Final Map

The complete journey: Will Roger's State Beach, Pacific Palisades, CA to Fairfield, CT - 125 rides, 6,211 miles. 

Note: the letters on this map mark some of the many towns I visited on my route. The letters on the maps below mark the exact spots where individual rides picked me up and dropped me off. For a description of the drivers visit The Caddie Yard.

First Leg - The Southwest

Pacific Palisades, CA to Flagstaff, AZ: 10 rides, 510 Miles

A) Will Rogers State Beach, Pacific Palisades, CA. B) Palm Springs, CA. C) Indio, CA. D) The JCT of HWY 60 and HWY 72, AZ. E) Salome, AZ. F) Wickenburg, AZ. G) Prescott, AZ. H) Mingus Mountain. I) Jerome, AZ. J) Sedona, AZ. K) Flagstaff, AZ.

Second Leg - The West

Flagstaff, AZ to Holyoke, CO: 11 rides, 1037 miles

A) Flagstaff, AZ B) Kayenta, AZ (Navajo Reservation) C) Mexican Hat, UT D) Moab, UT E) Glenwood Springs, CO F) Aspen, CO G) Boulder, CO H) Estes Park, CO I) Loveland, CO J) Kersey, CO K) Fort Morgan, CO L) Wray, CO M) Holyoke, CO

Third Leg - the Midwest

Holyoke, CO to Hartford, WI: 18 rides 1043 miles.

A) Holyoke, CO B) Julesburg, CO C) Big Springs, NE D) North Platte, NE E) Gothenburg, NE F) Council Bluffs, IA G) Ames, IA H) Mason City, IA I) Albert Lea, MN J) Austin, MN K) JCT of I-80 and Hwy 56, MN L) Dexter, MN M) Rochester, MN N) Eyota, MN O) St. Charles, MN N) Tomah, WI O) Madison, WI P) Columbus, WI Q) Hartford, WI

Fourth Leg - The Great Lakes

Sheboygan, WI to Saulte Ste Marie, ON: 38 rides, 987 miles.

Note: I stayed in Michigan much longer than I normally would have to write a golf feature for Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine, but I still hitched everywhere. Almost all of the towns I visited are listed, but not every single ride like the other maps.

A) Sheboygan, WI B) Manitowoc, WI C) Frankfort, MI D) Arcadia, MI E) Kingsley, MI F) Traverse City, MI G) Charlevoix, MI H) Petoskey, MI I) Gaylord, MI J) Harbor Springs, MI K) Cross Village, MI L) Drummond Island, MI M) Marquette, MI N) Brimley, MI O) St Ignace, MI (Mackinac Island) P) Saulte Ste Marie, ON

Fifth Leg - Ontario and Quebec

Sault Ste Marie, ON to Riviere-du-Loup, QC: 12 rides, 950 miles.

A) Sault Ste Marie, ON B) Bruce Mines, ON (St. Joseph Island) C) North Bay, ON D) Rutherglen, ON E) Mattawa, ON F) Pembroke, ON G) Ottawa, ON H) Casselman, ON I) Dorion, ON J) Montreal, QC K) Quebec City,QC L) Saint-Simeon, QC M) Riviere-du-Loup, QC

Final Leg - the Canadian Maritimes and New England

Riviere-du-Loup, QC to Fairfield, CT: 38 rides, 1998 miles
Note: Almost every town I visited is marked, but not every single ride.

A) Riviere-du-Loup, QC B) Cabano, QC C) St Leonard, NB D) Grand Falls, NB E) Perth, NB F) Woodstock, NB G) Fredericton, NB H) Oromocto, NB I) Shediac, NB J) Morell, PEI K) Sackville, NB L) Truro, NS M) Antigonish, NS N) Ingonish Beach, NS O) Cape North, NS P) Port Hood, NS Q) Halifax, NS R) Mahone Bay, NS S) Yarmouth, NS T) Portland, ME U) Boston, MA V) Hull, MA W) Fairfield, CT.