Our Planned Route

This is the route we plan to take. The dates are only remotely accurate into Iowa, and all dates are subject to change depending on how the ride that day goes. We might break down, get hurt, etc. In that case, we'll probably not arrive as expected. This is precisely the reason we plan to arrive in Seattle on July 28 and don't plan to fly out until August 16. We will certainly use up the extra days along the way. We put this up merely to give you a rough estimate of where we might be at any given time.

Also, if you have any advice, etc, about the route we've planned, please don't hesitate to give it. We'll take all the help we can get.



Boyertown to Kutztown Sunday night, May 30
Kutztown, PA to Shamokin, PA (57 mi), arrive Monday, May 31
Shamokin, PA to Nittany, PA (68 mi) Tuesday, June 1
Nittany, PA to Curwensville, PA (60) Wednesday, June 2
Curwensville, PA to Sigel, PA (46 mi) Thursday, June 3
Sigel, PA to knox, PA (38 mi), Friday, June 4-rest on Saturday
Knox, PA to Seneca, PA (10 mi) arrive Sunday night, June 6
Seneca, PA to Sharon, PA (50 mi)-arrive monday night June 7
Sharon to Akron, OH (50 mi) Arrive Tuesday night June 8
Akron to Mansfield, OH (61 mi) Wednesday night, June 9
Mansfield, OH to Columbus, OH (57 mi) Thursday night, June 10
Columbus, OH to Lima, OH (78 mi)- Friday night, June 11

Lima to Huntington (80) Arrive Saturday night June 12—rest on Sunday. We might actually try to stick around for a bit. We have a week to get to Afolkey, IL.

Huntington to Valpraiso (90).
Valpraiso to Chicago (50).

Chicago to Afolkey, IL (100 mi) Arrive at least by Saturday June 19.
Afolkey to Dubunque (70). Arrive monday night, June 21
Dubunque to Guttenburg, IA (40). Arrive Tuesday night, June 22
Guttenburg to Ames (110 mi) Arrive wednesday, June 23
Ames to Britt (85 mi) Arrive Thursday, June 24
Britt to Spencer (75 mi) Arrive Friday night June 25
Spencer to Sioux Falls, SD (100) Arrive Sat. night June 26
Sioux Falls to Mitchell (80 mi) Arrive Mon. night June 28
Mitchell to Fort Thompson (91 mi) Arrive Tuesday night June 29
Fort Thompson to Buffalo Gap National Badlands (camping, after 130 mi. ride) Arrive Wednesday night June 30—If this doesn’t work, we can camp in the Fort Pierre National Grassland—basically we have until Sunday July 4 to get to Mt. Rushmore.
Ride 80 miles to other side of Badlands camp again Thursday night June 30
Badlands to Mt Rushmore on Friday July 2—about 40 miles from western side of Badlands—Rest Friday July 3 and 4 at Mt. Rushmore.
Black Hills National Forest (Mt. Rushmore) to Thunder Basin National Park, WY—about 100 miles, depending on where we camp. Arrive July 5. --Monday
Thunder Basin to Gillette, WY. (50) Arrive July 6.--Tuesday
Gillette to Buffalo, WY (70) Arrive July 7--Wednesday
Buffalo to Bighorn National Park (50-100) Arrive July 8--Thursday
Bighorn to Yellowstone National Park (100) Arrive July 9—Friday evening.
Be at Idaho Falls, ID by Monday evening, July 12 (200)
Idaho Falls to Aberdeen (70) Tuesday, July 13
Aberdeen to Shoshone (90) Wednesday, July 14
Shoshone to Boise, ID (100) Thursday, July 15.
Boise to Vale, OR (70) Friday July 16.
Vale to Hines (116) Saturday July 17.
Hines to Riley, OR (20) Sunday July 18.
Riley to Bend, OR (120) Monday or Tuesday July 19 or 20.
Bend to Albany, OR (127) take two days. Camp in Santiam State Forest between Bend and Albany. Arrive in Albany Thursday July 22.

Albany to Salem (30). Arrive Friday July 23.
Salem to Portland (55). Arrive Saturday July 24. Rest Sunday.
Portland to Longview, WA (55). Arrive Monday July 26.
Longview to Olympia (75). Arrive Tuesday July 27.
Olympia to Seattle (70). Arrive Wednesday July 28.