The perimeter of the lower 48 United
States consists of 6053 miles of coastline and 6055 miles of land.
I will
follow, as closely as navigable roads allow, the perimeter of the US as I
travel through 30 States, 7 Canadian Provinces and Mexico. Although the
official distance around the perimeter is 12,108 miles, I estimate that the
total trip will include approximately 16,000 miles of travel All on a
motorcycle ... All to bring awareness about the plight of our wetlands and
coastline.
(states outlined red are on Terry's route)
The Initial Route that Terry Will be
Taking
Starting
on April, 21 he will head west from Louisiana into Texas. Hugging the boarder with
Mexico he will head towards New Mexico and then into Arizona before turning
north into California. Continuing
a northerly direction, Terry will travel into the states of Oregon and
Washington and turn east towards Idaho, Montana and after passing through
North Dakota and Minnesota he will enter Wisconsin. Continuing east, he will
travel through Michigan, Ohio, into New York and then travel north into New
Hampshire. Entering Canada, his route will take into Quebec and then east into
the state of Maine. Turning south Terry will take a steady course down the
eastern seaboard towards Florida. This southerly route will end at Key West,
FL as Terry turns north once again and heads west back towards Louisiana with
an arrival date in early July. (Click on map to see
mileage markers)
Post Ride Note: I was able to follow my planned route
with only a few deviations. Most changes were weather related. As I left
Wisconsin heading back to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan high winds and the
threat of tornados forced me to take a ferry across Lake Michigan. Heavy rains
and high winds once again diverted me in Nova Scotia, Canada and I was unable
to ride the fabled Cabot Trail, perhaps next trip! Although the official
mileage around the "Rim" is 12,108 miles we knew going into the trip that I
would put on some extra miles. I had anticipated a total mileage of around
15,500 which came in very close to the actual of 16,500.
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Coast Guardians - Founding Sponsor for Riding The Rim