Scoot 66 Day by Day
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



