The Route 2016 – Tabular Format

If all goes to plan and I don’t have a need or reason to stop along the way, the ride should take a little over 5 weeks. I’m allowing for the fact that things can happen and it might take up to 8 weeks. This is a Table that lists the towns, mileage, elevation, temperature, and rough schedule of my targeted progress:  

City	Mile Marker	Elevation	Ave. High	Ave. Low	Date
Oceanside, CA	0	0	66	56	04/24/16
Escondido, CA	21	646	69	41
Ramona, CA	39	1430	73	43
Julian, CA	60.5	4226	68	38	04/24/16	04/25/16
Ocotillo Wells, CA	90	161	87	52
Brawley, CA	135	175	85	56	04/25/16	04/26/16
Glamis, CA	168	330
Niland, CA	183	1096	72	45
Winterhaven, CA	190	850
Cibola Widlife Refuge, AZ	201	236
Blythe, CA	229	260	84	54	04/26/16	04/27/16
Mohave Rd, Parker, AZ	255	300
Parker, AZ	280	423
Bouse, AZ	306	950
Salome, AZ	336	1896	83	54	04/27/16	04/28/16
Aguila, AZ	360	2162
Congress, AZ	386	3050	68	38
Yarnell, AZ	396	4850	68	38
Wilhoit, AZ	413	5036
Prescott, AZ	430	5300	68	39	04/28/16	04/29/16
Dewey, Mingus Mtn, AZ	454	6722
Cottonwood, AZ	471	3323
Sedona, AZ	491	3281	73	42
Flagstaff, AZ	524	7014	63	33	04/29/16	04/30/16
Sunset Crater Volcano -395	535	7280
Gray Mountain	565	4900	73	43
Tuba City, AZ	605	5000	72	40	04/30/16	05/01/16
Tonalea, AZ	631	5500
Tsegi – 564	660	6700			Eat here
Kayenta, AZ	679	5700	68	38	05/01/16	05/02/16
Mexican Hat, UT	723	4096	68	43
	735	5160
Bluff, UT	747	4324	70	40	05/02/16	05/03/16
Montezuma Creek, UT	762	4500
Cortez, CO	812	6200	68	32	05/03/16	05/04/16
Mancos, CO	829	7041
	840	7800
	849	8400
Durango, CO	863	6400	68	30	05/04/16	05/05/16
	870	7000
Bayfield, CO	882	6900	60	28
	893	7800
	903	6500
Pagosa Springs, CO	925	7450	63	29	05/05/16	05/06/16
	948	10800
South Fork,CO	967	8100	48	20
Del Norte, CO	983	7850
Monte Vista, CO	996	7700	60	30	05/06/16	05/07/16
Alamosa, CO	1013	7550	61	29
	1058	9300
La Veta, CO	1074	7190	69	37	05/07/16	05/08/16
Walsenburg, CO	1090	6168
La Junta, CO	1164	4200	72	40	05/08/16	05/09/16
Lamar, CO	1221	3619
Granada, CO	1239	3484	73	41	05/09/16	05/10/16
Syracuse, KS	1271	3232
Lakin, KS	1295	3010
Deerfield, KS	1306	2946
Garden City, KS	1324	2822	73	45	05/10/16	05/11/16
Cimarron, KS	1356	2635
Ft. Dodge, KS	1379	2461
Greensburg, KS	1422	2234	73	49	05/11/16	05/12/16
Haviland, KS	1433	2190
Pratt, KS	1453	1880	75	50
Kingman, KS	1488	1509
Maize, KS	1532	1350	75	50	05/12/16	05/13/16
El Dorado, KS	1567	1345
Rosalia, KS	1580	1522
Eureka, KS	1599	1175
Yates Center, KS	1632	1150	70	45	05/13/16	05/14/16
Moran, KS	1664	1130
Mound City, KS	1697	850
Butler, MO	1731	800	72	48	05/14/16	05/15/16
Clinton, MO	1770	750
Calhoun, MO	1781	755
Windsor, MO	1790	900	73	53
Green Ridge, MO	1802	880
Sedalia, MO	1816	908	72	50	05/15/16	05/16/16
Booneville, MO	1857	640
Columbia, MO	1887	680
Mexico, MO	1925	740			05/16/16	05/17/16
Louisiana, MO	1980	480
Detroit, IL	2007	510
Winchester, IL	2019	490
Jacksonville, IL	2036	495			05/17/16	05/18/16
Springfield, IL	2074	571
Decatur, IL	2119	600			05/18/16	05/19/16
Champaign, IL	2169	745
Foster/Covington	2214	660			05/19/16	05/20/16
Crawfordsville,IN	2244	810
Indianapolis,Home	2294	510			05/20/16	05/21/16
Newcastle, IN	2344	1006
New Paris, OH	2384	950			05/22/16	05/23/16
Northridge, OH	2420	750
London, OH	2469	1053			05/23/16	05/24/16
Darbydale, OH	2486	846
Somerset, OH	2540	1030
Zanesville, OH	2562	675			05/24/16	05/25/16
Cambridge, OH	2587	780
Barnesville, OH	2614	1200
Moundsville, WV	2643	630			05/25/96	05/26/16
Waynesburg Pike, WV	2657	1400
Masontown, PA	2700	900
Uniontown, PA	2714	980
Connellsville, PA	2729	870			05/26/16	05/27/16
Confluence, PA	2758	1330
Garrett, PA	2782	1930
Meyersdale, PA	2787	2116
McKenzie Hollow Rd, PA	2796	2400
Frostburg, MD	2805	2030			05/27/16	05/28/16
Cumberland, MD	2822	620
Oldtown, MD	2840	564
Hancock, MD	2882	423			05/28/16	05/29/16
Boonsboro, MD	2919	900
Middletown, MD	2927	390
Damascus, MD	2952	910			05/29/16	05/30/16
Laurel, MD	2979	164
Odenton, MD	2988	135
Parole, MD	3000	10
Annapolis, MD	3014	0			05/30/16
(Sandy Point State Park)

My original plan was to ride 100 miles a day, but after a little research I quickly found that plan was not practical. At the end of the first day I’m getting into the Borrego Desert. There are only a few options if you are not camping and plan to stay in motels, and those options don’t line up at 100 mile intervals.  This is true for most of the route west of Kansas. On top of that, it is one thing to ride 100 miles on downhill or flat terrain with a tailwind, but it is a completely different experience to try it in the mountains where you might have to climb 3,000 to 4,000 feet over the course of those miles! Adaptability is a key ingredient to survival. The Lone Rider