Author Topic: Phil Rides Across America! (Read 79213 times)

apskip · « **Reply #200 on:** May 13, 2009, 10:07:12 AM »

Ken, thanks for giving us all easy access to the photos and videos of Phil's trip. From the standpoint of geography, I am amused by some of your probably intentional errors. For example:

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This is Day 36. Phil goes from Pittsburgh, PA into Frostburg, MD. Phil goes up some 11,500 feet. Wow. And Phil loses it a bit.

I think that is possible, but he would have to ride elevators in Pittsburgh for a long time to do that. The highest
point in Pennsylvania is Mt. Adams in the southwest part of the state at 3213 feet. Just a bit shy of 11,500 feet, which can't even be done in Colorado due to the base level of the 14,000 foot peaks being well above 5,000. It can be done in California but only at a place like Mt. Whitney with a low base below a high mountain or Alaska or Hawaii.

Now maybe you mean counting the same elevation gain multiple times with going down before going up again. The total uphill portion of multiple hills or mountains could exceed 11,500 feet even if no individual peak was more than 1/4 of that.

Pennsylvania does has many small hills. Anybody who has ever driven Interstate 80 from Delaware Water Gap all the way to the Shenango River at its western edge can attest to this. It would be the same crossing southwest Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Cumberland MD.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #201 on:** May 13, 2009, 10:13:26 AM »

I sorta remember Phil saying the ride thru PA had the most total climbing of any day...

The recap highlight show they aired at the CBS party right before the finale of TAR started. It is fun to see...

And it is NOT too late to contribute to Phil's ride, MS is an awful disease and most of us know someone touched by this. so contribute if yoiu can, every $$ helps!!

TARAsia Fan · « **Reply #202 on:** May 13, 2009, 11:11:45 AM »

Quote from: apskip on May 13, 2009, 10:07:12 AM

Ken, thanks for giving us all easy access to the photos and videos of Phil's trip. From the standpoint of geography, I am amused by some of your probably intentional errors. For example:

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This is Day 36. Phil goes from Pittsburgh, PA into Frostburg, MD. Phil goes up some 11,500 feet. Wow. And Phil loses it a bit.

I think that is possible, but he would have to ride elevators in Pittsburgh for a long time to do that. The highest
point in Pennsylvania is Mt. Adams in the southwest part of the state at 3213 feet. Just a bit shy of 11,500 feet, which can't even be done in Colorado due to the base level of the 14,000 foot peaks being well above 5,000. It can be done in California but only at a place like Mt. Whitney with a low base below a high mountain or Alaska or Hawaii.

Now maybe you mean counting the same elevation gain multiple times with going down before going up again. The total uphill portion of multiple hills or mountains could exceed 11,500 feet even if no individual peak was more than 1/4 of that.

Pennsylvania does has many small hills. Anybody who has ever driven Interstate 80 from Delaware Water Gap all the way to the Shenango River at its western edge can attest to this. It would be the same crossing southwest Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Cumberland MD.

ap, I am going off the video where Phil looks at his gage and mentions that they climbed a total of 11,500 feet. Watch the video there. What you say is probably correct, they they go by the total amount they climbed that day.

puddin · « **Reply #203 on:** May 13, 2009, 07:50:16 PM »

I never did figure out Phils route through Pa.? I know it wasn't RT 80 or the Turnpike for sure as bikes and pedestrians are not allowed.

Check out some of the highlights of Phil's ride across America

apskip · « **Reply #204 on:** May 13, 2009, 10:40:24 PM »

puddin, I cannot say for sure which route Phil took, but it is clear that he ended up in Frostburg MD. That means Interstate 68/US 40 at exit 33 or Alternate US40 into Frostburg. There are two ways he could have gotten there:

1. PA 51 south from Pittsburgh to Uniontown, then US40 east to connect at exit 14 of US68 where those two highways merge or at exit 14 stay on what is there known as Alternate US40 or

2. east from Pittsburgh on Interstate 376 to Interstate 70/76 the Pennsylvania Turnpike to the Somerset exit, then PA 31 east for 2 miles to PA 160 for maybe 3 miles to Brotherton, then the connecting road to Garrett, where US219 is joined for 4 miles, then southeast through Meyerdale, Glade City and Pocohontas southeast on a county road to the Maryland border where it becomes MD546 for maybe 6 miles until it joins either Alternate US40 of I68/US40 maybe 5 miles west of Frostburg.

michael · « **Reply #205 on:** May 13, 2009, 10:45:43 PM »

Congratulations on finishing Phil ! ! !

