Let's do a quick(ish) calculation of how many miles we're going...
I know our first two days are 140 miles, so:
140 miles (Yorktown to Charlottesville) +
191 miles (rest of map 1 to Christiansburg, VA) +
374.5 miles (map 2 to Berea, KY) +
410.5 miles (map 3 to Murphysboro, IL) +
131 miles (part of map 4 to Lesterville, MO, then we change routes) +
517 miles (map 5 to Muscatine, IA) +
396.5 miles (map 6 to Stillwater, MN) +
234 miles (map 7 to Grand Rapids, MN) +
227.5 miles (map 8 to Fargo, ND) +
309.5 miles (map 9 to Minot, ND) +
573 miles (map 10 to Cut Bank, MT) +
445.5 miles (map 11 to Sandpoint, ID) +
286 miles (map 12 to Twisp, WA) +
258 miles (map 13 to Mt. Rainier, WA) +
126 miles (map 14 to Hood River, OR) +
183 miles (map 15 to Seaside, OR)
TOTAL MILES = 4803 miles !!!
TOTAL MILES NEEDED PER DAY TO MAKE IT = 4803/90 = 53.3 miles per day
TOTAL MILES NEEDED PER BIKING DAY IF WE TAKE ONE REST DAY PER WEEK = 61.6 miles per day
We're gonna make it!
And the great thing is that once you get going, you'll find you can TOTALLY do more than 60 miles a day. In fact, depending on where you find water, you may HAVE to do more than 60 miles. But since all you have to do is ride your bike all day and the summer days are nice and long, you'll make great time.
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Thanks, Bawdy! Please feel free to share any tips you can think of, or things you figured out on the road that were helpful. I am in full-blown panic mode! :)
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