Well, well, well, it looks like this might finally happen. After several long years of planning, it all comes down to this spring.

I’m hoping that I can start this in very early May (1st or 2nd). I’m a little worried that it might be too chilly at night. I’m going to have to buy a warmer sleeping bag.

The trip is divided into two legs. The first one, on Route 66, from Chicago to LA is a little under 3,000 miles long. It’s divided into twenty days. I tried to keep each day around 125 – 175 miles. There’s a lot to see out there, I want to make sure I see as much as I can. I didn’t throw in any days off. I hope that’s ok. If I’m drained, I’d like to take the day off in Flagstaff. But there’s so little driving each day, I should be alright.

The second leg, appropriately titled “the return trip,” involves quite a bit more riding, upwards of 300 miles on some days. There are, however, two days off. I’m taking one day in Salt Lake City and another in Kenosha, Wisconsin to visit my friend Brad.

After this trip is over, I will have (in this lifetime) visited all 48 continental states.

Here’s a map, yo!
[click it to make it larrrrrrrrrger]

DAY		       START			     END				MILES	
Day One		     Home			   Harrison Lake, OH		   250
Day Two		     Harrison Lake, OH	       Joliet, IL			     200
Day Three	     Joliet, IL		            Springfield, IL			165
Day Four	      Springfield, IL		   St. Louis, MO	 	       90
Day Five	      St. Louis, MO		  Lebanon, MO			  170
Day Six		       Lebanon, MO		 Springfield, MO		   60*
Day Seven            Springfield, MO	        Tulsa, OK			    200
Day Eight	      Tulsa, OK		           Oklahoma City, OK		  130
Day Nine	      Oklahoma City, OK	       Elk City, OK			  100
Day Ten		      Elk City, OK		   Amarillo, TX			     155
Day Eleven	     Amarillo, TX		  Tucumcari, NM			 125
Day Twelve	    Tucumcari, NM	      Santa Rosa, NM		       80*
Day Thirteen	     Santa Rosa, NM	      Santa Fe, NM		      120
Day Fourteen	    Santa Fe, NM	      Albuquerque, NM		     100
Day Fifteen           DAY OFF FOR MAINTENANCE (maybe two days)            *
Day Sixteen	      Albuquerque, NM	      Gallup, NM			 160
Day Seventeen	   Gallup, NM		         Holbrook, AZ			  110
Day Eighteen        Holbrook, AZ		 Flagstaff, AZ		       100
Day Eightteen	     Flagstaff, AZ		Kingman, AZ			165
Day Twenty	     Kingman, AZ	       Needles, CA			 75*
Day Twentyone	   Needles, CA		       Barstow, CA		       175
Day Twentytwo      Barstow, CA		     Fontana, CA		     120

Total 2845

The Return Trip
Day Twentythree     Fontana, CA	             Victorville, CA			  181
Day Twentyfour	     Victorville, CA	         Mammoth Lakes, CA	       261
Day Twentyfive	    Mammoth Lakes, CA	   Donner Pass, CA		 188
Day Twentysix	     Donner Pass, CA	      Austin, NV			220
Day Twentyseven	   Austin, NV		          Delta, UT			    300
Day Twentyeight	      Delta, UT		           Salt Lake City, UT		  109
Day Twentynine	   DAY OFF FOR MAINTENANCE	                              *
Day Thirty	    Salt Lake City, UT	       Freedom, WY		      234
Day Thirtyone	    Freedom, WY		      Bozeman, MT		      260
Day Thirtytwo	    Bozeman, MT		      Cold Spring, MT		      304
Day Thirtythree	   Cold Spring, MT	      Bowman, ND		      177
Day Thirtyfour	   Bowman, ND		    Aberdeen, SD		     263
Day Thirtyfive	   Aberdeen, SD		     Pipestone, MN		      237
Day Thirtysix	  Pipestone, MN		    West Bend, IA		     177*
Day Thirtyseven	   West Bend, IA	      Mt. Zion			         244
Day Thirtyeight	  Mt. Zion, WI		       Kenosha, WI		       175
Day Thirtynine	  DAY OFF TO VISIT?
Day Forty	  Kenosha, WI		     Plymouth, IN		      161
Day Fortyone    Plymouth,IN		     Home!!				343

Total 3847
*=laundry days, lol!

GRAND TOTAL  6692