Day 1: Home To Lake Murphysboro State Park, IL

Daily Miles Ridden: 503
Cumulative Miles Ridden: 503

This Day's Route: Home [1] to I-75; I-75 N to Chattanooga, TN; I-24 W through Nashville, TN and Kentucky and into southern Illinois; IL 146W from Vienna through Anna, IL; IL 127 N a couple miles; west through Trail of Tears State Forest; IL 3 N to IL 149; IL 149 E to Lake Murphysboro State Park, IL [7].
Day 1 Map

Weather: Clear and warm.

My intent was to cover as many miles as possible during the first days of the trip and then slow down.

I made a sign in Kentucky and mounted it on the rear of the bike - ALASKA OR BUST. Many people on I-24 looked at me as if I were a little strange. In Anna, IL a trucker honked his horn as he passed - all I could see was his fist from the window in a thumbs up gesture.

Ready to start this adventure.
Leaving Home

Lake Murphysboro State Park, IL.
Lake Murphysboro SP

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