Below is a list of those confirmed for a Morning Mingle interview:
| Date | City | Who | Position | Time | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2019 | Tijuana, Mexico | No Response | |||
| 3/21/2019 | Pine Valley, CA | Kathy Carr | President, Pine Valley Improvement Club | 9 AM | In front of Major's Diner |
| 3/22/2019 | El Centro, CA | Cheryl Viegas-Walker | Council Member, City of El Centro President of the ECRMC Board of Trustees | 8:30 AM | El Centro Regional Medical Center, Medical Office Building |
| 3/23/2019 | Yuma, AZ | Douglas Nicholls | Mayor, City of Yuma | 8:30 AM | City Hall |
| 3/25/2019 | Wellton, AZ | Cecilia C. McCollough | Mayor, City of Wellton | 8:30 AM | Town Hall |
| 3/26/2019 | Gila Bend, AZ | Scott Anderman | Clinical Population Health Manager, Adelante Healthcare | 8:30 AM | Adelante Healthcare |
| 3/27/2019 | Casa Grande, AZ | Helen Neuharth | President/CEO, Greater Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce | 9 AM | Chamber of Commerce |
| 3/27/2019 | Casa Grande, AZ | Barbara Glass | Breast Care Coordinator Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | 9 AM | Chamber of Commerce |
| 3/28/2019 | Tucson, AZ | Donna Lewadowski | Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Coordinator, ADOT | 9:30 AM | Diamond Loop & SR 77 |
| 3/29/2019 | Benson, AZ | Toney King | Mayor, City of Benson | 8:30 AM | City Hall |
| 3/30/2019 | Willcox, AZ | Becky Akes | Council Member, City of Wilcox | 9 AM | Railroad Park |
| 4/1/2019 | Lordsburg, NM | Dean Link | Curator, Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum | 8:30 AM | County Museum |
| 4/2/2019 | Deming, NM | Punkin Gose | Manager, Deming Luna Mimbres Museum | 8:30 AM | County Museum |
| 4/3/2019 | Las Cruces, NM | Ken Miyagishima | Mayor, City of Las Cruces | 10 AM | City Hall, 3rd Flr. |
| 4/4/2019 | El Paso, TX | Estela Casas | Reporter, KVIA TV | 9:30 AM | El Paso |
| 4/5/2019 | Sierra Blanca, TX | Tom Neely | President, Hudspeth County Historical Society | 8:30 AM | First Methodist Church |
| 4/6/2019 | Van Horn, TX | Oscar E. Carrillo | Culberson County Sheriff | 8:30 AM | Sheriff Department |
| 4/8/2019 | Balmorhea, TX | Mark Lockwood | Texas State Parks – Region 1 Director | 8:30 AM | Balmorhea State Park |
| 4/9/2019 | Pecos, TX | Venetta Seals | Mayor, City of Pecos | 8:30 AM | City Hall |
| 4/10/2019 | Monahans, TX | David Cutbirth | Mayor, City of Monahans | 9:15 AM | Monahans Event Center |
| 4/11/2019 | Midland, TX | Jerry Morales | Mayor, City of Midland | 9 AM | Mulberry Cafe |
| 4/12/2019 | Big Spring, TX | Debbye ValVerde | Executive Director, Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce | 9 AM | Chamber of Commerce |
| 4/13/2019 | Sweetwater , TX | Ken Becker | Executive Director, Sweetwater Economic Development | 9 AM | Texas Theater |
| 4/15/2019 | Abilene, TX | Jeff Salmon | Executive Director, Frontier Texas | 9:30 AM | Frontier Texas |
| 4/16/2019 | Haskell, TX | Janet Moeller | City Manager, City of Haskell | 9:30 AM | City Hall |
| 4/17/2019 | Seymour, TX | Lauren Bush | Department Head, City Economic Development Department | 8 AM | City Hall |
| 4/18/2019 | Wichita Falls, TX | Christine Heidenbrecht | Education Coordinator, Arts Council, Wichita Falls Area | 8:30 AM | Kemp Center |
| 4/18/2019 | Wichita Falls, TX | Jan Saville | Owner, Hello Again! | 10 AM | Hello Again! |
| 4/19/2019 | Duncan, OK | Richie Dennington | Mayor, City of Duncan | 9 AM | City Hall |
| 4/20/2019 | Chickasha, OK | Chris Mosley | Mayor, City of Chickasha | 9 AM | Rock Island Depot |
| 4/22/2019 | Oklahoma City | Seth Spillman | CMO, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | 9 AM | NCWHM |
| 4/23/2019 | Stillwater, OK | Gina Noble | Former Mayor, City of Stillwater | 8:15 AM | Oklahoma St. Univ. |
