THE ROAD TRIP
Week 1

 



        
        
         
        
         



 

APPALACHIA & MIDDLE AMERICA


March 14 - March 20
Sayreville, NJ - Garden City, KS
2366 miles


DAY 1........................................................
Sayreville, NJ - Staunton, VA
HIGHLIGHTS: Baltimore/Washington traffic; Skyline Drive at night


DAY 2........................................................
Staunton, VA - Elkin, NC
HIGHLIGHTS: Blue Ridge Parkway; Stone's Cafeteria; Carolina fog


DAY 3........................................................
Elkin, NC - Cookeville, TN
HIGHLIGHTS: Boone; Ridgewood BBQ; Sneedville; hardcore Appalachia


DAY 4........................................................
Cookeville, TN - Clarkesville, TN
HIGHLIGHTS: Nashville; Ryman Auditorium; Amy Loftus


DAY 5........................................................
Clarkesville, TN - Troy, IL
HIGHLIGHTS: Land Between the Lakes; sketchy BBQ


DAY 6........................................................
Troy, IL - Manhattan, KS
HIGHLIGHTS: The Arch; out of place in a college town


DAY 7........................................................
Manhattan, KS - Garden City, KS
HIGHLIGHTS: Kansas, World’s Largest Ball of Twine, Monument Rocks

 

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