| The plan is to book a motel at each stop in order to get a daily shower and a good night's sleep. We will also be getting a good meal each evening and plan to use available motel breakfasts as much as possible. We will carry some energy items (poptarts, bars, fruits, etc.) and lots of water for snacks and lunch on the road. |
| Day | Date | Schedule | Distance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 27 | North Bend, Wa. to CleElum, Wa. | 56 | 56 |
| 2 | April 28 | CleElum, Wa. to Yakima, Wa. | 63 | 119 |
| 3 | April 29 | Yakima, Wa. to Richland, Wa. | 71 | 190 |
| The above portion was added in order that we would have our stated "2001-in-2001 " or 2001 miles in the 50th anniversary year of 2001. The remainder of the trip from Richland, Wa., to Kaukauna, Wis., is scheduled to begin on May 17. We need to be in Kaukauna for the class dinner the evening of June 15. This is a total of 30 calendar days. Our trip schedule covers 26 days leaving only four extra for problems and/or weather. It is an ambitious adventure but as God continues to use the trip and each of us as individuals as witnessing tools to His Amazing Grace, I am sure that it will become a successful endeavor. |
| Day | Date | Schedule | Distance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | May 17 | Richland to Ritzville, Wa. | 74 | 264 |
| 5 | May 18 | Ritzville to Opportunity, Wa. | 68 | 332 |
| 6 | May 19 | Opportunity to Kellogg, Ida. | 65 | 397 |
| 7 | May 20 | Kellogg to St. Regis, Mt. | 58 | 455 |
| 8 | May 21 | St. Regis to Missoula, Mt. | 71 | 526 |
| 9 | May 22 | Missoula to Deer Lodge, Mt. | 74 | 600 |
| 10 | May 23 | Deer Lodge to Butte, Mt. | 44 | 644 |
| Day 10 is scheduled short mileage as immediately upon leaving Butte we climb the Continental Divide and I thought it best to hit that at the start of a day rather than after having pedaled 44 miles at high altitude. |
| Day | Date | Schedule | Distance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | May 24 | Butte to Belgrade, Mt. | 65 | 709 |
| 12 | May 25 | Belgrade to Big Timber, Mt. | 70 | 779 |
| 13 | May 26 | Big Timber to Laurel, Mt. | 65 | 844 |
| 14 | May 27 | Laurel to Custer, Mt. | 69 | 913 |
| 15 | May 28 | Custer to Miles City, Mt. | 89 | 1002 |
| 16 | May 29 | Miles City to Glendive, Mt. | 70 | 1072 |
| 17 | May 30 | Glendive to Belfield, N.D. | 78 | 1150 |
| 18 | May 31 | Belfield to Glen Ulin, N.D. | 67 | 1217 |
| 19 | June 1 | Glen Ullin to Sterling, N.D. | 73 | 1300 |
| 20 | June 2 | Sterling to Jamestown, N.D. | 76 | 1376 |
| 21 | June 3 | Jamestown to Casselton, N.D. | 70 | 1446 |
| 22 | June 4 | Casselton to Detroit Lakes, Mn. | 66 | 1512 |
| 23 | June 5 | Detroit Lakes to Motley, Mn. | 70 | 1582 |
| 24 | June 6 | Motley to St. Cloud, Mn. | 65 | 1642 |
| 25 | June 7 | St. Cloud to Intersection of I-694 & Hwy. 12 (just east of St. Paul, Mn.) | 70 | 1712 |
| 26 | June 8 | I-694 & Hwy. 12 to Durand, Wis. | 64 | 1776 |
| 27 | June 9 | Durand to Neillsville, Wis. | 72 | 1848 |
| 28 | June 10 | Neillsville to Amherst Jct., Wis. | 68 | 1916 |
| 29 | June 11 | Amherst Jct. To Kaukauna, Wis. | 65 | 1981 |
| Since we are looking for 2001 total miles please note that there are always
discrepancies in maps. The above total was gained as each location was
pinpointed using the small totals between towns. Yahoo maps identifies the total
miles from North Bend to Richland, Wa., as 188.9 and from Richland to Kaukauna,
Wis., as 1821.6 for a trip total of 2010.5 miles. We shall surely have great fun
and adventure finding out which is correct and as we will be putting on
additional miles from highway to motel and back I'm confident we'll be well over
2001. We are planning to be in Kaukauna on June 14 at the latest. The above schedule has three days allowance for weather and/or road problems and dates will be adjusted accordingly due to any such occurrence. |