Dr Raul Garcia U.S. Senate Candidate running against Maria Cantwell in the Primary on August 6th.
In an event no one in politics can remember being done in Washington State Dr. Raul Garcia is taking 6 campaigning day to Walk from the Yakima area to Seattle. His 20 + miles a day walk is to highlight the plight of those who have died from overdoses of Fentanyl and those addicted to Fentanyl and other drugs The Garcia campaign says.
The details of the walk are below. Link to page Here
We are walking from Central Washington to Seattle to bring focus to the fentanyl crisis, to honor those who have died senselessly from this killer drug, and to let the people of Washington know we have the power to overcome this crisis.
Throughout the walk we’ll be joined by former addicts, people who’ve lost loved ones to fentanyl, advocates and public officials.
Our walk starts early morning on Tuesday, July 16 at Big Pines Recreation Site between Yakima & Ellensburg, and ends at 2PM on Sunday, July 21 at East Portal Viewpoint Park in Seattle.
If you’d like to join us for part of the walk at any point, contact us at info@garciaforwa.com
ROUTE DETAILS JULY 16-21
Here are the details of Dr Garcia’s Freedom From Fentanyl Walk. We will keep this information updated if and when details change.
People are welcome to join part of the walk, or meet up with us at the beginning or end of the day! Contact us at info@garciaforwa.com if you’d like more information.
On Sunday, July 21, for the last leg of the walk from Mercer Island across the I-90 bridge walkway into Seattle, we encourage you to join us! Meet at 12:45PM at the Lid Park (also known as Aubrey Davis Park) at 2223 W Mercer Way, Mercer Island WA 98040.
If you don’t feel like walking, please join us at the very end of the walk in Seattle on Sunday, July 21 at 2PM at the East Portal Viewpoint, 1400 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle WA 98144. We’ll be joined by people who’ve lost loved ones to fentanyl, former addicts, and advocates who all want to work together to save lives and defeat this killer drug.
FREEDOM FROM FENTANYL WALK – FENTANYLWALK.COM
TUESDAY, JULY 16 – SUNDAY, JULY 21
DAY ONE – TUESDAY, JULY 16:
7AM: Walk starts at Big Pines Recreation Site, Canyon Rd, Ellensburg WA 98926
6PM: Walk ends at Ellensburg KOA Journey, 32 S Thorp Hwy, Ellensburg WA 98926
DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY, JULY 17:
7AM: Walk starts at the parking area for the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, Reecer Creek Rd, Ellensburg WA 98926
6PM: Walk ends in Cle Elum, overnight at Cle Elum Alliance Church, 327 Madison Ave, South Cle Elum WA 98943
DAY THREE – THURSDAY, JULY 18:
7AM: Walk starts at trailhead for Iron Horse/Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail near the intersection of Garfield Pl & S Cle Elum Way, just south of the Cle Elum Alliance Church
6PM: Walk ends at the Iron Horse Trailhead in Easton, Stampede Pass Rd, Easton WA 98925
DAY FOUR – FRIDAY, JULY 19:
7AM: Walk starts on the Iron Horse Trail just west of the Snoqualmie Pass Fire & Rescue Station 47, 90 Lost Lake Rd, Easton WA 98925
6PM: Walk ends near the McClellan Butte Trailhead, North Bend WA 98045, overnight at Issaquah Village RV Park, 650 1st Ave NE, Issaquah WA 98027 (walkers will be driven to RV Park for overnight stay, then driven back to next day’s starting point)
DAY FIVE – SATURDAY, JULY 20:
7AM: Walk starts at Alice Creek Campground, Milwaukee Rd (railroad grade), North Bend WA 98045
6PM: Walk ends near 468th Ave SE & SE 150th St, North Bend WA 98045, overnight at Issaquah Village RV Park, 650 1st Ave NE, Issaquah WA 98027
DAY SIX – SUNDAY, JULY 21:
(Note: Due to lack of adequate trails/walkways between North Bend & Preston, the walk starts up again at Preston)
7AM: Walk starts at the Preston Park & Ride parking lot, 30303 SE High Point Way, Issaquah WA 98027
1PM: Meetup point on Mercer Island to join the last leg of the walk across the I-90 bridge, The Lid Park/ Aubrey Davis Park, 2223 W Mercer Way, Mercer Island WA 98040 (people will start gathering at 12:45PM)
2PM: End of walk in Seattle, gathering and media availability at East Portal Viewpoint, 1400 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle WA 98144
*NOTE: Route details will be updated as needed during the walk. Visit fentanylwalk.com (which redirects to https://garciaforwa.com/fentanyl-walk/) for updates.*
PRELIMINARY ONE-DAY WALK JULY 10, TOPPENISH TO YAKIMA
We did a preliminary walk in Yakima County on July 10 from Toppenish to Yakima. We trekked 20-plus miles in temperatures well above 100 degrees! The Yakima County Sheriff, Dr Garcia’s colleagues from Astria Toppenish Hospital and others joined us. There are people all across Washington who want to fight fentanyl the right way. Together, we can do it!
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