Friday, May 23, 2003
After the foul up with Pinnacles NM last weekend, I decided that I better
carefully check the NPS websites for all of the sites I hope to visit on the big
trip. I'm glad I did. It turns out that my only stop in Wisconsin,
St. Croix NSR, will be probably be closed Tuesday-Thursday for mold
removal. So I added Apostle Islands NL instead. Then Weir Farm NHS,
my planned stamp stop in Connecticut, is not open on Monday. So I added 3
stops in New York, a state I hadn't planned on visiting, to the list. It
turns out that just north of Poughkeepsie, 3 sites are all within a few miles of
each other - Eleanor Roosevelt NHS, Home of Franklin D Roosevelt NHS, and
Vanderbuilt Mansion NHS. And to top it off, The one site that I was really
looking forward to visiting is closed for renovations. I grew up just down
the street from Thomas Edison's Lab in West Orange, NJ. We moved to
California when I was 11. The last time I was in New Jersey, I tried to go
to Edison NHS, but it was closed . Apparently it is closed again.
I'm really bummed. I already had another site that I had planned to visit
in New Jersey, so at least I didn't have to change plans and find an alternate.
I also need to work on the day I leave Atlanta and go to Jacksonville.
I am hoping to get to Jacksonville before the stamp sites close (they are right
next to each other), but Street and Trips is predicting that I will just miss
them. I'll have to just see how I am doing on that day and I may skip one
of the sites in Georgia so I can make Jacksonville in time. I would like
to get at least 2 hours of riding after Jacksonville before I check into a
motel. S&T is fairly conservative, and I can usually beat it's time by
an hour or so.
Here is the current plan. I have several layover days available to make
changes for the weather. On a couple of them, I do have short day trips
planned, but those can be scrubbed or placed on a different day.
|
Time |
Mile |
Daily Mile |
Instruction |
VC Hours |
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DAY 1 |
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04:00 |
0 |
0 |
Depart Steinert Station |
|
|
08:00 |
230 |
230 |
Entering Nevada |
|
|
10:04 |
353 |
353 |
Entering Arizona |
|
|
10:31 |
383 |
383 |
Arrive Entering MDT - Lose 1 hour |
|
|
11:31 |
383 |
383 |
Entering Utah |
|
|
17:40 |
747 |
747 |
Entering Colorado |
|
|
20:46 |
924 |
924 |
Arrive Night Sat1 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
924 |
0 |
Depart Night Sat1 |
|
|
09:19 |
1055 |
131 |
Arrive Alpine Visitor Center |
9:00-4:30 |
|
11:37 |
1154 |
230 |
Entering Wyoming |
|
|
13:47 |
1276 |
352 |
Arrive Fort Laramie NHS |
8:00-7:00 |
|
14:49 |
1307 |
383 |
Entering Nebraska |
|
|
15:16 |
1334 |
409 |
Arrive Scotts Bluff NM |
8:00-7:00 |
|
15:54 |
1339 |
415 |
Arrive Night Sun1 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
1339 |
0 |
Depart Night Sun1 |
|
|
07:48 |
1385 |
46 |
Arrive Agate Fossil Beds NM |
8:00-6:00 |
|
09:31 |
1453 |
114 |
Entering South Dakota |
|
|
10:31 |
1501 |
162 |
Arrive Wind Cave Visitor Center |
8:00-7:00 |
|
11:34 |
1530 |
190 |
Arrive Jewel Cave NM |
8:00-4:30 |
|
12:38 |
1562 |
223 |
Arrive Mount Rushmore N Mem |
8:00-10:00 |
|
15:02 |
1669 |
330 |
Arrive Ben Reifel Visitor Center & Park H.Q. |
7:00-7:00 |
|
16:56 |
1757 |
418 |
Arrive Entering CDT - Lose 1 hour |
|
|
21:03 |
1947 |
608 |
Arrive Night Mon1 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
1947 |
0 |
Depart Night Mon1 |
|
|
07:12 |
1960 |
13 |
Entering Minnesota |
|
|
07:44 |
1991 |
44 |
Arrive Pipestone NM |
8:00-6:00 |
|
12:16 |
2208 |
261 |
Arrive Mississippi NRR |
call for hours |
|
13:33 |
2251 |
305 |
Entering Wisconsin |
