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GREYHOUND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD |
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GREYHOUND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD |
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| Tambourine | Apollo |
Hitchhikers: 2 Senior Greyhounds, Tambourine and Apollo. Both have been spayed/neutered, have all shots and health records, leashes, collars and muzzles.
Starting point: St. Louis MO (originally TLC in Solomon KS)
Destination: Port Allegany PA
Target date: August 8-9
THEY'RE HOME!!!
WHERE DID WE GO?
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Map courtesy of MapBlast
OUR INTREPID VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
| Leg | To - from | Approx. Miles |
Approx. Hours |
ETA | Sugg. Route |
Volunteer | Date Avail. |
Foster Overnight? |
| 1 | St. Louis MO to Effingham IL | 103 | 1.8 | 8:15AM CDT | I-70 | Denise Bubb | 8/8 | NA |
| 2 | Effingham to Kankakee IL | 150 | 2.4 | 11:30AM CDT | I-57 | Nancy Koeneman | 8/8 | NA |
| 3 | Kankakee to Crown Point IN | 56 | 1 | 1:00 PM EST | variable | Rich Tichy | 8/8 | |
| 4 | Crown Point to Angola IN | 149 | 2.4 | 4:00PM EST | variable | Lee Lavery | 8/8 | |
| 5 | Angola to Freemont OH | 110 | 1.9 | 7:00PM EDT | I-80/90 | Dave Kubasiak | 8/8 | |
| 6 | Freemont to Akron OH | 104 | 1.7 | 9:30PM EDT | I-80/90 | Rachel Hopple | 8/9 | |
| 6A | Foster in Akon | -------- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | Judy Manly | 8/8 | Saturday night |
| 7 | Akron to Barkeyville PA | 83 | 1.4 | 10:00AM EDT | I-80 | Cristy Wright Frey | 8/9 | |
| 8 | Barkeyville to Port Allegany PA | 116 | 2.1 | 12:30PM EDT | variable | Carol Stiles | 8/9 | HOME! |
| Total | St. Louis MO to Port Allegany PA | 871 | 14.7* | -------- | A lot of wonderful people! |
------ | Mission Accomplished! Thanks, everybody!!! |
* Total driving time only. Potty stops, meal stops and transfer times between runners have not been factored in.
Special thanks to:
OTHER GUR RUNS
See where we've been and sometimes see pictures of our passengers along the way and/or with their new families.
GUR Unofficial Homepage - what we do and why we do it.
Grant - Sarasota FL to Raleigh NC - Aug. 8, 1998
Decoy - Goffstown NH to Durham NC - Sep. 12, 1998
Keeley - Belington WV to St. Louis MO - Nov. 7, 1998
Gabbi - Tupelo MS to Durham NC - Nov. 21, 1998
Robby - Exeter RI to Virginia Beach VA - Feb. 13, 1999
Valentine Puppy - Abilene KS to Port Allegany PA - Feb. 19-21, 1999
Sparky - Windham NH to Cedar Grove NC - Apr. 17, 1999
Rooster - Cache OK to Napoleon OH - May 1-2, 1999 - Run cancelled
AC - Rock Island IL to Cedar Grove NC - May 8-9, 1999