Route Planning

So, the trip is starting to gel. We have several nights set for our accommodations this summer. I finally got my butt in gear and called all my contacts. Unfortunately, it's saturday and no one was at their offices. Not all life revolves on a college schedule.

Here is our tentative route for the summer. I can't seem to get it formatted right. There are two tentative re-routes (one through SD and one through WA). I will update as everything comes together. I'm also compiling a list of all the microbreweries and brewpubs along the way. I plan on tasting all sorts of new and interesting brews. And when I'm burning 10,000 calories a day, I can.

Date	Destination
26-May	New Haven, CT
27-May	Danbury, CT
28-May	New Paltz, NY
29-May	Callicoon, NY
30-May	Binghamton, NY
31-May	Work - Broome County HfH
01-Jun	Corning, NY
02-Jun	Houghton, NY
03-Jun	Buffalo, NY
04-Jun	Niagara Falls, NY
05-Jun	Brantford, ON
06-Jun	London, ON
07-Jun	Sarnia, ON
08-Jun	Orchard Lake, MI
09-Jun	Ann Arbor, MI
10-Jun	Work day in Ann Arbor, MI
11-Jun	Battle Creek, MI
12-Jun	Saint Joseph, MI (itinerary says Benton Harbor, MI)
13-Jun	Westville, IN (itinerary says Indiana Dunes National Lake, IN)
14-Jun	Evanston, IL
15-Jun	Day off
16-Jun	Lake Geneva, WI
17-Jun	Madison, WI
18-Jun	Richland Center, WI
19-Jun	La Crosse, WI
20-Jun	Stockholm, WI
21-Jun	Minneapolis, MN
22-Jun	Day off
23-Jun	Hutchinson, MN
24-Jun	Madison, MN
25-Jun	Watertown, SD
26-Jun	Miller, SD
27-Jun	Pierre, SD
28-Jun	Kadoka, SD
29-Jun	Badlands National Park
30-Jun	Rapid City, SD
01-Jul	Newcastle, WY
02-Jul	Gillette, WY
03-Jul	Work day in Gillette, WY
04-Jul	Buffalo, WY
05-Jul	Ten Sleep, WY
06-Jul	Riverton, WY
07-Jul	Dubois, WY
08-Jul	Grand Teton National Park
09-Jul	Day off
10-Jul	West Yellowstone, MT
11-Jul	Ennis, MT
12-Jul	Butte, MT
13-Jul	Work day in Butte, MT
14-Jul	Drummond, MT
15-Jul	Missoula, MT
16-Jul	Polson, MT
17-Jul	Kalispell, MT
18-Jul	Build day
19-Jul	Libby, MT
20-Jul	Sandpoint, ID
21-Jul	Newport, WA
22-Jul	Kettle Falls, WA (Colville)
23-Jul	Republic, WA
24-Jul	Okanogan, WA
25-Jul	North Cascades National Park
26-Jul	Day off
27-Jul	Rockport, WA
28-Jul	Mukilteo
29-Jul	Seattle, WA

We had a small but successful and enjoyable 'hydration practice' with some Yale Northies before spring break. Bender, Roller, Chase and I are looking to have some more bonding exploits before we get much closer to the set-off day.

Bikes are getting sent out, maps mailed to us... It's getting exciting!

I bought myself a CycleOps Mag Plus Trainer and have been industriously biking in the basement of a friend. I find it easier than going out in the chilly New Haven weather right now, and I can do it at night. (and watch television as I go). The only problem is that it is really really loud, so I can't do it when anyone else is around and still be social.

Otherwise, this has been a fabulous way to procrastinate from my senior essay.

-d