|
|
13:35 |
2252 |
305 |
Arrive St. Croix NSR |
mold? |
|
16:57 |
2412 |
466 |
Arrive Apostle Islands NL |
9:00-5:00 |
|
18:29 |
2472 |
526 |
Entering Michigan |
|
|
18:54 |
2497 |
550 |
Arrive Entering EDT - Lose 1 hour |
|
|
22:06 |
2618 |
672 |
Arrive Night Tues1 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
2618 |
0 |
Depart Night Tues1 |
|
|
07:43 |
2661 |
42 |
Arrive Pictured Rocks NL |
8:00-6:00 |
|
10:26 |
2782 |
164 |
Entering Ontario |
|
|
20:46 |
3347 |
729 |
Entering Québec |
|
|
21:20 |
3382 |
764 |
Arrive Easton Sports Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
3382 |
0 |
Depart Easton Sports Canada |
|
|
09:47 |
3546 |
164 |
Entering Maine |
|
|
13:07 |
3727 |
345 |
Arrive Acadia N.P. Visitor Center |
8:00-6:00 |
|
17:14 |
3931 |
549 |
Entering New Hampshire |
|
|
17:39 |
3956 |
573 |
Arrive Postle |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 9 |
|
|
|
|
|
10:00 |
3956 |
0 |
Depart Postle |
|
|
10:07 |
3962 |
6 |
Entering Massachusetts |
|
|
10:35 |
3986 |
30 |
Arrive Lowell NHP |
10:00-5:00 |
|
11:24 |
4000 |
45 |
Arrive North Bridge Visitor Center |
9:00-5:00 |
|
12:35 |
4033 |
78 |
Entering New Hampshire |
|
|
12:43 |
4041 |
85 |
Arrive Postle |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
4041 |
0 |
Depart Postle |
|
|
07:08 |
4048 |
7 |
Entering Massachusetts |
|
|
08:26 |
4128 |
87 |
Entering Rhode Island |
|
|
08:46 |
4134 |
93 |
Arrive Roger Williams National Memorial |
9:00-4:30 |
|
09:41 |
4156 |
115 |
Entering Connecticut |
|
|
11:41 |
4270 |
229 |
Entering New York |
|
|
12:26 |
4315 |
274 |
Arrive Vanderbilt Mansion National Hist Site |
9:00-5:00 |
|
13:00 |
4317 |
277 |
Arrive FDR Home NHS |
9:00-5:00 |
|
13:33 |
4319 |
279 |
Arrive Eleanor Roosevelt NHS |
9:00-5:00 |
|
15:03 |
4378 |
337 |
Entering New Jersey |
|
|
15:51 |
4416 |
375 |
Arrive Johnson |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 11 |
|
|
|
|
|
08:00 |
4416 |
0 |
Depart Johnson |
|
|
08:27 |
4440 |
24 |
Arrive Kawasaki Sport Center |
|
|
13:52 |
4464 |
48 |
Arrive Morristown N.P. Visitor Center |
9:00-5:00 |
|
14:37 |
4476 |
60 |
Arrive Johnson |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 12 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
4476 |
0 |
Depart Johnson |
|
|
07:55 |
4532 |
56 |
Entering Pennsylvania |
|
|
08:53 |
4579 |
104 |
Arrive Steamtown NHS |
9:00-5:00 |
|
12:18 |
4740 |
264 |
Arrive Eisenhower NHP |
9:00-4:00 |
|
12:48 |
4740 |
264 |
Arrive Gettysburg NMP |
8:00-6:00 |
|
13:11 |
4748 |
272 |
Entering Maryland |
|
|
13:23 |
4760 |
284 |
Arrive Catoctin Montain P |
10:00-4:30 |
|
14:23 |
4787 |
311 |
Arrive Antietam NB |
8:30-6:00 |
|
15:00 |
4791 |
315 |
Arrive Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP |
9:00-5:00 |
|
15:31 |
4791 |
316 |
Entering West Virginia |
|
|
15:45 |
4803 |
327 |
Arrive Harpers Ferry Visitor Center |
8:00-5:00 |
|
16:16 |
4803 |
327 |
Arrive Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHS #2 |
9:00-5:00 |
|
16:47 |
4818 |
342 |
Entering Virginia |
|
|
17:14 |
4844 |
369 |
Arrive Night Wed2 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
08:00 |
4844 |
0 |
Depart Night Wed2 |
|
|
08:07 |
4850 |
6 |
Arrive Dickey Ridge Visitor Center |
9:00-4:00 |
|
10:41 |
4966 |
122 |
Arrive Blue Ridge PKWY |
9:00-4:00 |
|
15:08 |
5194 |
350 |
Entering Tennessee |
|
|
16:16 |
5248 |
403 |
Arrive Andrew Johnson NHS |
9:00-5:00 |
|
17:50 |
5311 |
467 |
Arrive Night Thurs2 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 14 |
|
|
|
|
|
08:00 |
5311 |
0 |
Depart Night Thurs2 |
|
|
08:03 |
5314 |
3 |
Arrive Sugarlands Visitor Center |
8:00-7:00 |
|
09:48 |
5387 |
76 |
Entering North Carolina |
|
|
10:59 |
5442 |
