Trip Overview
Here's what we hope will happen:
Sunday March 10.
Kent drives to Detroit airport.
He lands in Phoenix, Arizona about 4 pm.
Mark finds Kent at airport. Brothers drive directly to Los Angeles (Santa Monica), arriving around 10 pm.
Brothers pack equipment and prep bikes for morning departure.
Brothers sleep fast and good.
Monday, March 11
Brothers pedal from Santa Monica to Rancho Cucamonga.
Entire day riding through Los Angeles. Most dangerous segment of the journey.
O joy.
Distance: 98 km / 60.5 mi.
Stay at New Kansan Motel.
(Vintage Route 66 motel).
Tuesday, March 12
Brothers pedal from Rancho Cucamonga, out of Los Angeles :-) and over Cajon (Mountain) Pass to Victorville and the Mohave Desert.
Distance: 85.5 km / 52.8 mi.
Kamp at Shady Oasis Kampground.
(People in Victorville spell camp with a "K" it seems.)
Wednesday, March 13
Brothers pedal from Victorville to Newberry Springs. Will be pedaling through many "ghost towns of old Route 66."
Distance: 101.7 km / 62.8 mi.
Camp at Newberry Mountain RV Park.
Thursday, March 14
Brothers pedal from Newberry Springs to Chambless.
Distance: 90.6 km / 55.9 mi.
Camp in the desert near Chambless?
Or camp out near Roy's Cafe? (Maybe Roy will let me use his hose so I can take a shower?!)
Friday, March 15
Brothers pedal from Chambless to Needles.
Distance: 112.6 km / 69.5 mi. (Longest day of trek.)
Stay at the Imperial 400 Motel. But not all night because we have to get up around midnight and walk to the train station so we can......
Saturday, March 16
Board 12:50 am Amtrak train to LA (arriving 8:45 am).
Brothers find Mark's truck.
Brothers drive back to Pirate Cove (just south of Needles on the Colorado River).
Leave truck there.
Get car ride back to Needles.
Brothers pedal from Needles to Pirate Cove.
Distance: 20.6 km / 12.6 mi.
Brothers have now pedaled entire California Route 66 from Pacific Ocean to Colorado River!
Total: 509 km / 314.2 mi.
Whew.
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