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GROUP DETAILS
Created: Feb 23, 2008
Updated: Nov 24, 2009
Membership: Open
Public
Caravan Itinerary
We the People's Freedom Caravan
Confirmed Vehicles:
Chevy HH4 4-Door Station Wagon Rental
Los Happy Bus ¾ Ton Diesel
Need Drivers for Los Happy Bus!
Itinerary
Day 1- Monday Jan 5th - San Francisco to Los Angeles
Total Driving: approx 420 mi – about 6.5 hours total (on I-5)
3:00pm - Depart
4:30pm – Arrive
Rally and Resupply in Los Angeles
Staying with Friends/Extended Network
Multiple Services en route and in town.
Day 2- Tuesday Jan 6th - Los Angeles to Tuscon, AZ
Total Driving: 487 mi – about 7 hours 11 mins (up to 8 hours 50 mins in traffic)
LA to Indio: 126 mi – about 1 hour 59 mins (up to 3 hours 10 mins in traffic)
9:00am- Depart Los Angeles, CA
12:00am- Arrive Indio, CA
Early Lunch and Resupply
Indio to Blythe: 102 mi – about 1 hour 34 mins
12:00pm- Depart Indio, CA
1:30pm- Arrive Blythe, CA
Desert Crossroads- Bathroom Break
Blythe to Phoenix: 151 mi – about 2 hours 12 mins (up to 2 hours 40 mins in traffic)
2:00pm- Depart Blythe (ditch contraband at stateline)
4:30pm- Arrive Phoenix, AZ
Bathroom Break
Phoenix to Tucson: 116 mi – about 1 hour 50 mins (up to 2 hours 30 mins in traffic)
6:00pm- Depart Phoenix, AZ
8:30pm- Arrive Tucson, AZ
Rally (?) and Resupply in Tucson
Staying with Friends/Extended Network, Couchsurf.com,
Tucson Dorms? (Amie connections?)
Camping?
Day 3- Wednesday Jan 7th- Tucson, AZ to Austin, TX
Total Driving: 892 mi – about 12 hours 44 mins (yikes!)
Tucson, AZ to Las Cruces, NM: 275 mi – about 3 hours 58 mins
7:00am- Depart Tucson, AZ
11:00am- Arrive Las Cruces, NM
Lunch and Resupply in Las Cruces (watch your wallet!) (Jasmine connections)
Las Cruces to Austin: 621 mi – about 9 hours 2 mins
12:00pm- Depart Las Cruces, NM
10:00pm- Arrive Austin, TX
Minimal services in between. Note truck stops, gas stations, and campgrounds en route.
Staying with Friends, Extended Network, Couchsurf.org, or Camping.
Contact: Pharoh and Dr. Cyn
Day 4- Thursday Jan 8th- Day of Rest
Rally and Resupply in Austin, TX
Enjoy that Southern Hippie Hospitality
Day 5- Friday Jan 9th- Austin, TX to New Orleans, LA
Total Driving: 532 mi – about 8 hours 35 mins
Austin to Houston: 185 mi – about 3 hours 16 mins
9am- Depart Austin, TX
12pm- Arrive Houston, TX
Rally and Resupply in Houston (DFT / Dr. Cyn Connections. Candyman?)
Houston to New Orleans: 348 mi – about 5 hours 26 mins
2pm- Depart Houston
8pm- Arrive New Orleans
Rally and Resupply in New Orleans- Let the Good Times Roll!
Staying with Friends, Extended Network, Couch Surf, Camping, Green Tortoise?
Day 6- Saturday Jan 10th- New Orleans to Atlanta, GA
Total Driving: 677 mi – about 10 hours 39 mins
New Orleans to Mobile: 144 mi – about 2 hours 18 mins
10am- Depart New Orleans, LA
12:30pm- Arrive Mobile, AL
Resupply in Mobile
Mobile to Montgomery: 170 mi – about 2 hours 38 mins
2:00pm- Depart Mobile, AL
4:30pm- Arrive Montgomery, AL
Dinner in Montgomery, AL. Pay Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Montgomery to Atlanta: 169 mi – about 2 hours 36 mins
6:30pm- Depart Montgomery, AL
9:00pm- Arrive Atlanta, GA (Houston Connections? Temple of Gravity?)
Day 7- Sunday Jan 11th- Atlanta, GA to Asheville, NC
Total Driving: 208 mi – about 3 hours 38 mins
8am- Depart Atlanta, GA
12pm- Arrive Asheville, NC
Rally and Resupply in Asheville, NC
Day 8- Monday January 12th- Arrive in Washington, D.C. !!!
Asheville to Washington: 471 mi – about 7 hours 39 mins
10am- Depart Asheville, NC
7pm- Arrive Washington, D.C.
Day 9- Tuesday January 13th- Divide and Conquer- D.C. and New York City
D.C. to New York, NY: 228 mi – about 4 hours 4 mins (up to 5 hours 20 mins in traffic)
2pm- Second Contingent departs for New York
8pm- Arrive New York City
January 13th – 16th: Rally and Prepare
D.C. Crew:
Base Camp
Permits
Code Pink?
Networking and Coalition Building
Innauguration Tickets
Space Cowboys Inaugural Ball
New York Crew:
Rally Performance Artists and Activists
Make Art, Signs, and Banners
Collect DJ's, Musicians, and Equipment.
Innauguration Tickets???
Gather the Tribe and head back to D.C.
January 17th- Deliver the Human Pink Slip
January 18th- Tipi Council Begins
January 19th- Martin Luther King Day
January 20th- Inauguration- We Love Obama!
January 21st- January 24th- Series of Events and Activities - To Be Updated
January 25th - Caravan to New York City
To Do List:
For each town we will Google the following:
Weather / Average Temp & Snowfall
Rest Stops / Campgrounds
Truck Stops / Gas Stations
Restaurants
Indy / Progressive Radio
Obama Rallies, Parties, and Events
Festivals
Grocery Stores / Health Food Stores
Hospitals / Clinics
Chiropractors
CouchSurf.com
Craigslist.org
Tribe.net
Contact:
Tea Sponsorships
Sustainable Living Roadshow
Tea Wagon
Convergence Catering Truck
Nexus Busses
Shamanic Cheerleaders
To Write and Research:
Blog
x 12 Steps / 12-Point Green Plan
Transformational Healing Performance Skit
Articles of Impeachment against Bush/Cheney
Permits:
Presidential Inauguration Committee
Native Contacts: Singing Bear, Painted Wolf's Brother
Guinness Book of World Records:
Largest Group Hug
Largest Human-formed Heart Shape
Plan and Coordinators
Space Cowboys Inaugural Ball
Crash the Inauguration .org
Denis Kucinich
Nancy Pelosi (Invite to Tea with Code Pink, facilitate Healing)
Indigo's Supplies: (Battle-tested from Burning Man)
2 Jumbo Coolers (still with a case of Bionade, 2 gallons of Cranberry Juice, and a handle of Cheap-ass Whiskey! :-)
2000 Watt Honda Inverter ultra-quiet Generator
150 Watt Home Stereo System with Microphone and Inputs
Portable Plastic Shelving
Propane Space Heater (?)
Electric Space Heater
Small Tent
Carport (1 piece broken)
3G Netbook
Binoculars (2 pairs)
Camera (?)
Portable Speakers (for van)