131 |
Entering Georgia |
|
|
12:40 |
5530 |
218 |
Arrive Wessman |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 15 |
|
|
|
|
|
10:00 |
5530 |
0 |
Depart Wessman |
|
|
10:21 |
5544 |
15 |
Arrive Chattahoochee Outdoor Center |
8:00-6:00 |
|
11:21 |
5564 |
34 |
Arrive Kennesaw MTN National Battlefield Park |
8:30-5:00 |
|
12:32 |
5592 |
63 |
Arrive Wessman |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
5592 |
0 |
Depart Wessman |
|
|
08:59 |
5701 |
109 |
Arrive Ocmulgee NM |
9:00-5:00 |
|
12:30 |
5880 |
288 |
Arrive Fort Pulaski NM |
9:00-5:00 |
|
14:52 |
5978 |
386 |
Arrive Fort Frederica National Monument |
8:30-5:00 |
|
16:21 |
6034 |
442 |
Arrive Cumberland Island NS |
8:15-4:30 |
|
17:02 |
6044 |
451 |
Entering Florida |
|
|
17:41 |
6080 |
488 |
Arrive Fort Caroline NM |
9:00-5:00 |
|
18:12 |
6080 |
488 |
Arrive Timucuan Ecological and Hist Preserve |
9:00-5:00 |
|
21:41 |
6254 |
662 |
Arrive Night Sun3 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 17 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
6254 |
0 |
Depart Night Sun3 |
|
|
07:47 |
6300 |
46 |
At Leaving EDT - Gain 1 hour |
|
|
10:00 |
6477 |
223 |
Arrive Fort Barrancas |
9:30-4:45 |
|
10:58 |
6498 |
243 |
Entering Alabama |
|
|
12:11 |
6564 |
310 |
Entering Mississippi |
|
|
12:39 |
6591 |
337 |
Arrive Gulf Islands National Seashore |
8:30-5:00 |
|
14:07 |
6648 |
394 |
Entering Louisiana |
|
|
15:00 |
6687 |
432 |
Arrive Jean Lafitte Historical Pk-French Qtr |
9:00-5:00 |
|
15:32 |
6687 |
433 |
Arrive New Orleans Jazz NHP (future) |
9:00-5:00 |
|
18:26 |
6821 |
566 |
Arrive Night Mon3 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 18 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
6821 |
0 |
Depart Night Mon3 |
|
|
08:47 |
6924 |
104 |
Entering Texas |
|
|
09:44 |
6983 |
162 |
Arrive Big Thicket Visitor Information Station |
9:00-5:00 |
|
15:04 |
7246 |
425 |
Arrive Barber |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 19 |
|
|
|
|
|
10:00 |
7246 |
0 |
Depart Barber |
|
|
11:55 |
7354 |
108 |
Arrive San Antonio |
9:00-5:00 |
|
13:33 |
7416 |
171 |
Arrive LB Johnson NHP |
9:00-5:00 |
|
15:23 |
7494 |
248 |
Arrive Barber |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 20 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
7494 |
0 |
Depart Barber |
|
|
15:28 |
7968 |
474 |
Entering New Mexico |
|
|
15:28 |
7968 |
474 |
At Leaving CDT - Gain 1 hour |
|
|
15:22 |
8021 |
527 |
Arrive Carlsbad Caverns N.P. Visitor Center |
8:00-7:00 |
|
16:20 |
8048 |
554 |
Arrive Night thur3 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 21 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
8048 |
0 |
Depart Night thur3 |
|
|
07:36 |
8084 |
36 |
Arrive Re-Entering CDT - lose 1 hour |
|
|
08:36 |
8084 |
36 |
Entering Texas |
|
|
08:55 |
8103 |
55 |
Arrive Guadalupe Mountains N.P. Visitor Center |
8:00-4:30 |
|
09:40 |
8117 |
69 |
At Leaving CDT - Gain 1 hour (2nd time) |
|
|
10:25 |
8211 |
163 |
Arrive Chamizal N Mem |
8:00-5:00 |
|
11:14 |
8232 |
184 |
Entering New Mexico |
|
|
12:43 |
8310 |
262 |
Arrive White Sands NM |
8:00-7:00 |
|
16:37 |
8503 |
455 |
Entering Arizona |
|
|
16:37 |
8503 |
455 |
At Leaving MDT - Gain 1 hour |
|
|
16:57 |
8589 |
541 |
Arrive Night Fri3 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of day |
|
|
DAY 22 |
|
|
|
|
|
07:00 |
8589 |
0 |
Depart Night Fri3 |
|
|
12:16 |
8895 |
306 |
Entering California |
|
|
16:25 |
9141 |
551 |
Arrive Steinert Station |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUMMARY |
|
Driving distance: 9140.8 miles |
|
Trip duration: 21 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes |
|
Driving time: 151 hours, 53 minutes |
|
Cost: $391.79 |
