My Proposed Route

Feel it's about time I let it be known the route I intend to take on crossing the U.S.A.   I'll only detail that part  from my arrival in Seattle to Pueblo in Colorado and should I actually reach there,  I'll publish the remainder nearer the time.

A lovely couple, Maida and Ron, have very kindly offered to meet me at the airport in Seattle.  This is a great help, as is their offer for me to stay with them in Poulsbo until I set out.  So I shouldn't be sleepless in Seattle.  If my bike is still in one piece following the flight and requires no repairs, I'll hopefully set out the following day for Cape Flattery at the northwest corner of Washington State. This I'll treat as the official start.  I then retrace my route back to Poulsbo.  These few day will hopefully get me conditioned to being on the right (wrong) side of the road and in tune with  local driving habits, before tackling the Seattle streets for real.

To the east of the city I will encounter the first serious climbing of the trip as I cross over the Cascade Mountains on 'Federal 2' to Wenatchee.    It's then on to Spokane by either continuing on 'Federal 2' or using what might be quieter roads slightly further south. I'm now in the Rocky Mountains and heading north for Sandpoint and round the shore of Lake Pend Oreille before taking 'State 200' south to Missoula. I'll only be in Idaho for about 60 miles or 1 day.

I'm now in Montana, my third State and following the high passes south to Yellowstone National Park where I hope to see Old Faithful in all her glory.  This part of the route takes me through Corvallis, Wisdom, Dillon and Twin Bridges before following 'State 287' and 'Federal 287' to West Yellowstone.  I fully expect to encounter snow at these elevations.

If things go to plan I'll now be cycling through Wyoming and continuing generally southwards until I reach Jackson Lake where I'll pick up 'Federal 287' to Rawlins.  I leave the state south of Encampment and enter Colorado.

Hopefully the mountains passes so far won't have defeated me and I'll be able to continue on to Pueblo,  passing to the west of Denver and through Walden, Kremmling, Dillon, Fairplay and Canon City.

Thereafter it's all eastwards to the Atlantic but as mentioned earlier, I'll wait until nearer the time to provide specific route details.