Planning a cross country road trip by bike starting in May. Cannon Beach, OR -> NYC (details inside). Any advice on route and points of interest would be greatly appreciated!
Not sure if posting about pedal-powered transportation is fair game for this sub, but I'm trying my luck. Posting this in /r/bicycletouring as well - thought I'd get as much input as possible! So I'm essentially dividing the trip into four legs - I'll link the rough route I'm planning for each leg, but open to making some "out of the way" trips if there's cool attractions and whatnot:
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Cannon Beach, OR -> Yellowstone National Park, WY -Haven't really decided if I should take the lower route through Salem, Bend, Boise or the higher route through Yakima, Missoula - lower route is shorter but I'm sure both would be beautiful. Any advice?
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Yellowstone National Park, WY -> Mankato, MN -Interested in potentially checking out Badlands Nat'l Park, Black Hills Nat'l Forest - know there's a really nice gravel path there for bikes called the Mickelson Trail -Also considering going through Faulkton, SD - doesn't seem super glam but it's where my grandpa grew up and I'd love to get the opportunity to see it -Seems like there's not a ton going on through parts of SD and MN, so any quirky side-trip or hidden treasure recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Mankato, MN -> Chicago, IL -I've been to Wisconsin once in the summer and really enjoyed it - any recommendations for places to check out on my second time around? -Obviously stoked to see Chicago, I've been once but I was very young so any must-see sight suggestions would be awesome
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Chicago, IL -> New York, NY -Was initially planning on the Pittsburgh, Philly route, but I'm now considering going North through Michigan and Canada, getting to see Niagara Falls - slightly longer route, would it be worth it? Are Pitt and Philly particularly cool? -I've never been to NYC. I'll be meeting a few friends there, but if anyone has suggestions for "doing NYC" in 2 or 3 days, I'd love to hear it!
As I said, all my routes I linked are very rough and I'm open to minor (or major) changes depending on advice. I'm a big fan of National and State Parks, so if there are any lesser-known ones I'm skimming over that I'd enjoy let me know! Thanks so much in advance, stoke is high for this adventure!
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