Tour Itinerary
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Destination
City
Los Angeles
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Riverside
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Indio
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Blyth
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Wickenburg
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Prescott
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State
CA
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CA
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CA
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CA
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AZ
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AZ
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Miles
0
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78
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92
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100
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116
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59
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Highlights
Arrival, Orientation, Introductions, Route Rap and First Group Dinner
Pacific Ocean Wheel Dip at Manhattan Beach Pier! First Day of Riding-
San Andreas Fault, Palm Springs, Lowest Point on Tour: Indio, CA – 14′ Below Sea Level, Windmill Farms
First Century! First Desert Crossing: The Mojave!
First State Line Crossing! Second Century, Old Town Wickenburg, Dude Ranch Capital of the World
First Mountain Pass: Picnic at Yarnell Hill 4,868′ Above Sea Level! Ponderosa Pines, Historic Gurley St. in Old Town Prescott
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Highlights
Mingus Mountain: 7023′ Above Sea Level, Historic Mining Town of Jerome, Yavapai Indian Ruins
Red Rocks of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Old Town Flagstaff
First Rest Day
Historic Route 66 Wigwam Motel and Jack Rabbit Trading Post, Eagle’s Song Landmark “Standing on the Corner of Winslow, AZ”
Second State Line, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Mtn. Time Zone
Continental Divide: 7575′, Red Rock State Park, Historic Route 66 Cafes
Rio Grande Crossing, Old Town Albuquerque
Santa Fe Plaza, Historic Mining Town of Madrid, Highest “Sleeping Elevation”: 7,260′, State Capital
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 9/Rest
Day 10
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Day 11
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Day 12
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Day 13
Day 14
Destination
City
Cottonwood
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Flagstaff
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Flagstaff
Holbrook
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Gallup
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Grants
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Albuquerque
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Santa Fe
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State
AZ
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AZ
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AZ
AZ
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NM
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NM
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NM
NM
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Miles
44
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47
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0
92
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93
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65
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76
66
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Tour Day &
Route #
Day 15/Rest
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Day 16
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Day 17
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Day 18
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Day 19
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Destination
City
Santa Fe
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Las Vegas
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Tucumcari
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Dalhart
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Guymon
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State
NM
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NM
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NM
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TX
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OK
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Miles
0
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72
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108
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96
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72
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Highlights
Second Rest Day
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Highest Point on Tour; Glorieta Pass at 7570′, Pecos Indian Ruins
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1,000 Miles! Third Century, Second Desert Crossing, Historic Route 66 Motels, Canadian Escarpment
Third State Line, Texas Feed Lots, Central Time Zone
Fourth State Line, Oklahoma Panhandle, Dust Bowl Museum
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Highlights
Get ready to see Dorothy’s house
Dalton Gang Hideout, Boot Hill Museum with Can Can Show and Gun Fight
Santa Fe Trail’s Historic Pawnee Rock, WWII B-29 Training Facility, Arkansas River Bend
1,500 Miles! Santa Fe Trail, McPherson’s Historic Opera House
Ride through the Flint Hills of Kansas heading towards Emporia, home of UNBOUND Gravel.
Third Rest Day
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 20
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Day 21
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Day 22
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Day 23
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Day 24
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Day 25/Rest
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Destination
City
Liberal
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Dodge City
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Great Bend
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McPherson
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Emporia
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Emporia
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State
KS
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KS
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KS
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KS
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KS
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KS
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Miles
39
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82
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84
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63
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80.5
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0
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Tour Day &
Route #
Day 26
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Day 27
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Day 28
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Day 29
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Destination
City
Topeka
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St. Joseph
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Chillicothe
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Kirksville
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State
KS
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MO
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MO
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MO
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Miles
68
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84
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86
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76
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Highlights
Half Way Point: 1,708 Miles! State Capitol
Sixth State Line, Pony Express Museum, Lewis and Clark Trail
Home of Sliced Bread and Long Distance Cycling, Dekalb Historical Museum
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Thousand Hills State Park, Ride 148 “Roller Coaster” Hills
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Highlights
2,000 Miles! Seventh State Line, Mississippi River Crossing, Historic Quincy Museum and Mansions
Fourth Century, Lincoln’s Boyhood Home, State Capital
One Month Tour Anniversary, Home of Speed Skater Bonnie Blair
Fourth Rest Day
Eighth State Line, Eastern Time Zone, Home of Ben Hur author L. Wallace, Famous “Old Jail Museum”
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 30
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Day 31
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Day 32
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Day 33/Rest
Day 34
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Destination
City
Quincy
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Springfield
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Champaign
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Champaign
Crawfordsville
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State
IL
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IL
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IL
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IL
IN
Miles
74
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107
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87
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0
79
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Tour Day &
Route #
Day 35
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Day 36
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Day 37
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Day 38
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Day 39
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Day 40
Destination
City
Indianapolis
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Richmond
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Marysville
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Wooster
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Niles
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Erie
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State
IN
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IN
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OH
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OH
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OH
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PA
Miles
59
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73
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104
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97
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91
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89
Highlights
White River Trail, Canal Walk and Cultural Trail in Downtown Indianapolis
Famous “All American Rose Garden” (2000 Roses)
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Ninth State Line, Fifth and Final Century, American Legion Park, Father’s Day!
Home of Rubbermaid, Amish Homesteads, Historic Glacial Area
Birthplace of President McKinley, Amish Bakeries and Farm Stands
Tenth State Line, Presque Isle on Lake Erie, Famous “White Turkey Root Beer Stand”, Old Town Erie
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Highlights
Fifth and Final Rest Day
Eleventh State Line, Lake Erie Vineyards and Wineries, Nearby Niagara Falls
Green rolling hills of Upstate New York – perfect for cycling
3,000 Miles! Erie Canal State Park, Women’s Rights Hall of Fame, Birthplace of Memorial Day
Mohawk River Valley, Fort Klock Homestead
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 41/Rest
Day 42
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Day 43
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Day 44
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Day 45
Destination
City
Erie
Hamburg
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Victor
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Syracuse
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Herkimer.
State
PA
NY
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NY
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NY
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NY
Miles
0
79
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89
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86
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70
Tour Day &
Route #
Day 46
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Day 47
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Day 47
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Day 48
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Day 49
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Day 50
Destination
City
Troy
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Brattleboro
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Ride through…
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Burlington
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Revere Beach
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Departure
State
NY
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VT
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NH
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MA
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MA
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MA
Miles
85
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73
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91
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17
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0
Highlights
Eastern bank of the Hudson River – part of the Capital District
Twelfth State Line, Vermont’s Green Mountains, Two State Line Crossings!
Thirteenth State Line, New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Mohawk Trail Museum
Fourteenth State Line Crossing in to Fifteenth and Final State, Historic Concord and Lexington, Revolutionary War Monuments
Final Ride to Revere Beach, Atlantic Wheel Dip, Celebration Banquet
Departure – As a Cross Country Cyclist!
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