Ride For Kids Sake - Day by Day Schedule
Day 1 - Sat May 7 - Los Angeles, CA 0 Miles Orientation and Bike Inspection.
Day 2 - Sun May 8 - Riverside, CA 78 Miles Pacific Wheel Dip at Manhattan Beach Pier, Lets Ride!
Day 3 - Mon May 9 Indio, CA 85 Miles Lowest point on tour: Indio, CA - 14’ below sea level
Day 4 - Tues May 10 Blythe, CA 101 Miles First Desert Crossing: The Mojave! First Century!
Day 5 - Wed May 11 Wickenburg, AZ 115 Miles First State Line Crossing! Second Century!
Day 6 - Thurs May 12 Prescott, AZ 59 Miles First mountain pass.
Day 7 - Fri May 13 Cottonwood, AZ 43 Miles Mingus Mountain at 7,023 Climb Climb.
Day 8 - Sat May 14 Flagstaff, AZ 46 Miles Red Rocks of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon
Day 9 - Sun May 15 Flagstaff, AZ 0 First Rest Day, Old Town Flagstaff, Nearby Grand Canyon
Day 10 - Mon May 16 Holbrook, AZ 96 Miles “Standin’ on the corner of Winslow, AZ…”
Day 11- Tues May 17 Gallup, NM 86 Miles Second State Line Crossing, Painted Desert, Mountain Time.
Day 12 - Wed May 18 Grants, NM 68 Miles Continental Divide at 7275’, Historic Route 66.
Day 13 - Thurs May 19 Albuquerque, NM 75 Miles The Rio Grande, Old Town Albuquerque.
Day 14 - Fri May 20 Santa Fe, NM 66 Historic mining town of Madrid, Santa Fe Plaza
Day 15 - Sat May 21 Santa Fe, NM 0 Second Rest Day, Old Town Santa Fe
Day 16 - Sun May 22 Las Vegas, NM 72 Miles Highest point on tour: Glorieta Pass at 7,570 feet.
Day 17 - Mon May 23 Tucumcari, NM 108 Miles 1,000 Miles! Third Century.
Day 18 - Tues May 24 Dalhart, TX 96 Miles Third State Line Crossing, Central Time Zone.
Day 19 - Wed May 25 Guymon, OK 72 Miles Fourth State Line Crossing, Oklahoma Panhandle
Day 20 - Thurs May 26 Liberal, KS 41 Miles Fifth State Line Crossing, Land of Oz, Yellow Brick Road.
Day 21 - Fri May 27 Dodge City, KS 83 Miles Dalton Gang Hideout, Boot Hill Museum.
Day 22 - Sat May 28 Great Bend, KS 86 Miles Santa Fe Trail’s historic Pawnee Rock.
Day 23 - Sun May 29 McPherson, KS 63 Miles 1,500 Miles! Historic Opera House.
Day 24 - Mon May 30 Abilene, KS 62 Miles Eisenhower Library, Museum and Boyhood Home.
Day 25 - Tues May 31 Abilene, KS 0 Miles Third Rest Day, Old Town Abilene, Victorian Mansions.
Day 26 - Wed June 1 Topeka, KS 106 Miles Half Way Point: 1,698 Miles! Fourth Century.
Day 27 - Thurs June 2 St. Josephs, MO 85 Miles Sixth State Line.
Day 28 - Fri June 3 Chillicothe, MO 86 Miles Home of Long Distance Cycling, Dinner Picnic.
Day 29 - Sat June 4 Kirksville, MO 76 Miles Thousand Hills State Park, 148 “Roller Coaster” Hills.
Day 30 - Sun June 5 Quincy, IL 74 Miles 2,000 Miles! Seventh State Line Crossing, Mississippi River.
Day 31 - Mon June 6 Springfield, IL 107 Miles Fifth Century, Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home.
Day 32 - Tues June 7 Champaign, IL 87 Miles, One Month Trip Anniversary.
Day 33 - Wed June 8 Champaign, IL 0 Fourth Rest Day.
Day 34 - Thurs June 9 Crawfordsville, IN 79 Miles Eighth State Line Crossing, Eastern Time Zone.
Day 35 - Fri June 10 Indianapolis, IN 65 Miles, Major Taylor Velodrome.
Day 36 - Sat June 11 Richmond, IN 83 Miles All American Rose Garden (2,000 roses).
Day 37 - Sun June 12 Marysville, OH 104 Miles Ninth State Line Crossing, Sixth and Final Century.
Day 38 - Mon June 13 Wooster, OH 97 Miles Miles Amish Homesteads, Century...Close Enough.
Day 39 - Tues June 14 Niles, OH 91 Miles Amish Bakeries, Another 90+ Day.
Day 40 - Wed June 15 Erie, PA 89 Miles Tenth State Line Crossing, Presque Isle on Lake Erie.
Day 41 - Thurs June 16 Erie, PA 0 Fifth Rest Day, Lake Erie Beaches, Downtown Erie.
Day 42 - Fri June 17 Hamburg, NY 78 Miles Eleventh State Line Crossing, Nearby Niagara Falls.
Day 43 - Sat June 18 Canandaigua, NY 94 Miles 3,000 Miles, Finger Lakes Region.
Day 44 - Sun June 19 Syracuse, NY 68 Miles Erie Canal Park and Ferry, Father’s Day.
Day 45 - Mon June 20 Little Falls, NY 78 Miles Fort Klock Homestead, Little Falls Museum
Day 46 - Tues June 21 Albany, NY 69 Miles, Hope to see Kate.
Day 47 - Wed June 22 Brattleboro, VT 76 Miles Twelfth State Line Crossing, Green Mountains.
Day 47 - (continued) Ride through NH, Thirteenth State Line Crossing, New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Day 48 - Thurs June 23 Burlington, MA 91 Miles Fourteenth State Line Crossing into Fifteenth State.
Day 49 Fri June 24 Boston, MA 18 Mile Parade Ride to Revere Beach, MA, Atlantic Ocean Celebration.
3,415 Total Miles
Total Ride Days - 43
Average Daily Miles - 80