Remember the Removal bikeride

[Cam]

My niece is riding a bicycle (with a group of other riders) for the "Relocation Ride" (Trail of Tears) started in Georgia and will end in Tahlequah OK.   A 1000 miles, they rode 72 miles yesterday .  She was able to see some of her ancestors old homesteads.  Awesome!  They are in Farmington today.  Anyone know about the ride?  Let me know k.  She posts on fb everyday.    

http://www.remembertheremoval.org/

[livealittle]

where is GA did it start? and are you familiar with the "Major Ridge home" also called "Chieftains"?

http://chieftainsmuseum.org/

http://chieftainstrail.com/sites/chieftains_museum.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chieftains_Museum_(Major_Ridge_Home)

this home was owned by my great-grandparents and my grandfather and his brothers were born here. they lived here until my grandfather was a teenager. We've had several family reunions here and will actually be here for another one soon.

[Cam]

Wow!  That is soo awesome ..  I have a cousin up number 10, that is researching our family history and man is it ever interesting ..

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Day 1: Departure 

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Day 2: Tennessee/Georgia

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Day 3: Calhoun, GA 

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Day 4: New Echota to Red Clay: 55 miles 

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Day 5:  Red Clay to Dayton, TN: 55 miles 

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Day 6:  Dayton, TN to Fall Creek Falls Park, TN: 35 miles 

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Day 7: Fall Creek Falls Park to Woodbury, TN: 60 miles 

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Day 8: Woodbury, TN to Nashville, TN: 35 miles 

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Day 9: Nashville, TN to Hopkinsville, KY : 65 miles

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Day 10: Hopkinsville, KY to Berry?s Ferry (Golconda, IL) : 72 miles

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Day 11: Golconda, IL to Green?s Ferry, IL : 55 miles

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Day 12: Trail of Tears State Park (Jackson, MO) : 0 miles

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Day 13: Jackson, MO to Farmington, MO : 75 miles

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Day 14: Farmington, MO to Steelville, MO: 55 miles

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Day 15: Steelville, MO to Waynesville, MO: 55 miles

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Day 16: Waynesville, MO to Lebanon, MO: 55 miles

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Day 17:  Lebanon, MO to Springfield, MO: 65 miles

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Day 18: Springfield, MO: 0 miles

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Day 19: Springfield, MO to Cassville, MO: 55 miles

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Day 20:  Cassville, MO to Fayetteville, AR: 45 miles

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Day 21:  Fayetteville, AR to Westville, OK: 30 miles

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Day 22: Westville, OK to Tahlequah, OK: 30 miles
here is the route

[Aim]

Wow- what an adventure-

any update on how it's going?

[Cam]

they've been having an amazing time and discovering how difficult it must have been.  Springfield, MO ?today 28 minutes ago.