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BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP ~
26FEB2016,...,25MAR2016
... 75thBikeWeek
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THE 2016 BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP ITINERY
Day 00 [ddMMMyy/DDD] Preface
- 3-ring binder's printed itinery, packing list, etc. for the trip: click here
Day 01 [26FEB16/FRI] pick up Standard SUV
Day 02 [27FEB16/SAT] West Sacramento CA to Kingman AZ 627 miles/10hrs25min
- MOTEL: Travel Lodge I-40 exit 53 onto Bus93/Hist66
3275 East Andy Devine Avenue Kingman AZ 86401 928.757.1188
Day 03 [28FEB16/SUN] Kingman AZ to Albuquerque NM 527mi/7hr40min +6hrs
Day 03 [28FEB16/SUN] Kingman AZ to I40 Exit 233 226mi/3hr00min + 2hrs
- Meteor Crater (8am-5pm) [Interstate 40, Exit 233] [20 mi west of] Winslow AZ 86047
Day 03 [28FEB16/SUN] Meteor Crater AZ to Petrified Forest Natl Pk 91mi/1hr30min + 4hrs
- Petrified Forest National Park, 1 Park Rd, Holbrook AZ 86028
Day 03 [28FEB16/SUN] Petrified Forest Natl Pk to Albuquerque NM 210mi/3hr10min
- MOTEL: Howard Johnson Albuquerque Midtown - Take Carlisle Blvd exit, EXIT 160
900 Medical Arts Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 8710 505.243.5693
Day 04 [29FEB16/MON] Albuquerque NM to Ok City OK 538mi/8hr2min
- 2524 NW 23rd Street, Oklahoma City OK
- MOTEL: Howard Johnson Express - Meridian Ave exit, EXIT 145
400 South Meridian Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73108 405.896.8493
Day 05 [01MAR16/TUE] Oklahoma City OK to Hot Springs AR 318mi/5hr30min
- Hot Springs AR, hotsprings.org, nps.gov/hosp
- arkansas.com/places-to-go/parks/national-federal-parks/hot-springs-national-park.aspx
- MOTEL: RodewayInn HotSprings - U-turn @ Coy St onto E Grand Av/US70 Bus.W.
1045 East Grand Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 501.624.4681
Day 06 [02MAR16/WED] Hot Springs AR to Memphis TN 143mi/2hrs16minh
- Graceland 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38134 901.372.2700
- MOTEL: Quality Inn & Suites Memphis - take Sycamore View Rd exit/EXIT 12
1335 McRee Street, Memphis, TN 38134 901.372.2700
Day 07 [03MAR16/THU] Memphis TN to Berea KY- 411mi/6hr25min + 3hrs
- Berea College, berea.edu 101 Chestnut St, Berea KY 40403 - 408mi/6hr20min + 3hrs
- diner: Cracker Barrel
- MOTEL: Red Roof Inn & Suites Berea - on I75/EXIT 77 - 3mi/0hr5min
330 Walnut Creek Drive, Berea KY 40403 859.228.0340
Day 08 [04MAR16/FRI] Brea KY to Chattanooga TN 263 miles/4hr18min + 4hrs
- breakfast: McDonalds
Day 08 [04MAR16/FRI] Brea KY to Rock City 247mi/4hrs00min + 4hrs
- Rock City, seerockcity.com - 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain GA 30750-2621
Day 08 [04MAR16/FRI] Rock City to Chattanooga TN 16mi/0hr24min
- MOTEL: Days Inn Chattanooga/Hamilton Place - Shallowford Rd exit/EXIT 5
2350 Shallowford Village Drive, Tyner, Chattanooga, TN 37421 423.664.1016
Day 09 [05MAR16/SAT] Chattanooga TN to Asheville NC 220 miles/3hr26min + 4hrs
Day 09 [05MAR16/SAT] Chattanooga TN to Biltmore Estate 214mi/3hrs26min + 4hrs
- biltmore.com, 1 Approach Road, Asheville NC 28803-9698
Day 09 [05MAR16/SAT] Biltmore Estate to Asheville NC 6mi/0hr8min
- MOTEL: Quality Inn & Suites Biltmore East
1430 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 828.298.5519 EXIT 55
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Day 10 [06MAR16/SUN] Asheville NC to Wilson NC 358mi/5hrs42min + 4hrs
Day 10 [06MAR16/SUN] Asheville NC to Maggie Valley NC 34mi/38min + 4hrs
- 62 Vintage Lane in Maggie Valley NC 28751 (30mi west of Asheville)
- Wheels Through Time Museum, wheelsthroughtime.com
Day 10 [06MAR16/SUN] Maggie Valley NC to Wilson NC 324mi/5hrs4mins
- [arrive late]
Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC
- 10 days of warsh / to beach w/S&L?
