schedule - subject to change - check below for your area)

Day 1 – Depart Castle Rock, CO – stop at Good Aviation and Museum to see Ed Good, Board Advisor for VFV, Casper, WY (324 Miles, 4 HRS) - Depart for Great Falls, MT and Malmstrom AFB, MT (7 HRS, 495 Miles) See TSgt Joe Cullinan & TSgt David LaPointe – Stay Overnight in Montana at Base (if billeting is available) or locally

Day 2 – Depart Malmstrom AFB, MT for Salt Lake City, UT (8 HRS, 580 Miles) Visit CSM Giersch, former BDE CSM – overnight stay locally

Day 3 – Depart Salt Lake City, UT for Boise, ID (4 HRS, 389 Miles) to visit PO3 Bob McCord, then depart for Spokane, WA (6 HRS, 425 Miles) – stay overnight

Day 4 – Depart Spokane, WA for Puyallup, WA (4 HRS, 291 Miles) Visit COL (Ret) John P. Edwards, former Commander on Active Duty & Mentor, then depart for Battle Ground, WA (2 HRS, 133 Miles) visit Sgt Theodore (Ted) M. Hallock, then depart to Vancouver, WA (17 Miles) visits CPL Dave Hoover, then depart for Salem, OR (54.2 Miles) to visit SPC Douglas Bolton, VFV Board Member – Stay Overnight Locally

Day 5 – Depart Salem, OR for Placerville, CA (579 miles, 8 HRS) visit with SFC Mary Beaver – Overnight stay locally

Day 6 – Depart Placerville, CA for San Francisco, CA (129 Miles, 2 HRS) (Visit Capt Jim Wong and PO3 Aaron Hassay), then depart for Las Vegas, NV (8 HRS, 580 Miles) – visit Steve Durgin, CEO & Founder VFV – Stay Overnight Locally

Day 7 - Depart for Hollywood, CA (276 Miles, 4 HRS) visit Capt Dwayne Conyers, then depart for Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (1HR, 57 miles) visit with CPT Jack Durish, then depart for Oceanside, CA (1HR, 42 Miles) spend night with my Daughter Lauren & Friends

Day 8 – Depart for San Diego, CA (52 MINS, 38 Miles) visit with REBOOT and visit with PO2 Peter Klein, depart for Phoenix, AZ (5 HRS, 355 Miles) visit with any RallyPoint Members – stay overnight locally

Day 9 – Depart for Tucson, AZ (1 HR 43 MINS, 113 Miles), then depart for El Paso, TX (4 HRS, 318 Miles) – Stay Overnight Locally - will meet & greet any RP Members that respond.

Day 10 – Depart for San Antonio, TX (7 HRS, 551 Miles) to visit Brig Gen Jim Jaeger, VFV Board Member and as many other RallyPoint Members as possible – stay overnight locally!

Day 11 – Depart for Mission, TX (3 HRS, 245 Miles) visit SCPO Morris Ramsey, depart for Houston, TX (5 HRS, 355 Miles) visit Michael Toth, business partner and other RP Members – Overnight stay

Day 12 – Depart for Austin, TX (2 HRS, 165 Miles) Visit any RP Members, depart for Waco, TX (1 HR 35 MINS, 102 Miles) visit any RP Members, Depart for Dallas, TX (1 HR 26 MINS, 94.8 Miles) visit any RP Members, Depart for Forth Worth, TX (33 MINS, 32 Miles) and visit any RP Members – Stay overnight locally

Day 13 – Depart of Oklahoma City, OK (2 HRS, 200 Miles) visit any RP Members, depart for Wichita, KS (2 HRS 22 MINS, 161 Miles) visit any RP Members, then depart for Salina, KS (1 HR 20 MINS, 90 Miles) visit any RP Members – stay overnight locally

Day 14 – Depart for Castle Rock, CO (7HRS, 503 Miles) End of Mission and Fundraiser.