Over the course of trip, I expect to pedal 3415 miles and climb 90,039 feet--for an average of about 2046 feet per day. I will cross 15 state lines and take a 'dip' in two oceans and cross 5 mountain ranges. The longest single day on a bike will be 115 miles in Arizona.
Departure is Manhattan Beach Pier Los Angeles California at 7:45 am on May 10, 2009.
As long as I have coverage, I will be completing the following table each night.
| Cross Country Itinerary | ||||||||||
| Day | Date | Destination | Miles Biked This Day |
Cumulative Trip Miles |
Feet This Day |
Cumulative Elevation Gain | ||||
| 1 | 5/10 | Riverside CA | 80 |
80 | 1790 |
1790 | ||||
| 2 | 5/11 |
Indio CA | 86 |
168 | 2435 | 4225 | ||||
| 3 | 5/12 |
Blythe CA | 101 | 269 | 2323 |
6548 | ||||
| 4 | 5/13 |
Wickenburg AZ | 115 |
384 | 2590 |
9138 | ||||
| 5 | 5/14 |
Prescott AZ | 63 |
447 | 5009 |
14,147 | ||||
| 6 | 5/15 | Cottonwood AZ | 46 | 493 | 2477 |
16,624 | ||||
| 7 | 5/16 | Flagstaff AZ | 48 | 541 | 4380 | 21,004 | ||||
| 8 | 5/18 |
Holbrook AZ | 97 |
638 | 1005 |
22,009 | ||||
| 9 | 5/19 |
Gallup NM | 88 |
726 | 1949 |
23,958 | ||||
| 10 | 5/20 |
Grants NM | 68 |
794 | 915 | 24,873 | ||||
| 11 | 5/21 |
Albuquerqu NM | 66 |
860 | 1709 |
26,582 | ||||
| 12 | 5/22 | Sante Fe NM | 72 | 932 | 4148 | 30,730 | ||||
| 13 | 5/24 | Las Vegas NM | 79 | 1011 | 3662 | 34,392 | ||||
| 14 | 5/25 |
Tucumacari NM | 108 |
1119 | 3245 | 37,637 | ||||
| 15 | 5/26 |
Dalhart TX | 96 |
1215 | 2044 |
39,681 | ||||
| 16 | 5/27 |
Guymon OK | 77 |
1292 | 1029 |
40,710 | ||||
| 17 | 5/28 | Liberal KS | 42 | 1334 | 314 | 41,024 | ||||
| 18 | 5/29 | Dodge City KS | 89 | 1423 | 1032 | 42,056 | ||||
| 19 | 5/30 | Great Bend KS | 89 | 1512 | 465 | 42,521 | ||||
| 20 | 5/31 | McPherson KS | 72 | 1584 | 545 | 43,066 | ||||
| 21 | 6/1 | Abilene KS | 64 | 1648 | 694 | 43,760 | ||||
| 22 | 6/3 | Topeka KS | 108 | 1756 | 4,986 | 48,746 | ||||
| 23 | 6/4 | St. Josephs MO | 88 | 1844 | 2271 | 51,017 | ||||
| 24 | 6/5 | Chillicothe MO | 88 | 1932 | 4,097 | 55,114 | ||||
| 25 | 6/6 | Kirksville, MO | 80 | 2012 | 4172 | 59,286 | ||||
| 26 | 6/7 | Quincy, IL | 77 | 2089 | 2106 | 61,392 | ||||
| 27 | 6/8 | Springfield IL | 108 | 2197 | 2167 | 63,559 | ||||
| 28 | 6/9 |
Champaign IL | 88 |
2285 | 999 |
64,558 | ||||
| 29 | 6/11 | Crawfordsville, IN | 82 | 2367 | 1195 | 65,753 | ||||
| 30 | 6/12 | Indianapolis, IN | 68 | 2435 | 897 | 66,650 | ||||
| 31 | 6/13 | Richmond IN | 86 | 2521 | 1448 | 68,098 | ||||
| 32 | 6/14 | Maryssville, OH | 108 | 2629 | 1998 | 70,096 | ||||
| 33 | 6/15 | Wooster, OH | 97 | 2726 | 3184 | 73,280 | ||||
| 34 | 6/16 | Niles OH | 101 | 2827 | 3151 | 76,431 | ||||
| 35 | 6/17 | Erie PA | 105 | 2932 | 2752 | 79,183 | ||||
| 36 | 6/19 | Hamburg NY | 86 | 3018 | 1649 | 80,832 | ||||
| 37 | 6/20 | Canandaigua, NY | 96 | 3114 | 4,026 | 84,858 | ||||
| 38 | 6/21 | Syracuse, NY | 80 | 3194 | 2,451 | 87,309 | ||||
| 39 | 6/22 | Little Falls NY | 80 | 3274 | 1,455 | 88,764 | ||||
| 41 | 6/23 | Albany NY | 72 | 3346 | 1,619 | 90,383 | ||||
| 42 | 6/24 | Brattleboro VT | 80 | 3426 | 4,893 | 95,276 | ||||
| 43 | 6/25 | Burlington MA | 95 | 3521 | 4,088 | 99,364 | ||||
| 44 | 6/26 | Boston, MA | 18 | 3539 | 220 | 99,584 | ||||
