Friday, January 6, 2012

Roots and Routes

   For some unfortuate disruption in blogdom, I'm having no luck embedding Google maps into the blog posts.  So you'll just have to follow links if you care.  


Behold the master plans!

I 70 to Denver, then up to I 80
3,374 Mi.

Seven Days:
    Kittery to PA
    PA to Indianapolis, IN,
    Indianapolis to Salida, KS
    Salida to Ft. Collins
    Ft. Collins to Twin Falls
    Twin Falls to Burns, 
   Burns to Portland

Nine Days:
Kittery to West Chester, PA 400mi
West Chester to Dayton, OH, 440mi
Dayton to St. Louis, 420mi
St. Louis to Salida, KS 422 mi
Salida to Denver 433 Mi
Denver TO Green River, WY, 366mi.
Green River to Twin Falls, 344mi.
Twin Falls to Bend, OR, 443mi.
Bend to Portland, 160mi.

Directions:
I-70 into Denver or
    North on I-25 to Cheyenne
I-80 West in Cheyenne
    North on HWY 30 at LITTLE AMERICA
into Idaho toward Pocatello
    to I-84 to Boise
onto Hwy 20 West to Bend
    North on 97 t0 197 to The Dalles
West on I-84 into Portland (less than 100 miles)


click here to See The Map:::


OR I 70 to Kansas City, then SOUTH to I 40
North on HWY 93 at Kingman, AZ (eastern AZ) toward Las Vegas, NV
to Eli, NV then
on HWY 50 to 278 N. to Carlin, NV
onto I-80 to Winnemucca
North on HWY 95 (Veterans Mem.) to Burns, OR
onto Rte. 20 West to Bend, OR
North on 97 to 197 to The Dalles
West on I-84 into Portland (less than 100 miles)

3946 Mi.

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Eight Days:
Kittery to West Chester, PA 400mi
West Chester to Dayton, OH, 440mi
Dayton to St. Louis, 420mi
St. Louis to Oaklahoma City 457 Mi
Oak City to Santa Fe 539 Mi.
Santa Fe to Bullhead City 563 Mi.
Bullhead City to Winnemucca 567mi
Winnemucca to PDX 504 Mi. 


I 80 Straight Shot
Schenectady then WEst on I90 to Chicago then onto I80
OR cut NORTH from I70 in Kansas City to pick up I80

3,140 Mi


6mi/gal =  $1,831  


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