The Ride

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

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