Tahlequah

The Oklahoma Freewheel has announced their 2013 route with a return to eastern Oklahoma after a couple of years further west. This year will start in Idabel and finish in Joplin, MO after crossing some scenic and a bit hilly terrain. Total mileage is between 458-509 miles depending on the optional routes. Route Breakdown Day 0, June 8: Idabel-TX Border 41 miles Day 1, June 9: Idabel-Antlers 68 miles [Read More]

In remembrance of the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee Nation is organizing a 1,000 mile bike ride retracing the route of the original removal of the Cherokee people from Georgia to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the current capital of the Cherokee Nation: During the 2011 Remember the Removal Project, a challenging 1,000 mile bike ride, a selected group of Cherokee students will retrace the historic Trail of Tears, riding from the original Cherokee homelands Georgia and ending in Tahlequah, Okla. [Read More]