John’s planning crew had its hands full. How do we get one rider, one follow driver, and a ton of food, medical supplies and repair kits across the country on the best possible route, in the fall, without spending too much money? Thankfully, we had the internet and many, many helpful people wanting to assist. John and Tony were able to stay at fire stations at almost all the stops across the country, and with very few exceptions, they were able to stick to the itinerary (they were even able to take time out for a Chargers game in St. Louis and pick up right where they left off!) regardless of injury, illness and detours. Below is the map of the cross-country trek and the planned day-to-day stops with estimated mileage.
Day | Start | Finish | Daily Miles | Total Miles |
Day 1 | San Francisco CA | Watsonville CA | 94.7 | 94.7 |
Day 2 | Watsonville CA | Coalinga CA | 102 | 196.7 |
Day 3 | Coalinga CA | Bakersfield CA | 150 | 346.7 |
Day 4 | Bakersfield CA | Mojave CA | 87.6 | 434.3 |
Day 5 | Mojave CA | Newberry Springs CA | 92.4 | 526.7 |
Day 6 | Newberry Springs CA | Needles CA | 168 | 694.7 |
Day 7 | Needles CA | Kingman AZ | 67.1 | 761.8 |
Day 8 | Kingman AZ | Williams AZ | 133 | 894.8 |
Day 9 | Williams AZ | Flagstaff AZ | 28.1 | 922.9 |
Day 10 | Flagstaff AZ | Tuba City AZ | 74.6 | 997.5 |
Day 11 | Tuba City AZ | Kayenta AZ | 72.7 | 1070.2 |
Day 12 | Kayenta AZ | Cortez CO | 118 | 1188.2 |
Day 13 | Cortez CO | Pagosa Springs CO | 118 | 1306.2 |
Day 14 | Pagosa Springs CO | Alamosa CO | 92.7 | 1398.9 |
Day 15 | Alamosa CO | Trinidad CO | 130 | 1528.9 |
Day 16 | Trinidad CO | Kim CO | 97.6 | 1626.5 |
Day 17 | Kim CO | Walsh CO | 171 | 1797.5 |
Day 18 | Walsh CO | Montezuma KS | 125 | 1922.5 |
Day 19 | Montezuma KS | Pratt KS | 95.3 | 2017.8 |
Day 20 | Pratt KS | El Dorado KS | 114 | 2131.8 |
Day 21 | El Dorado KS | Ft Scott KS | 128 | 2259.8 |
Day 22 | Ft Scott KS | Camdenton MO | 117 | 2376.8 |
Day 23 | Camdenton MO | Union MO | 114 | 2490.8 |
Day 24 | Union MO | Greenville IL | 119 | 2609.8 |
Day 25 | Greenville IL | Sullivan IN | 128 | 2737.8 |
Day 26 | Sullivan IN | Greensburg IN | 130 | 2867.8 |
Day 27 | Greensburg IN | Blanchester OH | 98.4 | 2966.2 |
Day 28 | Blanchester OH | Athens OH | 130 | 3096.2 |
Day 29 | Athens OH | Ellenboro WV | 75.3 | 3171.5 |
Day 30 | Ellenboro WV | Grafton WV | 68.2 | 3239.7 |
Day 31 | Grafton WV | Cumberland MD | 92.8 | 3332.5 |
Day 32 | Cumberland MD | Smithsburg MD | 100 | 3432.5 |
Day 33 | Smithsburg MD | Lititz PA | 92.8 | 3525.3 |
Day 34 | Lititz PA | Conshohocken PA | 62.8 | 3588.1 |
Day 35 | Conshohocken PA | Freehold NJ | 68.6 | 3656.7 |
Day 36 | Freehold NJ | New York NY | 54.9 | 3711.6 |