Dutchman in the USA (coast-to-coast) :-: Philadelphia to San Francisco

Philadelphia, Broomall, Lancaster (PN)
:-: Front Royal (Shenandoah Valley, VA) :-:
Roanoke, Galax (Blue Ridge pkwy, VA)
:-: Asheville, Cherokee (Blue Ridge pkwy, NC) :-:
Gatlinburg (TN), Tail of The Dragon (TN/NC), Nashville (TN)
:-: Tupelo, Jackson/Vicksburg, Natchez (Natchez Trace pkwy, MS) :-:
Baton Rouge, Gonzales, New Orleans, Houma (LA)
:-: Houston, [Fort Stockton?] (TX) :-:
Carlsbad Caverns, [Roswell?], Silver City (NM)
:-: [Tucson?],[Phoenix?], Flagstaff (AZ) :-:
Las Vegas (NV)
:-: Los Angeles, Ventura, Carmel, Santa Cruz, San Francisco (CA)


See these waypoint maps (I've used a lot of RTA routes ;-)

RT1 Philadelphia - Tail of The Dragon
RT2 Nashville - New Orleans - Houston
RT3 Houston - Las Vegas??? SUGGESTIONS WELCOME :smilejap:
RT4 Las Vegas - L.A. - San Francisco

A day-to-day planning will follow later.

D01 Amsterdam - Philadelphia
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D02 Philadelphia
D03 Philadelphia - Front Royal (41.2 Shenandoah Valley) 305mi
D04 Shenandoah Valley hiking
D05 41.2 Shenandoah Valley - Blue Ridge - Roanoke - Galax 285mi
D06 Galax - Grandfather Mountain,Mt Mitchell - Asheville 185mi
D07 Asheville (Great Smokey Mountains)
D08 Gatlinburg/Cades Cove scenic driving/hiking 115mi
D09 Gatlinburg - Tail of The Dragon - Nashville 275mi
D10 Nashville - Natchez Trace Tupelo 199mi
D11 Tupelo - Jackson 194mi
D12 Jackson - New Orleans French Quarter 305mi
D13 New Orleans Aquarium, Airboat Swamps
D14 New Orleans/Houma - Houston 373mi
D15 Houston Johnson Space Center
D16 Houston - ? 300mi
D17 ? - ? 300mi
D18 i.e. Carlsbad Caverns - Roswell - Silver City ? 300mi
D19 ? - ? 300mi
D20 ? - Las Vegas 300mi
D21 Las Vegas
D22 Las Vegas - Los Angeles 265mi
D23 Los Angeles
D24 Los Angeles - Pacific Coast Hwy - Carmel (or maybe Cambria) 323mi
D25 Carmel - Pacific Coast Hwy - San Francisco 137mi
D26 San Francisco
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D27 San Francisco - Amsterdam

Total +/- 4500 miles (in the USA)


Actual route follows smaller roads ad may vary. This only represents the fastest route. For more detailed waypoints, please see links in previous post.
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D1 - D8 Philadelphia - Nashville: 1165 miles

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A good night's rest and off we go in less than 12 hours!!!
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+Update on third part of the trip Houston - Las Vegas: http://g.co/maps/bjfm2]MAP

Have a great trip ! Will look forward to your trip reports.

Hope you've had a good flight!
For your days from Houston maybe consider
1. Spacecenter, be there early and take the tour. Then drive to San Antonio in the afternoon
2. All day SA. You'll see why.
3. SA to Carlsbad. Long trip.
4. CC visit in the morning and drive via Artesia to White Sands NM. Stay Alamogordo. You also can drive via El Paso but via Cloudcroft is a nicer drive (and better views on White Sands. If there's time left see White Sands at dusk. Otherwise next morning.
5. White Sands and the drive to Tucson. See Tombstone on your way.
6. Take your time for Tucson. Don't miss the Desert Museum, Saguaro NP etc.
7. Drive to Las Vegas.
Many more options.
Veel plezier. Wij zijn ook in de USA nu en zitten in Cape Cod.
Yeehaw