The Trip Planner

I’ll begin my first stage of the tour as so many other New Yorkers do each winter: with refugee status from the snow and ice and headed toward the warmer climes of the south! I’ll take Route 81 through Pennsylvania, passing through Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, and Georgia again, before reaching Florida and enjoying the sights of both coasts and the Keys. (I’ll also spend some time revisiting Orlando, my home for nearly a decade!

I’ll spend a few days taking in the scenic vistas of the Blue Ridge Parkway before arriving in Florida’s panhandle to begin my journey west. I’ll keep it coastal through Alabama, sticking to the Coastal Connection Scenic Byway, as well as Mississippi and Louisiana ! I hope to spend a few days in Texas, including a visit to Tesla headquarters, and then visit New Mexico, Colorado, Utah - hope to get speedy on the Salt Flats - and finishing in Nevada.

I’ll start my journey on the west coast as close to the Mexican border as possible, and end up just a stone’s throw from Canada in the Pacific Northwest. In between I’ll visit Los Angeles, new and old Hollywood, San Francisco, and the beauty that is the Pacific Coast Highway. I hope to see Redwood and Sequoia trees, and geysers, as well. I’ll check out coastal and metro Oregon as I head for Portland, and then finish the leg in the city of Seattle.

I’ll return via the midwest, letting weather and road conditions - and my medical condition - determine how much time I have to spend on the road. I’d like to drive down toward the south, seeing as much as possible on what may be my last road trip on the #StageIVTour. Possible states are slated to include Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri - Route 66! - Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.