The American Discovery Trail is a trans-US non-motorized trail that runs from San Francisco, California to Cape Henlopen, Delaware. More info on the US Discovery Trail at: www.discoverytrail.org.
Randy and Sheri Prosper are a newlywed couple from Virginia Beach who walked the ADT in 253 days 2006. Their website is: http://treckusa.com. An article about the Propster’s journey is available at: http://hamptonroads.com/node/224781
Filed under: SCE
In spring-fall 2009, I will travel across the U.S. to profile examples and advocates of community-based sustainability through audio and photographic imagery. Some of the issues and topics I expect to encounter include: climate change & natural disaster, agriculture & food systems, renewable energy & conservation, environmental restoration & stewardship, America’s public lands, regional cultural identities & traditions, changing demographics, decline of the middle class, labor & immigration, arts & environment, and local, community-based economies.
The trip will be powered exclusively by carbon-neutral renewable resources – primarily travel by pedal, paddle, and foot. I will begin in Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River and travel east to Washington, D.C. and the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
Much of the route will retrace the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
I will follow some of the routes in the Adventure Cycling Route Network.
Here’s a rough sketch of the route I intend to travel.