| 4/24/2019 | Pawhuska, OK | Rex Wikel | Chief of Police, City of Pawhuska | 9 AM | City Hall |
| 4/25/2019 | Coffeyville, KS | Cindy Price | City Clerk, City of Coffeyville | 9 AM | Downtown Plaza |
| 4/26/2019 | Chanute, KS | Conrad Froehlich | Director, Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum | 9:30 AM | Safari Museum |
| 4/27/2019 | Garnett, KS | Kris Hix | Executive Director, Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce | 9 AM | Santa Fe Depot |
| 4/29/2019 | Olathe, KS | Alexis Woodall | Events Coordinator, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm | 9:30 AM | Mahaffie Farm |
| 4/30/2019 | Warrensburg, MO | Marcy Bryant | Tourism Director, Convention and Visitors Bureau | 8:30 AM | City Hall |
| 5/1/2019 | Boonville, MO | Katie Gibson | Tourism Director, City of Boonville | 9:30 AM | Visitor Center |
| 5/2/2019 | Jefferson City, MO | Carrie Tergin | Mayor, City of Jefferson | 8 AM | Cole County Health Department |
| 5/3/2019 | Washington, MO | Sal Maniaci | Community and Economic Development Director, City of Washington | 9 AM | James W. Rennick Riverfront Park |
| 5/4/2019 | St. Charles, MO | Sally Faith | Mayor, City of Saint Charles | 9 AM | Old Post Office |
| 5/6/2019 | Williamson, IL | David Wesa | Owner, Shale Lake Winery | 9:30 AM | Shale Lake Winery |
| 5/7/2019 | Altamont, IL | Cheryl Hoffmeister | President, Woo Hoo Sisterhood | 9 AM | Altamont Lutheran Care Center |
| 5/8/2019 | Marshall, IL | Thomas Hintz | Site Superintendent, Lincoln Trail State Park | 9:30 AM | Lincoln Trail State Park |
| 5/9/2019 | Greencastle, IN | William A. Dory, Jr. | Mayor, City of Greencastle | 9:30 AM | Putnam County Hospital |
| 5/10/2019 | Indianapolis, IN | Greg Midgley | President, National Road Heritage Trail, Inc. | 9 AM | White River Trail at Zoo |
| 5/11/2019 | New Castle, IN | Shaun Dufault | Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce | 8:30 AM | Henry County Courthouse |
| 5/13/2019 | Dayton, OH | Nan Whaley | Mayor, City of Dayton | 9 AM | City Hall |
| 5/14/2019 | London, OH | Patrick J. Closser | Mayor, City of London | 9 AM | Office |
| 5/15/2019 | Berkshire, OH | Sue Hagan | Marketing & Communications Manager, Preservation Parks of Delaware County | 9 AM | District Office |
| 5/16/2019 | Mansfield, OH | Tim Theaker | Mayor, City of Mansfield | 8:30 AM | Municipal Building |
| 5/17/2019 | Elyria, OH | Carrie Reardon | Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Elyria | 9 AM | Ely Square |
| 5/18/2019 | Mentor, OH | John A. Krueger | President of Council, City of Mentor | 8:30 AM | J. Garfield National Site |
| 5/20/2019 | Girard, PA | Peter Burton | President of the Girard-Lake City Chamber of Commerce | 9 AM | Dan Rice Monument |
| 5/21/2019 | Dunkirk, NY | Wilfred Rosas | Mayor, City of Dunkirk | 10 AM | City Hall |
| 5/22/2019 | Niagara Falls, NY | Angela Berti | Marketing and Public Affairs Manager at New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | 9 AM | Administration Building |
| 5/23/2019 | Lockport, NY | Ray Wigle | Manager, Erie Canal Discovery Center | 8:30 AM | Erie Canal Discovery Center |
| 5/24/2019 | Rochester, NY | Lovely Warren | Mayor, City of Rochester | 10 AM | City Hall |
| 5/25/2019 | Waterloo, NY | Caren Cleaveland | Creator, The American Civil War Memorial | 9:30 AM | American Civil War Memorial |
| 5/27/2019 | Syracuse, NY | Dan Glavin | Director, Oakwood Cemetary | ||
| 5/28/2019 | Utica, NY | Robert Palmieri | Mayor, City of Utica | 9 AM | City Hall |
| 5/29/2019 | Amsterdam, NY | Christine Ward | Community Fundraising Manager Breast Cancer Research Foundation | 7:30 AM | Amsterdam Castle |
| 5/30/2019 | Bennington, VT | Alan Webster | Caretaker, The Bennington Battle Monument | 9 AM | The Bennington Battle Monument |