- Am. Classic Moto Museum Ashboro,MtAiry,Nags Head/Outer Banks **CALL DAVE**
Day 12 [08MAR16/TUE] Wilson NC - cruise the Blue Ridge Trail? **PENNY SHOT**
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*** BIKE WEEK: 04MAR16 - 13MAR16, officialbikeweek.com, event calendar ***
Day 13 [09MAR16/WED] Wilson NC to Palm Coast 530mi/7hrs45min
- MOTEL: Days Inn Palm Coast, 120 Garden St North, Palm Coast FL 32137-8551 / Exit 289
Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine north 27mi/33min
- nps.gov/casa, 1 S. Castillo Dr. St. Augustine FL 32084
- S&L leave at noon for Daytona and stay in motel Thur nite
Day 15 [11MAR16/FRI] Rossmeyer's, main street, Rat Fink Bike Show south 17mi/16min
- brucerossmeyer.com, 1635 N U.S. Hwy 1, Ormond Beach FL 32174
- Iron Horse Saloon T-shirt, Knucklehead Saloon T-shirt
- Ponce Inlet for Dinner w/S&L; S&L stay in motel Fri nite
Day 16 [12MAR16/SAT] Daytona Beach FL south 28mi/34min
- S&L check out of motel, breakfast w/S&L; S&L leave for home
- THE LOOP (see map); KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PELICANS WHILE DRIVING BY THE COAST ...
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Day 17 [13MAR16/SUN] Daytona Beach FL to Key West FL
- 439mi/7hr15min
Day 18 [14MAR16/MON] Key West FL
- 8 days of warsh / to the beach ?
Day 19 [15MAR16/TUE] Key West FL
- to the beach ?
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- From West Sacramento to Key West = 4498 miles
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================= THE RETURN DRIVE ==================================
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Day 20 [16MAR16/WED] Key West FL to Pensacola FL 830mi/12hr53min
- MOTEL: Comfort Inn Pensacola Exit 13 NE quadrant
8080 North Davis Highway, Pensacola, FL 32514 850.484.8070
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Day 21 [17MAR16/THU] Pensacola FL to Austin TX 720mi/11hr4min
- New Orleans LA: Canal Street, French Quarter, plantation house
- Farm house at Chappell Hill TX 77777 dinner w/Pam&Tom,Ron&Lynn *** SWAP PHOTO ALBUMS ***
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] - dinner in Houston somewhere w/RL3 then back to Austin
- 2703 Sailboat Pass, Spicewood TX 78669
Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] the Alamo, river walk / dinner in Austin somewhere w/MMH?
- 6 days of warsh / 300 Alamo Plz, San Antonio TX 78205
- 2703 Sailboat Pass, Spicewood TX 78669
Day 24 [20MAR16/SUN] Austin TX
- ... dinner in Houston somewhere w/MMH?
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Day 25 [21MAR16/MON] Austin TX to Carls Bad Caverns NM 485mi/7hr46min
- 706 Carlsbad Cavern Hwy Carlsbad NM 88220
- MOTEL: Motel 6 Carlsbad
3824 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220
Day 26 [22MAR16/TUE] Carls Bad NM to Tucson AZ 462mi/7hr17min
- Carls Bad Caverns, jack-a-lope, cat(s), rattle snake skins...
706 Carlsbad Cavern Hwy Carlsbad NM 88220
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson AZ 85743 (desertmuseum.org)
- Airplane junkyard, ...
- MOTEL: Red Roof Inn South Tucson Exit 264 NE quadrant
3704 E Irvington Rd, Tucson AZ 85714 520.571.1400
Day 27 [23MAR16/WED] Tucson AZ to West Sacramento CA 890mi/14hr18min
- From Key West to West Sacramento = 3572 miles
Day 28 [24MAR16/THU] return Standard SUV 3 miles/18min
- 5 days of warsh / to Key West 4498 + from Key West 3575 = 8023 total miles
Wrap-up STUFF brought home, miscelaneous things missed in previous pages,
and photos by Sharon w/cell phone not previously published
Map West Sac through to Key West: mapq.st/1JH6spr
Map through Key West to West Sac: mapq.st/1PXCNb9
Detour on return route due to I-10 closure at Texas/Louisana border:
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