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This page is the home base for a proposed road trip to the Mensa World Gathering in the summer of 2021. It runs from the Houston's Restaurant in Irvine, California to the Hilton Americas hotel in Houston, Texas..
All of these maps were hand-built by Tom Herbertson, route design by Rick Quinn and Mark Sedenquist.
Alternative scenic routes for travel in Arizona and New Mexico based on Rick Quinn's book can be viewed by clicking here and going to the bottom of the page from this link.
** This page shows 10 days of possible side road trips between Irvine, California and Houston, Texas.
** Click here for a page that shows 10 days of possible road trips (side trips) between Houston, Texas and Irvine, California.
East-bound to Houston, Texas
Speed Run: Fastest Route Between these two points.
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Day One: Irvine to Twentynine Palms, California
Day Two Twentynine Palms, California to Kingman, Arizona
Day Three -- Kingman to Flagstaff, Arizona
Day Four -- Flagstaff loop to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
This map shows two routes between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. It’s intended to be a loop, but as of the map’s drawing in July 2020, the gates to the National Park and Arizona route 64 between Cameron and Tusayan are closed.
Day Five -- Flagstaff to Benson, Arizona
Day Six -- Benson, Arizona to Las Cruces, New Mexico
Day Seven -- Las Cruces, New Mexico to Van Horn, Texas
Day Eight -- Van Horn to Del Rio, Texas
Day Nine -- Del Rio to Austin, Texas
Day Ten -- Austin to Hilton Americas, Houston, Texas
