The trip we imagine is shifting a bit. We’re now considering a quicker trip East so we’ll have more time there. To do that we’d skip Moab (saving it for a shorter future “western states” trip) going direct from San Diego to Santa Fe, and possibly also subtract the night in KS, then downshift to shorter hops east of the Mississippi. The longest flights would be two 3-hour hops in a day. Of course weather and any fatigue will have strong input on the trip we actually take! Once we’re in CT we imagine taking short day trips, hopefully including one to Maine perhaps staying overnight. Then we’ll make short hops down the coast to FL and then home across the south with some rest days as desired. Writing this now, it’s fun to wonder how the trip will actually unfold. What surprises will we encounter?
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2009/09/24
Big Adventure – Flying the U.S.
Anne and I are ramping up for a round-trip flight across the United States in a Cessna 172 named Flash. The map above (click to enlarge) shows a direct line from San Diego, CA to Waterbury, CT in blue and our tentative route in green with dates. We hope to post frequent blog updates along the way, photos on my Photo page, and weekly essays on EdHat.com. Our current plan is to depart Santa Barbara for San Diego October 1. After a few days there, we’ll head for Moab, UT. We’re excited about continuing to discover the differences between the trip we imagine, plan, take, and remember.
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John & Anne Wiley 