(I need to stop posting .gifs LOL, I'm addicted)

TARAsia Fan · « **Reply #206 on:** May 13, 2009, 11:08:40 PM »

I was wondering what that was about.

michael · « **Reply #207 on:** May 13, 2009, 11:27:23 PM »

Quote from: TARAsia Fan on May 13, 2009, 11:08:40 PM

I was wondering what that was about.

haha, they make me laugh

georgiapeach · « **Reply #208 on:** August 31, 2010, 03:06:54 AM »

As many of you know, the massive footage from Phil's Ride Across America has been turned into a movie. Although release dates and formats are not yet known, the full length trailer is out.

I followed the Ride on a day to day basis as it happened...and this still gave me goosebumps. Amazing!!

THE RIDE:

http://cbsmediagroupftp.com/clips06/philk_ride_STREAM.wmv

MamaT · « **Reply #209 on:** August 31, 2010, 10:27:47 AM »

Thanks for posting the link to the trailer, peach. That really does look amazing. Now I cant wait for the movie!

Oddarane · « **Reply #210 on:** December 12, 2010, 06:07:05 PM »

The trailer for "The Ride" is great. I hope the movie is being released overseas. You can also see the trailer on Phil's website www.noopportunitywasted.com

georgiapeach · « **Reply #211 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:48:06 PM »

Something appears to be coming on February 3rd!!

Oddarane · « **Reply #212 on:** January 19, 2011, 05:28:57 PM »

I can't wait to see this movie.

phant0m · « **Reply #213 on:** January 19, 2011, 05:39:15 PM »

nice. just gained a lot of respect for phil

Oddarane · « **Reply #214 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:55:41 AM »

"The Ride" will world premiere on Feb 3 and it will also be available on iTunes.

www.noopportunitywasted.com for more info.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #215 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:18:14 AM »

We need one in ATLANTA!!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #216 on:** January 26, 2011, 06:42:31 PM »

Poster from The Ride

theschnauzers · « **Reply #217 on:** January 26, 2011, 07:12:48 PM »

Looks good!

DrRox · « **Reply #218 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:35:17 AM »

I checked on the presentation in Dallas. When I clicked through to purchase tickets.......the map doesnt match. The Fandango map. If you put the address of the theater in MapQuest....you get the correct location.

They are not showing the film in the most optimum location for DFW in my mind. The prime bicycle riding population is about 20 miles from the theater they are actually showing the film. I just wonder who they are targeting for their audience.

Even though Lance Armstrong is known for his residence in Austin, he went to HS here and I would have thought they would have shown the film in the part of town where he lived and grew up. That is the prime bicycle riding population. If they wanted to go to where the "Big" donors live......well they missed that part of town too.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #219 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:20:17 AM »

It is my understanding that ALL proceeds are going to MS. So pehaps the organizers had to go with whatever theatre would donate time and space?

If there is a map error I would let someone at nooppotunitywasted.com know...thry would probably be glad of the info.

And Fandango has a place to contact them for theatre revisions:
listings@fandango.com

and perhaps let the theatre manager know too?

DrRox · « **Reply #220 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:34:11 PM »

I checked Regal Theater's main web page. They only have 4 complexes here in DFW and they are showing the movie at the one closest to the prime audience area. The main problem is that all their complexes are in pretty low economic parts of town. Bike riders tend to be in higher economic parts of town.

They do have a discount for Senior citizens.....the age limit is 60 and above. The theater is probably 20 miles from me, so about a 40+ minute drive at that time of day.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #221 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:39:33 PM »

I would drive HOURS to go....

DrRox · « **Reply #222 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:50:50 PM »

Peach, if you try to buy a ticket here in DFW.......it says it is in 3D.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #223 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:27:38 PM »

Just GO!!

and give Phil our love.

MamaT · « **Reply #224 on:** January 31, 2011, 12:34:02 PM »

I just purchased my ticket for the NYC showing and can't wait! The hardest part for me is to be patient and not order it from iTunes on the 3rd. I would rather watch it (the first time) on the big screen. Thanks for the heads-up.

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Author Topic: Phil Rides Across America! (Read 79213 times)