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An illustrated itinerary

The walk, stop by stop

The 4 stops of Chuckanut to Bellingham, in route order.

Planned dates
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Planned walking distance
306.2 miles
Planned days
45
Itinerary stops
42
Choose a chapter: Chuckanut to Bellingham

Chuckanut to Bellingham

  1. A winding country road crosses golden fields toward small houses beneath a densely forested slope, with a strip of bay at left, painted in gouache.

    Day 10 · Scheduled earlier

    Blanchard

    Skagit County, WA

    The planned 13.6-mile day reaches Blanchard at the southern end of the Chuckanut section. The state forest above it has a history of logging, fire and public management.

    13.6 planned walking miles
  2. Gouache and ink illustration of a narrow road curving around sandstone cliffs above blue coastal water, with fir trees and low islands beyond.

    Day 11 · Scheduled earlier

    Chuckanut Drive

    Chuckanut Drive corridor at Larrabee State Park, Whatcom County, WA

    The 6.8 planned miles follow the Chuckanut corridor beside Washington’s first state park. Water-line construction at the park was scheduled to overlap this stage.

    6.8 planned walking miles
  3. Gouache street scene with autumn trees, a wet reflective road and low modern buildings across from a leaf-strewn sidewalk.

    Day 12 · Scheduled earlier

    PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

    2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA

    The planned nine-mile leg reaches the St. Joseph Medical Center area. Its community-care history begins in 1891 and continues through the cancer center on Squalicum Parkway.

    9 planned walking miles
  4. Gouache view of an empty bench on wet stone paving beneath leafy branches, overlooking brick rooftops, a broad bay and wooded hills.

    Day 13 · Scheduled earlier

    Bone Marrow Awareness Day — Bellingham

    Bellingham, WA

    A planned Awareness Day follows the Bellingham walking stage. The city grew from four bayside communities; the day’s reading explores how transplant teams search for donors.

    Awareness DayNo planned route miles
The flyer: STOP BLOOD CANCER set in tall letters over a dark plum page, a quote, and a QR code beside a text-to-join line for the U.S.One standing face of the table tent: the same headline and quote on the left, a large QR code on the right.

Take it off the screen

Print it. Put it where people already stand.

A coffee counter, a church foyer, a break room, a race table. Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk, and a number to text for anyone who would rather not scan — no app, no wifi, nothing to hand back.Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk — nothing to install, nothing to hand back. The number to text printed beside it is for joining NMDP, which registers people who live in the U.S., its territories and the freely associated states. If you live anywhere else, find your country’s registry.

Everything else for running a drive

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