All Estimated time is estimated high due to stops. I just averaged 60 mph for the whole trip.
I will start out early day 1 from Santa Ana, CA.
1st Leg (Saturday June 28th)
Destinations: Santa Ana, to Phoenix, AZ
Total Distance: 360 miles
Estimated Time: 6 hours
Note: My sister lives here so we have a place to stay our first night for free. We'll probably get here around 2:00 to 4:00PM. After a good night's sleep we'll visit Phoenix all day Sunday and then after another night's sleep, we'll hit go to NM Monday morning.
2nd Leg
Destinations: Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM
Total Distance: 467 miles
Estimated Time: 8 hours
Note: We'll arrive in Albuquerque around 3:00-5:00PM Monday Afternoon. Check into a hotel and spend the night around the city. Wake up the next day, check out of the hotel and see the sights in the city. Leave around 8:00-10:00AM for Dallas.
3rd Leg
Destinations: Albuquerque, NM to Fort Worth/Dallas, TX
Total Distance: 650 miles
Estimated Time: 10.5 hours.
Note: Arrive in Fort Worth at around 6:00-8:00Pm Tuesday Night. Check into hotel get dinner and sleep. Spend the whole day Wednesday in Dallas. Check into Dallas hotel and sleep. Wake up early Thursday and head for Memphis TN by 9:00AM.
4th Leg
Destinations: Dallas, TX to Memphis, TN.
Total Distance: 450 miles
Estimated Time: 7.5 hours
Note: Arrive in Memphis, TN around 4:00-5:00PM Thursday Night. Check into hotel and check out the city. Sleep in hotel and wake up early Friday. Leave Memphis, TN by 2:00-3:00PM.
5th Leg
Destinations: Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN
Total Distance: 215 miles
Estimated Time: 3.5 hours.
Note: Arrive in Nashville, TN around dinnertime Friday. Get some dinner, check into a hotel and get a good night's rest and leave early Saturday for Washington D.C. Very long drive the next day.
6th Leg
Destinations: Nashville, TN to Washington D.C.
Total Distance: 670 miles
Estimated Time: 11 hours.
Note: Arrive in Washington D.C. around 7:00-8:00PM Saturday Night. Check into a hotel and get a good night's sleep. Spend the whole next day Sunday around Washington D.C. get some rest and get ready for Baltimore and Philadelphia. Leave Washington D.C. by noon Monday.
7th Leg
Destinations: Washington D.C. to Baltimore MD/Philadelphia PA
Total Distance: 141 miles
Estimated Time: 3 hours.
Note: Arrive at Baltimore by 1:00 PM Monday. Spend day in Baltimore and Philadelphia. Philadelphia is 2 hours away and 100 miles away from Baltimore. Get hotel in Philadelphia and Sleep and get ready for NYC Tuesday.
8th Leg
Destinations: Philadelphia, PA to New York City, NY.
Total Distance: 95 miles
Estimated Time: 2 hours
Note: Arrive in NYC by noon Tuesday. Check into hotel and check out the city and spend Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in NYC. Wake up early Friday and head for Hartford/Boston.
9th Leg
Destinations: New York City, NY to Boston, MA
Total Distance: 215 miles
Estimated Time: 4 hours.
Note: Arrive in Boston around lunch time Friday Afternoon. Check into hotel and check out the city. Check out Holy Grail of Baseball Fenway Park. Spend all day Saturday in Boston. Sleep and get ready for the ride back home on Sunday.
Total Estimated Mileage from Santa Ana, CA to Boston, MA: 3263
So over three thousand miles, and half a month later, we start to head home.
So over three thousand miles, and half a month later, we start to head home.
1st Leg
Destinations: Boston, MA to Syracuse, NY
Total Distance: 310 miles
Estimated Time: 5.5 hours
Note: We should arrive here around dinnertime in Syracuse on Sunday. Maybe stay at Huyster's place. Spend the morning with Huyster and leave around 2:00PM Monday for Cleveland.
