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USARA Collegiate National Championship• May 9 • Burnet, TXwww.usara.comUSARA Sprint National ChampionshipMay 9 • Burnet, TX • www.usara.comNew England Adventure Weekend • May16 • Nottingham, NHwww.racingahead.comMission AR • May 16 • Carrollton, KYwww.dinoseries.com/missionCentral Coast Adventure ChallengeMay 16 • Central Coast, CAwww.ccadventure.comLongest Day and Night AR • June 6S.Catskills, NY • www.nyara.comOzark Challenge AR • June 27Ozark, AR • www.ozarkchallenge.comThe Crux • June 13 • Athol, IDwww.adventuresportsweek.comThe Crucible • June 14 • Athol, IDwww.adventuresportsweek.comRun, Row & Roll AR • June 20Fairbury, NE • www.nsc.comKrista Griesacker Memorial RaceAugust 1 • Hamburg, PA • goalsara.orgThe Bitter Pill • August 1Bolton Valley, VT • gmara.org/bitterpillNature Cure Lionheart 24 HR • Aug 7Ohiopyle, PA • americanadventuresports.comToyota of Cleveland YMCA Strong ARAugust 15 • Ocoee, TNwww.strongadventurerace.comThe Thunder Rolls AR • September 5Oquawaka, IL • www.thethunderrolls.orgBushwak This! • September 5Alaska • alaskaadventureracing.comSheltowee Extreme • September 11Daniel Boone NF, KY • sheltoweeextreme.comRaid the Rock Urban AR • SeptemberLittle Rock, AR • www.raidtherock.comWild Adventure Race • September 18Baiwabik, MNwww.wildadventurerace.comSan Juan Island Quest ARSeptember 18 • Bellingham, WA • islandathleticevents.comTahoe Big Blue AR • September 19Lake Tahoe, NV • bigblueadventure.comTerra Firma Adventure RaceSeptember 19 • Smithville, TXwww.terrafirmapromo.comOvermountain Extreme • September 18Pisgah NF, NCovermountainextremear.comCozad 100th Meridian AR • September 26Cozad, NE • www.nsc.comBerryman Adventure RaceSeptember 26 • Van Buren, MOwww.berrymanadventure.comThe Shag • September 26NJ • www.NYARA.orgHowl at the Moon • October • Floridawww.adventurousconcepts.comLewis and Clark Ozark Adventure RaceNovember 7 • Springdale, ARurbanadventurerace.com • 2010 QualifierHuntsville HammerNovember 14 • Huntsville, TXtexasadventureracing.com2010 QualifierTexas Dare • December 12 • Texaswww.texasdare.com • 2010 QualifierAdventure World Magazine March 2009 6
news from the fieldCrossing The American Continent By WaterOn Sunday April 4th 2009, AlexanderMartin departed on his expeditionto travel by canoe and foot5,500 miles from Portland, ORto Portland, ME and the AtlanticOcean in one seasonal year. Theplanned route lies entirely withinthe contiguous United States andtraverses many of the country’sgreat and storied rivers as well asmany hidden and wild places accessibleonly by water. All travelwill be human powered, either bypaddle or portage.The 6,000 mile route will be attemptedover a period of six monthsand will include over 2,000 milespaddled against the current, 3,500miles with it, and over 600 miles ofportaging. The route began on theincoming tide of the Pacific Oceanand follows the Columbia, Snake,Yellowstone, Missouri, and OhioRivers for much – and in mostcases all – of their length, beforejoining Lake Erie, the Erie Canal,the Hudson River and a variety ofsmaller rivers and lakes to meetthe Atlantic Ocean at the mouthof the Presumpscot River. “I willwithstand the snow and wind of theCascades in April, battle the powerof the Rocky Mountain freshet,cross the continental divide by portaging100 miles through the TetonRange, and, depending on waterlevels and the most appropriateroute, paddle through downtownPortland, Kansas City, St. Louis,Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati,Pittsburgh, and Albany as well asYellowstone National Park, TetonNational Park, fifty National WildlifeRefuges, four Wild and ScenicRivers, and several National RecreationalAreas, just to name a few,”says Martin.If successful, this crossing will bethe first of its kind. It will be thefirst west to east crossing of NorthAmerica by canoe in a single yearand the first crossing of the UnitedStates, at its widest point, by nonbicyclehuman power in a singleyear. “The achievement of these arbitrarydistinctions is not the goal ofthis project,” explains Martin. “Mygoal is to explore my country andinteract with my countrymen andwomen, raising awareness of riverconservation and education effortsof organizations. I will invite thepeople I meet and those that haveonly heard or read about the projectto pledge a penny or a dime or anyamount they choose for each mileI paddle, and direct that money tothe organizations whose life workis the protection of these rivers andthe education of their importanceto the next generation.”Martins’ choice to travel across theUnited States by canoe is a deliberateone. “The connection peoplefeel with their backyard, their localriver or town is immense, andthe canoe is a ubiquitous object inour country. Therefore the chanceof connecting and inspiring peopleis much higher; they can envisionthemselves exploring the sameplaces that I will be and in thesame way,” said Martin. “I hopeto inspire young Americans to getoutside and explore their local wildplaces, and as a whole live a moreactive and healthy lifestyle.”For updates and more information,please visit: http://www.americasriversexpedition.com/Adventure World Magazine is a GreenZine7
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