Itinerary

2010 Cross Country Bike Tour

Day	Date	Destination	Miles	Points of Interest
1	Sat May 8	Los Angeles, CA	0	Orientation and Bike Inspection
2	Sun May 9	Riverside, CA	78	Pacific Ocean Wheel Dip at Manhattan Beach Pier!
3	Mon May 10	Indio, CA	85	San Andreas Fault, Palm Springs, Windmill “farms”, Lowest point on tour: Indio, CA – 14’ below sea level
4	Tues May 11	Blythe, CA	111	First Desert Crossing: The Mojave! First Century!
5	Wed May 12	Wickenburg, AZ	115	First State Line Crossing! Second Century, Old Town Wickenburg, Dude Ranch capital of the world
6	Thurs May 13	Prescott, AZ	59	First mountain pass: Yarnell! Historic Gurley St. in downtown Prescott
7	Fri May 14	Cottonwood, AZ	43	Mingus Mountain at 7023’, Historic mining town of Jerome, Yavapai Indian Ruins
8	Sat May 15	Flagstaff, AZ	46	Red Rocks of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon
9	Sun May 16	Flagstaff, AZ	0	First Rest Day, Old Town Flagstaff, Nearby Grand Canyon
10	Mon May 17	Holbrook, AZ	96	Rt. 66 Wigwam Motel & Jack Rabbit Trading Post, Eagle’s “Standin’ on the corner of Winslow, AZ…”
11	Tues May 18	Gallup, NM	86	Second State Line Crossing, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Mountain Time Zone
12	Wed May 19	Grants, NM	68	Continental Divide at 7275’ above sea level, Historic Route 66 Cafés
13	Thurs May 20	Albuquerque, NM	75	The Rio Grande, Old Town Albuquerque
14	Fri May 21	Santa Fe, NM	66	Historic mining town of Madrid, Santa Fe Plaza
15	Sat May 22	Santa Fe, NM	0	Second Rest Day, Old Town Santa Fe
16	Sun May 23	Las Vegas, NM	72	Highest point on tour: Glorieta Pass at 7570’ above sea level, Pecos Indian Ruins
17	Mon May 24	Tucumcari, NM	109	1,000 Miles! Third Century, Rt. 66 Blue Swallow Motel, NM Desert, Picnic Lunch
18	Tues May 25	Dalhart, TX	96	Third State Line Crossing, Texas Feed Lots, Central Time Zone
19	Wed May 26	Guymon, OK	72	Fourth State Line Crossing, Oklahoma Panhandle
20	Thurs May 27	Liberal, KS	39	Fifth State Line Crossing, Land of Oz, Yellow Brick Road
21	Fri May 28	Dodge City, KS	83	Dalton Gang Hideout, Boot Hill Museum, Can Can Show and Gun Fight
22	Sat May 29	Great Bend, KS	86	Santa Fe Trail’s historic Pawnee Rock, Offerle Café Cinnamon Rolls
23	Sun May 30	McPherson, KS	63	1,500 Miles! Historic Opera House
24	Mon May 31	Abilene, KS	62	Eisenhower Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame
25	Tues June 1	Abilene, KS	0	Third Rest Day, Old Town Abilene, Victorian Mansions
26	Wed June 2	Topeka, KS	106	Half Way Point: 1,698 Miles! Fourth Century, Capitol of Kansas
27	Thurs June 3	St. Josephs, MO	85	Sixth State Line Crossing, Pony Express Museum, Lewis and Clark Trail
28	Fri June 4	Chillicothe, MO	86	Special SAG Stop at Maysville Historical Society – Home of Long Distance Cycling, Dinner Picnic
29	Sat June 5	Kirksville, MO	76	Thousand Hills State Park, 148 “Roller Coaster” hills, Picnic Lunch
30	Sun June 6	Quincy, IL	74	2,000 Miles! Seventh State Line Crossing, Mississippi River, Historic Mansions, Walking Tours
31	Mon June 7	Springfield, IL	107	Fifth Century, Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home
32	Tues June 8	Champaign, IL	87	Home of Speed Skater Bonnie Blair, One Month Trip Anniversary
33	Wed June 9	Champaign, IL	0	Fourth Rest Day, University of Illinois
34	Thurs June 10	Crawfordsville, IN	79	Eighth State Line Crossing, Old Jail Museum
35	Fri June 11	Indianapolis, IN	65	Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Velodrome
36	Sat June 12	Richmond, IN	83	All American Rose Garden (2,000 roses)
37	Sun June 13	Marysville, OH	104	Ninth State Line Crossing, Sixth and Final Century, Eastern Time ZoTne, Father’s Day Celebration
38	Mon June 14	Wooster, OH	97	Amish Homesteads, Home of Rubbermaid brand products
39	Tues June 15	Niles, OH	91	Amish Bakeries and Ice Cream shops
40	Wed June 16	Erie, PA	89	Tenth State Line Crossing, Presque Isle on Lake Erie, White Turkey Root Beer Stand
41	Thurs June 17	Erie, PA	0	Fifth Rest Day, Lake Erie Beaches and Presque Isle, Downtown Erie
42	Fri June 18	Hamburg, NY	78	Eleventh State Line Crossing, Nearby Niagara Falls
43	Sat June 19	Canandaigua, NY	94	3,000 Miles, Finger Lakes Region, Beachfront attractions
44	Sun June 20	Syracuse, NY	68	Women’s Rights Hall of Fame, Birthplace of Memorial Day, Erie Canal Park and Ferry
45	Mon June 21	Little Falls, NY	78	Fort Klock Homestead, Little Falls Museum
46	Tues June 22	Albany, NY	69	Shaker furniture builders
47	Wed June 23	Brattleboro, VT	76	Twelfth State Line Crossing, Vermont’s Green Mountains, Brattleboro Gallery Walk and Wine Tasting
48	Thurs June 24	Burlington, MA	87	Thirteenth and Fourteenth State Line Crossings into Fifteenth State
49	Fri June 25	Boston, MA	18	Final Ride to Revere Beach, MA, Atlantic Ocean Celebration, Wheel Dip and Banquet
50	Sat June 26	Boston, MA	0	Departure

The Grandest of Grand Totals: 3,396 Miles!