The Trip

Southern United States 2014 (SUS14)

Overview:
Following hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on the Gulf Coast in 2005, Bike & Build re-routed Southern U.S. in 2006 to join the ongoing rebuilding effort in the Gulf Coast. The second week of the trip will be spent building in areas that are still in need of hurricane reconstruction. From there the group continues their trek West onto the ranges of Northern Texas, the deserts of the South West and, eventually, the coast of Northern California. While the name “Southern” is often noted by many potential applicants as red flag for extreme heat and a summer spent in the desert, the route’s alumni look back fondly on their summer.

Trip Expenses

Bike and Build is an independent 501(c)3 organization. That means they don’t make any profit. For the riders, it means no hotels, no tour guides, and no sports masseuse to alleviate sore legs. Nearly all food and lodging for the trips are donated, and we will often sleep on gymnasium floors or camp outside. The major trip expense comes in bike costs, one per rider at a cost of $450. This is only 10% of each rider’s minimum fundraising level. It is not a professionally led cycling tour, and all of the riders involved, including the trip leaders, are volunteers. Financial audits are posted to the website each year.

You can learn more about our route on the Bike & Build website here.
You can also see the exact route the 2013 team took here.

As soon as we get underway, you will be able to track our progress via an interactive online map.  Link to come.

Week:
Date	City – State	Mi.
05/16	Jacksonville – FL	0
05/17	BUILD DAY	0
05/18	Jacksonville – FL	0
05/19	St Augustine – FL	33
05/20	Palatka – FL	39
05/21	Lake City – FL	80
05/22	Perry – FL	71
05/23	Tallahassee – FL	52
05/24	BUILD DAY	0
05/25	Apalachicola – FL	80
05/26	Panama City – FL	61
05/27	De Funiak Springs – FL	64
05/28	Pensacola – FL	84
05/29	Mobile – AL	94
05/30	BUILD DAY	0
05/31	Biloxi – MS	72
06/1	New Orleans – LA	66
06/2	DAY OFF	0
06/3	BUILD DAY	0
06/4	BUILD DAY	0
06/5	BUILD DAY	0
06/6	BUILD DAY	0
06/7	BUILD DAY	0
06/8	Baton Rouge – LA	116
06/9	BUILD DAY	0
06/10	Melville – LA	66
06/11	Alexandria – LA	75
06/12	Natchitoches – LA	53
06/13	Elm Grove – LA	53
06/14	Carthage – TX	70
06/15	Athens – TX	92
06/16	Dallas – TX	75
06/17	BUILD DAY	0
06/18	BUILD DAY	0
06/19	Decatur – TX	92
06/20	Wichita Falls – TX	84
06/21	Lawton – OK	59
06/22	Altus – OK	57
06/23	Memphis – TX	72
06/24	Amarillo – TX	105
06/25	DAY OFF	0
06/26	Dalhart – TX	80
06/27	Clayton – NM	47
06/28	Mosquero – NM	89
06/29	Las Vegas – NM	96
06/30	Santa Fe – NM	66
07/1	BUILD DAY	0
07/2	Abiqui Lake – NM	56
07/3	Cuba – NM	53
07/4	Farmington – NM	101
07/5	BUILD DAY	0
07/6	Teec Nos Pos – AZ	29
07/7	Kayenta – AZ	100
07/8	Kaibito – AZ	66
07/9	Page – AZ	36
07/10	Jacob Lake – AZ	110
07/11	North Rim – AZ	43
07/12	DAY OFF	0
07/13	Fredonia – AZ	79
07/14	Zion National Park – UT	42
07/15	St George – UT	40
07/16	BUILD DAY	0
07/17	Overton – NV	96
07/18	Henderson – NV	72
07/19	BUILD DAY	0
07/20	Pahrump – NV	81
07/21	Baker – CA	85
07/22	Barstow – CA	59
07/23	Ridgecrest – CA	99
07/24	BUILD DAY	0
07/25	Lone Pine – CA	73
07/26	Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek – CA	62
07/27	Lee Vining – CA	64
07/28	Yosemite National Park – CA	76
07/29	DAY OFF	0
07/30	Modesto – CA	112
07/31	BUILD DAY	0
08/1	Pleasanton – CA	56
08/2	Hollister – CA	80
08/3	Monterey – CA	45
Total Mileage: 4058