| 5/31/2019 | Brattleboro, VT | Peter Elwell | Town Manager | 9 AM | Municipal Center |
| 6/1/2019 | Greenfield, NH | David Bridgewater | Circulation Librarian, Town of Greenfield | 10 AM | Stephenson Memorial Library |
| 6/3/2019 | Manchester, NH | Joyce Craig | Mayor, City of Manchester | 8:30 AM | City Hall Mayors Office |
| 6/4/2019 | Kennebunkport, ME | Mike Claus | Kennebunkport Public Works Director | 9 AM | Dock Square |
| 6/5/2019 | Brunswick, ME | Mike Quigley | Assistant Curator, The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center | 9 AM | Arctic Museum |
| 6/6/2019 | Augusta, ME | Bernard Fishman | Museum Director, Maine State Museum | 9 AM | Maine State Museum |
| 6/7/2019 | Belfast, ME | Samantha Paradis | Mayor, City of Belfast | 8:30 AM | City Hall |
| 6/8/2019 | Milbridge, ME | Dave Pinkham | Board Member, Milbridge Gateway and Theater Project | 9 AM | Milbridge Theater |
| 6/9/2019 | Dennysville, ME | John Jaques | Proprietor of Hansom House | 4 PM | Hansom House |
| 6/10/2018 | St. Stephen, NB | Allan MacEachern | Mayor, City of Saint Stephen | 4 PM | Chocolate Park |
During the ride, we will be doing 3 promotions each day:
- "Morning Mingle" live Facebook video. These will be each morning, Monday through Saturday, starting generally between around 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM, maximum of 3 minutes. The goal will be to interview a local person of interest (e.g. Mayor, transportation official, etc.) that will share something of general interest about wherever we are. We will also ask press to be at these so we can explain what we are trying to accomplish. This will be a soft donation ask.
- Each day, Monday through Saturday, at Noon local time a 1 Minute "Live from the Road" video. Meant to allow our followers to see us in progress.
- Each Evening at 8 PM, Monday through Sunday, the team will have a quick Day wrap-up Live Video going over anything of interest, and the time for the "Morning" next morning. Ideally it will end up being done with local people we are socializing with.
Each of these will have promotions for the Sponsors at the beginning and ending.
Promotions
Support
A link to a draft day-by-day course is below this section. The overall course is meant to minimize elevation changes (only 19 miles elevation gain over 4,166 miles distance). So going from San Diego east to Western Texas along I-8/10/20, then shooting up towards Cleveland, ending up along I-90 and then Maine. 71 segments over 83 days.
The toughest parts will be getting over the San Diego mountains and the Green Mountains in Vermont, along with the slow but steady climb from Eastern Arizona to Western Texas. Other than that, relatively flat. See the link for a detailed course overview.
The Course
#3CountryRide
Note: Hamlin, TX was replaced with Abilene, TX. All other cities are correct.
Morning Mingle
3 Country Ride
SpotLink is graciously sponsoring a van for the ride. So the plan is to have a chase van all the way across the county. Not only will this make the ride safer (riding behind us warning of "bikers ahead"), it will also allow us to get and take provisions along the way without having to carry them on our bikes.
The overall course goes from about 100 yards into Tijuana, Mexico, through 15 US states, to St. Stephens, New Brunswick Canada. Here are some of the stats:
- Start Location: Tijuana, Mexico.
- End Location: St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Start Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- End Date: Monday, June 10, 2019
- Event Days: 83
- Segments: 71 (Sundays are rest days)
- Total Miles: 4,166
- Average Miles per day: 58.5
- Max/Min Miles on a Travel day: 88.9/24.0
- Uphill Elevation gain over entire trip: 102,593 feet
- Max/Min elevation gain on a day: 6003/8