NZ lad riding coast-to-coast in the US - CycleBlaze

NZ lad riding coast-to-coast in the US

Luke's TransAmerica East-West

By Luke Parkinson
2,174 km (1,350 miles) over 83 days between May 13, 2023 and Aug. 3, 2023

Introduction

What is this? Why are you doing this? FAQs heart 8
Maps, Logistics, Gear, Nerdy planning stats heart 9
No seriously why are you doing this? heart 11
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go heart 16

Getting to the start: Flying from NZ and being tourists in the big cities

Day -5: Christchurch - New York heart 11
Day -4: Tourists in NYC (1/2) heart 31
Day -3: Tourists in NYC (2/2) heart 22
Day -2: Tourists in DC (1/2) heart 25
Day -1: Tourists in DC (2/2) heart 22

Virginia

Day 1: Newport News, VA to Williamsburg via Yorktown heart 33
Day 2: Williamsburg - Charles City heart 32
Day 3: Charles City - Ashland heart 11
Day 4: Ashland - Bumpass heart 9
Day 5: Bumpass to Palmyra heart 32
Day 6: Struggling into Charlottesville heart 12
Day 7: Things are looking up (and up and up) C'ville to Cookie Lady heart 17
Day 8: Along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Lexington heart 24
Day 9: REST DAY in Lexington heart 5
Day 10: Lexington to Troutville heart 29
Day 11: Short hop to Roanoke heart 14

Kentucky

Day 12: A very long train day to Cincinatti heart 11
Day 13: out of Cincinatti heart 12
Day 14: down the Dixie Highway to Georgetown heart 11
Day 15: Georgetown to Lexington heart 8
Day 16: Rest day in Lexington heart 10
Day 17: Natalie's farewell heart 6
Day 18: back on route and into Harrodsburg heart 20
Day 19: Harrodsburg to Hodgenville heart 15
Day 20: Hodgenville to Rough River State Park heart 17
Day 21: Rough River to Sebree heart 11
Day 22: Rest day in Sebree heart 7
Day 23: Sebree, KY to Cave-in-Rock, IL heart 15

Illinois

Day 24: Cave-in-Rock to Tunnel Hill heart 9
Day 25: Tunnel Hill to Carbondale heart 6
Day 26: Carbondale to Chester heart 26

Missouri

Day 28: Chester, IL to Farmington, MO heart 8
Day 29: Farmington to St Clare heart 6
Day 30: St Clare to Hermann, starting the Katy Trail heart 7
Day 31: Hermann rest day heart 3
Day 32: Hermann to Hartsburg heart 15
Day 33: Hartsburg to Sedalia heart 7
Day 34: Sedalia to Chilhowee heart 6
Day 35: Chilhowee to Olathe, Kansas heart 9

Kansas