2nd Leg
Destinations: Syracuse, NY to Cleveland, OH
Total Distance: 335 miles
Estimated Time: 6 hours.
Note: Arrive in Cleveland at around 8:00PM Monday. Check into a hotel and get a good night's rest. Wake up Early Tuesday and check Cleveland out. Leave around 5:00PM for Columbus, OH.
3rd Leg (Day 18)
Destinations: Cleveland, OH to Columbus, OH
Total Distance: 140 miles
Estimated Time: 2.5 hours.
Note: Arrive in Columbus around 8:00PM Tuesday. Check into hotel and get a good night's sleep. Wake up early Wednesday and check Columbus out. Leave for Indianapolis by 4:00PM.
4th Leg (Day 19)
Destinations: Columbus, OH to Indianapolis, IN
Total Distance: 175 miles
Estimated Time: 3 hours.
Note: We get to Indianapolis around dinnertime Wednesday. Check into hotel, get dinner, sleep and wake up early and check out Indianapolis, IN. Leave before 5:00PM Thursday for Chicago, IL.
5th Leg (Day 20)
Destinations: Indianapolis, IN to Chicago, IL
Total Distance: 185 miles
Estimated Time: 3.5 hours
Note: Arrive in Chicago around late dinnertime Thursday Night. Check into hotel and get a good night's sleep. Spend all day Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Leave early on Monday and head out for St. Louis MO early around 10:00AM.
6th Leg (Day 23)
Destinations: Chicago, IL to St. Louis, MO
Total Distance: 300 miles
Estimated Time: 5 hours
Note: Arrive at St. Louis around 3:00PM Sunday. Check out the city and check into a hotel. Wake up early Monday and head for Kansas City, MO.
7th Leg (Day 24)
Destinations: St. Louis, MO to Kansas City, MO
Total Distance: 250 miles
Estimated Time: 4.5 hours
Note: Arrive in Kansas City around noon Monday and check out the city and check into a hotel. Wake up early Tuesday and head out to Denver, CO. Should leave by 10:00AM.
8th Leg (Day 25)
Destinations: Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO.
Total Distance: 600 miles
Estimated Time: 10 hours
Note: Arrive for dinnertime Tuesday and get some rest. Wake up early and head out to Salt Lake City, UT Wednesday Morning.
9th Leg (Day 26)
Destinations: Denver CO to Salt Lake City, UT
Total Distance: 534 miles
Estimated Time: 9 hours.
Note: Arrive in Salt Lake City around dinnertime Wednesday and get some rest. Head out Friday morning for Reno, NV.
10th Leg (Day 27)
Destinations: Salt Lake City, UT to Reno, NV
Total Distance: 520 miles
Estimated Time: 9 hours
Note: Arrive at Reno, NV for dinner on Thursday and get some rest. Wake up early Saturday and spend the day in Reno. Head out for San Francisco around 4:00PM Friday Night.
11th Leg (Day 28)
Destinations: Reno, NV to San Francisco, CA
Total Distance: 220 miles
Estimated Time: 4 hours
Note: Arrive in San Francisco Friday night and stay at Matt's. Maybe go out on the town. Get a good night's rest and spend all day Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco. Wake up early Monday and take highway one all the way home.
12th Leg (Day 30)
Destinations: San Francisco, CA to Santa Ana, CA
Total Distance: 485 miles
Estimated Time: 9 hours.
Note: Should be home by sundown of our last day, Monday.
Total Estimated Mileage from Boston, MA to Santa Ana, CA: 4054 miles.
So over three thousand miles, and half a month later, we start to head home.
Total Estimated Mileage for Trip: 7317 miles.
End of Trip.
These will be the major cities we end up seeing.
Phoenix, AZ
Albuquerque, NM
Fort Worth, TX
Dallas, TX
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
New York City, NY
Boston, MA
Syracuse, NY
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
Denver, CO
Salt Lake City, UT
Reno, NV
San Francisco, CA
