Thursday Feb 08, 2007

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I'd like to meet as many people as we can from the sitedurig our trip. I think the best way to do that is to set up some sort of meeting spot in each city. Maybe once we get to each decent sized town, find a library, get online and say "hey, we'll be at ___ for the next 8 hours, want to talk to us? Come on over."

I can't think of a better way of doing it, if anyone else can just let me know!

We'll start our walk on foot across the U.S. in 25 days.

#1 - Start [Netarts] to Idaho border [March 5th, start date]
-Netarts (yes, I know it said Tillamook before but it's really Netarts we're starting in.)
-Tillamook leaving along the 6
-Portland, Oregon (Our first major city.)
-Vancouver, Washington leaving along the 14
-Washougal
-The Dalles
-Plymouth, Umatilla, McNary Leaving on the 730
-Walla Walla
-Clarkson
-Washington border


#2 - Idaho to Helena, Montana
-Lewiston
-Orofino
-Kooskia
-Idaho border


#3 - Helena, Montana to Miles City, Montana
-Missoula leaving on the 200
-Greenough
-Ovando
-The 141 to Avon leaving on the 12
-Helena leaving on the 12 /287
-Townsend leaving on the 12
-Harlowton taking the 12
-Roundup leaving on the 12
-Forsyth
-Miles City


#4 - Miles City, Montana to Aberdeen, North Dakota
-Leaving Miles City on the 12
-Plevna
-Baker
-Marmarth
-Bowman
-Hettinger
-White Butte
-Watauga
-Mobridge continuing on the 12
-Ipswich
-Aberdeen


#5 - Aberdeen, North Dakota to Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Webster
-Milbank
-Ortonville, Minnesota
-Benson
-Murdock
-Willmar


#6 - Minneapolis, Minnesota to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-Minneapolis and St. Paul
-Following the Mississippi River
-Prescott
-Red Wing
-Wabasha
-Winona
-La Crosse
-Cashton
-Hillsboro
-Wisconsin Dells
-Portage
-Columbus
-Milwaukee


#7 - Milwaukee to Detroit, Michigan (through Chicago)
-Going along the west coast of Lake Michigan
-Kenosha
-Lake Forest
-Wilmette
-Chicago
-Michigan City
-Benton Harbor
-Paw Paw
-Kalamazoo
-Battle Creek
-Marshall
-Jackson
-Ann Arbor
-Detroit
-Marine City into Canada


#8 - Canada [Toronto] to Niagra Falls (Canada side)
-Sarnia
-London
-Woodstock
-Cambridge
-Toronto
-Oakville
-Hamilton
-St. Catharines


#9 - Niagra Falls (New York side) to Massachusetts
-Back into the U.S. via the Niagra Falls
-Lockport
-Millville
-Rochester
-Clyde
-Syracuse
-Cazenovia
-to Albany taking the 43
-Stephentown into Massachusetts


#10 - New England (Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine
-Pittsfield, Mass
-Dalton, Mass
-Windsor, Mass -Stamford, VT
-Hallifax, VT
-Battleboro, VT
-Keene, New Hamp
-Amherst, New Hamp
-Manchester, New Hamp
-Rochester, New Hamp
-Stanford, MN
-Saco Biddeford
-Portland, Maine
-End of trek!
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When you're in La Crosse make sure you stop by Yesterdaze. Even if you don't drink much it's worth seeing for the art. Casino and Bodega are great places to stop by if you want to try some rare import beers (the ones at Casino range from about $3 to over $250 a bottle, if they still carry the rare stuff) and the Rivoli is a decent place to go to get a pizza and a pitcher, sit at a table catch a second-run film on a decent-size screen.

The rest depends on what you're into... hiking through Hixon Forest, the bluffs and the river marsh areas is one thing that comes to mind.
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Heh. Yeah, I completely understand you on that one. wink

I'd like to parkour through the trails sometime this summer, though. It's mostly an urban thing but the obstacles, inclines and overall landscape would make it challenging, I think. I'll see what else is coming up in the area when June comes around.

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