Thanks for your bee-u-ti-ful comment!

Bee-u-ti-full reasons! If you are ever near UD, say hello to my Mom’s side of the family for me! ( I have never been to Ohio)..😬

Thanks so much for being our first reply and for following along on our adventure. We'll do our best to keep you entertained.

Jeff, thanks for the information. The Iowa map is terrific. I'm aware of the mixed reviews on the Cowboy trail and we've even driven along parts of US 20 when traveling to Montana to visit our daughter. Just want to make sure we don't miss any of the long trestles but my understanding is they're marked well. We've done the George S Michelson trail except for Pringle to Edgemont and we're looking forward to that ride again.

Thanks for the follow and comment.

I've been looking at your route, portions of which I've done on various bike tours, although I haven't heard of The Great American Wheel Route until now.

The parts I'm familiar with are nice. I'm especially fond of the Nebraska and South Dakota routing - Although you might grow weary of the rough surface of the Cowboy Trail across Nebraska, and just ride on the wide, smooth shoulder of US-20 most of the time, which the trail mostly parallels. That's what I did (on two different tours), and it was nice.

The Mickelson Trail, which you'll get on after leaving Nebraska, is great, although it's not flat at all :)

I've ridden across Iowa, where my wife is from, multiple times. FYI - if you grow weary of all that gravel on your route, you should get a copy of the excellent Iowa Bicycle Map. It's color coded by traffic count, and you can stitch together a mostly paved, low traffic route.

https://iowadot.gov/travel-tools/maps/state-maps/iowa-bikes-maps#iowa-bicycle-map-pdf

I look forward to following your trip!

Wonderful story of falling in love with cycling. And a sweet and worthy cause. Best wishes for a great adventure - I look forward to following along