The map above shows the approximate route that I intend to take while riding a recumbent tricycle coast to coast across the USA.

Starting in Los Angeles, I will be heading north east out to Las Vegas before dropping south of the Grand Canyon and then up into the rocky mountains. The mountain route will take me north east through Colarado to Denver where I will bear north in search of Mount Rushmore.

The famous sculpture of the great presidents will signify a change in direction to head directly east, passing through Chicago and Detroit before briefly heading north past Niagara Falls and into Canada.

The final leg of the journey will see a return to the USA bearing south east to my final destination of Boston.

This is probably a far more difficult route than I need have taken, but affords the best opportunities for visiting some of Americas's most amazing landmarks and scenery.

N.B. I reserve the right to change the route at anytime and may well do so if things get too hard!

Well I did say I might change the plan, and change it I have. As per the original route I did go up through Colorado, but upon reaching Durango I decided that I just didnt have the time to continue north to Mount Rushmore. I am now heading east instead, through Kansas and Missouri and will pick up the original route upon reaching the Great Lakes.

The Revised Route