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Where the streets have no name

A 5,000-mile journey across America.

March 1 – June 1, 2027

Every mile is a place to know.

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We are not documenting poverty.
We are documenting strength, persistence, leadership, community, and what's possible when investment meets potential.

The bicycle is the vehicle. The stories are the destination.

Why we ride →

Where we are right now

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Ride dates: March 1 – June 1, 2027

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Live tracker coming soon — once the ride begins, this will show daily location, miles, and dispatch notes.

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Every mile is a place to know.

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The map

Every stop becomes a story.

San Francisco to Washington, DC. Click any community to meet its people, read its history, and hear the voices recorded there.

Day 1 — Tracy, CA · 69 miDay 2 — Merced, CA · 77 miDay 3 — Fresno, CA · 69 miDay 4 — Delano, CA · 89 miDay 6 — Tehachapi, CA · 93 miDay 7 — Barstow, CA · 103 miDay 8 — Roy's Cafe & Motel, CA · 83 miDay 9 — Needles, CA · 82 miDay 11 — Kingman, AZ · 50 miDay 12 — Seligman, AZ · 90 miDay 13 — Flagstaff, AZ · 98 miDay 14 — Hopi Cultural Center, AZ · 94 miDay 16 — Chinle, AZ · 75 miDay 17 — Gallup, NM · 86 miDay 18 — Grants, NM · 65 miDay 19 — Albuquerque, NM · 82 miDay 21 — Socoro, NM · 86 miDay 22 — Truth or Consequences, NM · 85 miDay 23 — Las Cruces, NM · 78 miDay 24 — El Paso, TX · 48 miDay 26 — Sierra Blanca, TX · 89 miDay 27 — Marfa, TX · 109 miDay 28 — Presidio, TX · 60 miDay 29 — Lajitas, TX · 50 miDay 31 — Terlingua/Study Butte, TX · 62 miDay 32 — Marathon, TX · 80 miDay 33 — Sanderson, TX · 54 miDay 34 — Comstock, TX · 88 miDay 36 — Eagle Pass, TX · 87 miDay 37 — Carrizo Springs, TX · 46 miDay 38 — Laredo, TX · 84 miDay 39 — Zapata, TX · 57 miDay 40 — Rio Grande City, TX · 55 miDay 42 — Weslaco, TX · 60 miDay 43 — Brownsville, TX · 44 miDay 44 — Raymondville, TX · 48 miDay 45 — Kingsville, TX · 80 miDay 46 — Refugio, TX · 80 miDay 48 — Shiner, TX · 94 miDay 49 — Eagle Lake, TX · 60 miDay 50 — Houston, TX · 70 miDay 51 — Livingston, TX · 78 miDay 53 — Nacogdoches, TX · 84 miDay 54 — Shreveport, LA · 98 miDay 55 — Monroe, LA · 110 miDay 57 — Vicksburg, MS · 78 miDay 58 — Jackson, MS · 46 miDay 59 — Balzoni, MS · 73 miDay 60 — Clarksdale, MS · 78 miDay 62 — Memphis, TN · 78 miDay 63 — Jackson, TN · 87 miDay 64 — Paris, TN · 62 miDay 65 — Hopkinsville, KY · 73 miDay 67 — Bowling Green, KY · 66 miDay 68 — Elizebethtown, KY · 85 miDay 69 — Harrodsburg, KY · 75 miDay 70 — Berea, KY · 47 miDay 72 — Jackson, KY · 79 miDay 73 — Hindman KY/Hazard, KY · 47 miDay 74 — Whitesburg, KY · 23 miDay 75 — Williamson/Delbarton, WV · 72 miDay 76 — Logan, WV · 27 miDay 77 — Beckley, WV · 68 miDay 79 — Bluefield/Princeton, WV · 52 miDay 80 — Wytheville, VA · 46 miDay 81 — Roanoke, VA · 96 miDay 82 — Lynchburg, VA · 55 miDay 83 — Charlottesville, VA · 71 miDay 85 — Luray/Front Royal, VA · 61 miDay 86 — Manassas, VA · 70 miDay 87 — Washington, DC · 34 miTracyMercedFresnoDelanoTehachapiRoy's Cafe & MotelFlagstaffChinleGrantsSocoroTruth or ConsequencesLas CrucesEl PasoSierra BlancaMarfaPresidioComstockEagle PassLaredoZapataWeslacoRefugioShinerLivingstonNacogdochesShreveportJacksonBalzoniClarksdaleMemphisParisHopkinsvilleElizebethtownWilliamson/DelbartonWythevilleCharlottesvilleLuray/Front RoyalSAN FRANCISCOWASHINGTON, DC

The seven stages

  • Stage 1 · Golden Gate to the ValleySan Francisco, CA → Tehachapi, CA · March 1–6, 2027
  • Stage 2 · Desert CrossingTehachapi, CA → Flagstaff, AZ · March 7–13, 2027
  • Stage 3 · High CountryFlagstaff, AZ → El Paso, TX · March 14–25, 2027
  • Stage 4 · The BorderlandsEl Paso, TX → Brownsville, TX · March 26–April 12, 2027
  • Stage 5 · Gulf Coast RunBrownsville, TX → Monroe, LA · April 13–25, 2027
  • Stage 6 · Delta BluesMonroe, LA → Hopkinsville, KY · April 26–May 5, 2027
  • Stage 7 · Blue Ridge to the CapitalHopkinsville, KY → Washington, DC · May 6–26, 2027
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The archive — opening soon

Voices from communities.

About the archive →

One person, one place, one conversation. Each entry will pair a portrait with a line in their own words and the full interview — published from the road as we record it.

Rider journals

Dispatches, one day at a time.

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