Scott wrote:
I'm in the preliminary stages of planning a coast-to-coast trip,
generally from San Diego to Jacksonville, probably in February, '07.
At the moment I'm looking at doing it as a modified, of sorts, credit
card tour. I say "modified" in that I'll need to carry quite a bit
of clothing to account for the possibility of big weather swings.

I'm planning on staying as southerly as possible, until I-10 & 1-20
intersect in W Texas, then I'll likely stay relatively along I-20
until I reach NE LA, where I'll head south again and then basically
follow the coast.

I've spent quite a bit of time riding in S. AZ in years past, and
recall that for much of the time it's simplest to ride the shoulder
of the interstate. I also recall from driving through W. Texas that
most of the interstate has a perfectly good frontage road for almost
the entire distance from El Paso to Ft Worth.

I'm curious if anyone has any feedback on whether it is still legal
to ride the shoulder of the interstate in most of the west.

Also, if anyone has any suggestions of particular highways I may want
to use, and more importantly, highways that MUST be avoided, I'd
appreciate the feedback.

I'm open to any hints, feedback, tips, warnings, etc... as I'm a
novice at cross-country touring.

I'd ask that you email me directly, but if you've got a really good
tip that should be shared with everyone, please by all means post it
to the group.

Get the Adventure cycling Souther Tier maps. Save yourself time,
trouble and the dangers of cycling on interstates. That's a bad idea.
Another option would be one of Lon Haldeman's PAC Tours, unless you
really want to go it alone. I find that quite understandable, although
I'd like Lon's tours too.