Author Archives: Shari Hrdina

Halfway point reached at the Colorado/Nebraska border   On June 30, 2014 the Climate March took it’s 3,500,000th step for Climate Action. Join us for the next 3,500,000 steps! The Marchers reached the halfway point between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.! We couldn’t let this achievement go by unnoticed.  Read the news release about this historic moment.   Looking ahead and where they came from: Maps of the first half of the route, now completed, on the left and the road ahead on the right.

<strong>Starting Location</strong> Sunnyside Park Atlantic, IA 50022 <strong>Ending Location</strong> Cumberland City Park Cumberland, IA 50843 (Cass County) <strong>Total Miles</strong> 16.1 miles <strong>Walking Map/Instructions </strong> See map and driving instructions <a href=”https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sunnyside+Park,+Atlantic,+IA&amp;daddr=E+3rd+St&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=41.339185,-94.915009&amp;spn=0.147703,0.308647&amp;sll=41.335576,-94.948311&amp;sspn=0.147711,0.308647&amp;geocode=FXCldwIdlQlW-iEE4HBn7CpUFSmFD1RncbPshzEE4HBn7CpUFQ%3BFU7LdQId-GRY-g&amp;oq=cumberland+iowa&amp;dirflg=w&amp;mra=ltm&amp;t=m&amp;z=12″ target=”_blank”>here</a>. <strong>Driving Map/Instructions</strong> See map and driving instructions <a href=”https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sunnyside+Park,+Atlantic,+IA/41.27419,-94.87028/@41.3483149,-94.9475135,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ecb37167540f85:0x15542aec6770e004!2m2!1d-95.024747!2d41.395568!1m1!4e1!3e0?hl=en” target=”_blank”>here</a>. <strong>Overnight Information</strong> We are staying at the Cumberland City Park, within the city limits. The park is more than large enough to accommodate everyone easily, and marchers are welcome to camp anywhere in the park. There are shelters available with benches and tables. Continue reading →

<strong>Starting Location</strong> Sunnyside Park Atlantic, IA 50022 (Stay Day) <strong>Ending Location</strong> Sunnyside Park Atlantic, IA 50022 (Stay Day) <strong>Total Miles</strong> 0 (Stay Day) <strong>Overnight Information</strong> Camp is at Sunnyside Park on the corner of 10th and Sunnyside Lane. The park contact person, Rodger, recommends camping on top of the hill near the shelter. Rodger is also going to check to make sure the sprinklers are turned off. There will be showers available at the pool across the street on the morning of the 4th. Please Continue reading →

[By Liz Lafferty] At a rally a little girl held a sign that ask a powerful question; “What will you be able to tell your grandkids you did to save their future?” Before joining this march, I wouldn’t have had much to say. Only excuses that began with. . . I didn’t know. . . “I didn’t know how bad it was.” “I didn’t know how little time we had.” “I didn’t know what to do.” Now, I will tell them, “I MARCHED.” I stepped Continue reading →

Starting Location Treynor East Park (128 E Main St Treynor, IA 51575) Ending Location Chautauqua Park (Chautauqua Park Chautauqua Street Oakland, IA 51560) Total Miles 16.1 miles Walking Map/Instructions See map and instructions here. Driving Map/Instructions See map and instructions here. Overnight Information Marchers can camp anywhere in the park, but stay close together. West side of the park, near the river, is recommended because there is more space. There are restrooms at the park. No showers. Water fountain might work. Trash cans are available. Continue reading →

By: Ahni Rocheleau, New Mexico State Coordinator The people of the Acoma Pueblo came out for a community conversation, and the officers of the Laguna Pueblo provided a three-day escort through Laguna Pueblo lands where no roads could otherwise carry the marchers through safely. New Mexico is a young state so Marchers often were forced to walk through fields where no roads existed. Also, the march was made even more special by many of their generous hosts and we wish to publicly thank the Ancient Continue reading →

View the National Route Full Route through Colorado The Colorado Page

[By: Mary DeCamp] What a luxury to have a “marcher in the home stay” along the Climate March trail! At various points along our route from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, the Great March for Climate Action schedules days off for the marchers and arranges for us to stay with host families in the community. Today is such a day. We are in Colorado Springs, CO, and I am lucky to be staying with a lovely couple in their home. Typically our days fit a Continue reading →