Los Angeles or bust...
Page creator: Gary Graveling
Page closes: 10th Apr 2009
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About the charity : Sustrans Sustrans
Sustrans works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its adverse effects. Sustrans' flagship project is the National Cycle Network, creating 10,000 miles of routes throughout the UK. Sustrans' work relies on the generous donations and regular gifts of 40,000 Supporters, and the support of charitable trusts, companies, the National Lottery and local authority programmes.
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Fundraising target:  £500.00
Donations so far:  £ 325.00
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In an attempt to keep fit and do my bit for the environment I began cycling to work. My current commute is just under 27 miles per day and takes me from Bristol to Bath and back, mainly along the first Sustrans Cycle Route: the Bristol-Bath Railway Path. I cycled 2,350 commuter miles in 2007.

To make the journey a bit more interesting/challenging this year, and to put something back into the mix, I thought I would take a virtual trek accross North America, transposing my commuter miles (red line) onto my virtual route (blue line) on the attached map.

In January I started this virtual journey close to the area where John Cabot landed on his first voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland. I am currently making my virtual way down to towards Chicago, where I aim to follow Route 66; travelling all the way to LA.

The trip, according to the Google route planner, is 4,145 miles long and I aim to reach the Los Angeles before breaking up for the Christmas holidays (this year). In doing so I should be at least 15kg lighter, healthier and will have saved about 1.5 tonnes of CO2 (compared with driving the same distance to and from work for a year); nevermind the CO2 I have saved by not flying to America.

Blog: I'm only 24 hours from Tulsa... Following my recent training camp in the French/Swiss Alps I'm back on course and only slightly below target miles. To date I have managed 2,400 commuter miles that leaves 1750 to go... I've just bought a new saddle, which is making the journey more enjoyable, although at £75 it wants to... Thanks for your continued support and sponsorship!

Please help me to reach my goals and give a couple of quid to a worthy cause...

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Hans Messerschmidt 05/09/2008 £40.00 n/a dein fahrenrad is gluehen and deine wheelen is smoken, aber de distanze yet nicht from Berlin to Stalingrad! 
Rich Hawkins 12/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Nice one Gary, keep it up. I still don't fancy getting on a bike! 
Buro Happold Bath 11/06/2008 £90.00 n/a Well done for your green travel credentials - and i hope the bruises from the Transit encounter wear off soon! 
Matthew Hilton 05/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good Luck Gary 
AUDEN 26/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 keep your eyes open you'll never know were you'll end up. 
Katie Hill 14/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Don't expect me to be able to keep up with you when we get to France... 
Andreas Neymeyer 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Stopping at one of the pubs on your route once in a while is not cheating I think. I would like to join you cycling on the cycle path. 
Krishna Chakhun 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 How about a holiday and chilling out a bit ! 
Rich Garland 29/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Watch out for those vans... 
Andy Websper 22/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rock on.... 
Mum & Dad Ludford 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You have certainly lost weight - keep going. lots of love. Dd will spek to cycling friends 
Mathew Parry 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Summer's coming - can the path-side pubs be resisted? 
Vala Ragnarsdottir 14/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 What a great idea! There is no hidden holiday in this one! 
Tanya Ross 14/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 That's just over a ha'penny a mile: more power to your cycle legs! 
Thomas and Katie 14/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Daddy - we love coming cycling with you! 
FreddieKaberman 11/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Keep pedalling! 
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Amount raised offline: £25.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £47.95
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