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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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Walking distance
356.2 miles
Days
45
Stops
46
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 · Planned

    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 · Planned

    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 overlaps this stage; check directly with Larrabee about current…

    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 · Planned

    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 · Planned

    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 the words TEXT JADA TO 61474.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.

Everything else for running a drive

Complete route plan | The Marrow Walk | Jada Bascom Foundation