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Routes / Planning route from Anchorage to San Fransico

« on: November 25, 2013, 07:34:17 pm »

In the planning stages for my next tour once i get out of the Navy and plan on cycling from Anchorage to San Fransico.  As far as the route goes i will be using the aca maps for the west coast but curious if anyone has any tips or previous routes they have used for a similar ride.  I know the ACA has the north star tour from missolua to anchorage havent seen any maps on their site for that specific route.  Mostly want to find a good route that will have places with food and water, not worried about hotels as i will be camping and cooking the majority of my meals.  This is my second bicycle tour so im not to new to the touring game any help would be greatly apreciated

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Routes / Planning my first bike tour

« on: March 20, 2010, 05:26:26 pm »

Last summer i decided i was gonna finally chase my dream of a long distance cycling trip and now after researching what i need and how to do it over the winter i am torn as to what route i want to take.  My original plan was to take the northing tear from Seattle to Minnesota mostly cause of the aca maps and the great information they include with them.  But now with this google maps cycling routes i have made a slightly different route to more accommodate places i wanted to see and people i want to visit.  The main thing i worry about with using google is it will be harder for me to find places like grocery stores and places to stay like the aca maps would show me.  Would you suggest i take the norther tier or take a chance do a bit more research for hopefully a more rewarding route.  I will include the route that i have created using the google maps, check it out and give me some feedback! 
Time and money arent really all that much of a factor. 
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=st.+cloud,+mn&daddr=US-14+Alt+W+to:US-310+E%2FWY-789+S+to:N+Fork+Hwy%2FUS-14+W%2FUS-16+W%2FUS-20+W+to:Grand+Loop+Rd%2FUS-20+W+to:John+D+Rockefeller+Jr+Pkwy%2FUS-191+S%2FUS-287+S%2FUS-89+S+to:S+4th+Ave+to:Iron+Horse+State+Park%2FIron+Horse+Trail+to:WA-99+N&geocode=FUWqtwIdNUtf-im7Sfr6nFS0UjG0BiimkOocFw%3BFQ4hqwIdvlaX-Q%3BFcC9rAIdIP6I-Q%3BFTQTpwIdhq58-Q%3BFZQxpgIdLO9o-Q%3BFfounQId5Itp-Q%3BFS7EjQId0J5M-Q%3BFZ7A0wId1hK--A%3BFQr_0AIddk-1-A&hl=en&mra=mr&mrcr=0&via=1,2,3,4,5&dirflg=b&sll=45.06626,-104.943835&sspn=25.697725,57.084961&ie=UTF8&z=5&lci=bike