Saturday, April 15, 2006
Planning for the 4 Corners...
Lists, lists, lists...
Who would have thought that a simple 21-day trip around the country would take so much planning? List for the bike, list for clothing,list for computer and electronics,list for documents to take, etc. etc. I think the lists are getting together and creating new lists.
Even though it is now 5 weeks from a planned start on 20 May, I'm still getting a little on edge about the whole thing.. Can I really put this all together and pull it off?
The idea started with the 4 Corners Tour, sponsored by the So. Cal. M/C Assn (SCMA). You ride and document your ride from any of the four corners of the continental US: Madawaska, ME, Key West, FL, San Ysidro, CA and Blaine, WA. It doesn't matter what order or what route you take, just visit those four cities and prove that you were there with a photo, a phone number from a specific telephone in that city and a receipt with date, time, etc. By my calculations, the minimum distance I have to ride is about 6700 miles. BUT, I had to get to the starting line in Madawaska (add 1300 miles) and get back from Blaine, WA (add 2700 miles)
One night I started thinking about the extreme corners of the United States... Where were they and how hard were they to reach? North, East and South points were pretty easy: North is Angle Inlet in Minnesota; East is West Quoddy Head in Maine, South is Key West, FL. There is considerable question, however about the westernmost point of the continental US. Is it Cape Flattery or Cape Alava in Washington state? Or, as some have suggested, is it Cape Mendocino, CA? No doubt that C. Mendocino is the westernmost point in California, but is it further west than either of the capes in Washington?
In additon to the 4 Corners and the extreme points of the country, I'm also doing a National Parks Tour - visit 50 National Parks, Historic sites, Landmarks, etc. in 25 states within one year. There aren't too many National sites around Milwaukee, so I'll have to make a long weekend ride to pick up states outside of the more easily accesible neighboring states. Ideally, I'd like to have some 25 stamps and 10 statesin the bag before I leave to ease the pressure of finding NPT sites. If I do that, the NPT sites will come as the states roll by.
So,,,,,,, the lists continue to grow.
Later,,,
Mike
Who would have thought that a simple 21-day trip around the country would take so much planning? List for the bike, list for clothing,list for computer and electronics,list for documents to take, etc. etc. I think the lists are getting together and creating new lists.
Even though it is now 5 weeks from a planned start on 20 May, I'm still getting a little on edge about the whole thing.. Can I really put this all together and pull it off?
The idea started with the 4 Corners Tour, sponsored by the So. Cal. M/C Assn (SCMA). You ride and document your ride from any of the four corners of the continental US: Madawaska, ME, Key West, FL, San Ysidro, CA and Blaine, WA. It doesn't matter what order or what route you take, just visit those four cities and prove that you were there with a photo, a phone number from a specific telephone in that city and a receipt with date, time, etc. By my calculations, the minimum distance I have to ride is about 6700 miles. BUT, I had to get to the starting line in Madawaska (add 1300 miles) and get back from Blaine, WA (add 2700 miles)
One night I started thinking about the extreme corners of the United States... Where were they and how hard were they to reach? North, East and South points were pretty easy: North is Angle Inlet in Minnesota; East is West Quoddy Head in Maine, South is Key West, FL. There is considerable question, however about the westernmost point of the continental US. Is it Cape Flattery or Cape Alava in Washington state? Or, as some have suggested, is it Cape Mendocino, CA? No doubt that C. Mendocino is the westernmost point in California, but is it further west than either of the capes in Washington?
In additon to the 4 Corners and the extreme points of the country, I'm also doing a National Parks Tour - visit 50 National Parks, Historic sites, Landmarks, etc. in 25 states within one year. There aren't too many National sites around Milwaukee, so I'll have to make a long weekend ride to pick up states outside of the more easily accesible neighboring states. Ideally, I'd like to have some 25 stamps and 10 statesin the bag before I leave to ease the pressure of finding NPT sites. If I do that, the NPT sites will come as the states roll by.
So,,,,,,, the lists continue to grow.
Later,,,
Mike
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Looking forward to reading about your adventure. The four corners ride is a "must do" for me one of these days.
Bob
Yuma, AZ.
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