NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 2 – Bedford PA to Hanoverton OH

Rain and thunder overnight found the super wet. Free car wash!  No highways were planed today but we did get on the interstate to avoid driving through downtown Pittsburgh.  Some of the sights along the Lincoln highway today:  The old …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 5 – St. Charles IL to Grinnell Iowa

Total Distance: 449.22 km (279.1 mi) Total Time: 14:30:00  Moving Time: 8:34:58 Average Speed: 30.98 km/h (19.3 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 52.34 km/h (32.5 mi/h) Max Speed: 127.44 km/h (79.2 mi/h) Weather reports all week have been warning of an …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 6 – Grinnell Iowa to Kearney Nebraska

Total Distance: 657.09 km (408.3 mi) Total Time: 12:02:36 Moving Time: 10:22:01 Average Speed: 54.56 km/h (33.9 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 63.38 km/h (39.4 mi/h) Max Speed: 131.26 km/h (81.6 mi/h) – No tickets! Min Elevation: 192 m (629 ft) …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 7 – Kearney Nebraska to Bolder Colorado

Total Distance: 635.59 km (394.9 mi)Total Time: 11:30:05 Moving Time: 6:50:19 Average Speed: 55.26 km/h (34.3 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 92.94 km/h (57.8 mi/h) Max Speed: 140.79 km/h (87.5 mi/h) Min Elevation: 611 m (2003 ft) Max Elevation: 1608 m …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 8 – Boulder Colorado to Vernal Utah

Total Distance: 541.09 km (336.2 mi) Total Time: 11:20:50 Moving Time: 7:23:20 Average Speed: 47.68 km/h (29.6 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 73.23 km/h (45.5 mi/h) Max Speed: 137.20 km/h (85.2 mi/h) Min Elevation: 1433 m (4703 ft) Max Elevation: 3691 …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 9 – Vernal Utah to Bonneville Salt Flats

Total Distance: 518.30 km (322.1 mi) Total Time: 14:23:26 Moving Time: 8:47:08 Average Speed: 36.02 km/h (22.4 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 58.99 km/h (36.7 mi/h) Max Speed: 142.54 km/h (88.6 mi/h) Min Elevation: 1250 m (4101 ft) Max Elevation: 2413 …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway – Day 10- Bonneville to Auburn California

Total Distance: 763.28 km (474.3 mi) Total Time: 9:34:15 Moving Time: 7:00:44 Average Speed: 79.75 km/h (49.6 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 108.85 km/h (67.6 mi/h) Max Speed: 141.73 km/h (88.1 mi/h) Min Elevation: 359 m (1179 ft) Max Elevation: 2179 …

NY to California 2011 via Lincoln Highway- Day 11 – Auburn California to Salinas California

Now having entered the state of California the terrain Suddenly changes again. Gone are the bleak desserts of tumbleweeds and distant hills now replaced by lush green mountains and twisty roads that seem to descend for an eternity. We’ve been …