GTG 2012 Ride - Boston to San Francisco
The 4,000 mile route for the 2012 ride begins in Boston, Massachussets and ends in San Francisco California. The route was chosen so the riders could attend a June 9th event at the Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan as well as visit as many significant parks and landmarks as possible. Noteworthy stops include Niagara Falls, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Crazy Horse, and Yosemite.
| Date | Start | End | Distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-May | Boston, MA | Oakham, MA | 64.3 |
| 27-May | Oakham, MA | South Deerfield, MA | 54.9 |
| 28-May | South Deerfield, MA | Albany, NY | 72.4 |
| 29-May | Albany, NY | Little Falls, NY | 75.8 |
| 30-May | Little Falls, NY | Syracuse, NY | 77.8 |
| 31-May | Syracuse, NY | Irondequoit, NY | 77.6 |
| 1-Jun | Irondequoit, NY | Niagra Falls, NY | 95.5 |
| 2-Jun | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 3-Jun | Niagra Falls, NY | Dunkirk, NY | 67.6 |
| 4-Jun | Dunkirk, NY | East Springfield, PA | 68.4 |
| 5-Jun | East Springfield, PA | Sandusky, OH | 67.6 |
| 6-Jun | Sandusky, OH | Toledo, OH | 71.1 |
| 8-Jun | Toledo, OH | Ann Arbour, MI | 50.3 |
| 9-Jun | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 10-Jun | Ann Arbour, MI | Hillsdale, MI | 65.4 |
| 11-Jun | Hillsdale, MI | Elkhart, IN | 77.4 |
| 12-Jun | Elkhart, IN | Porter, IN | 70.1 |
| 13-Jun | Porter, IN | Chicago, IL | 52.8 |
| 14-Jun | Chicago, IL | Waukegan, IL | 41.4 |
| 15-Jun | Waukegan, IL | Milwaukee, WI | 52.3 |
| 16-Jun | Milwaukee, WI | Madison WI | 85.1 |
| 17-Jun | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 18-Jun | Madison WI | Richland Center, WI | 70.1 |
| 19-Jun | Richland Center, WI | Onalaska, WI | 67.2 |
| 20-Jun | Onalaska, WI | Wabasha, WI | 78.5 |
| 21-Jun | Wabasha, WI | St. Paul, MN | 72 |
| 22-Jun | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 23-Jun | St. Paul, MN | Cosmos, MN | 78.3 |
| 24-Jun | Cosmos, MN | Dawson, MN | 69.7 |
| 25-Jun | Dawson, MN | Clark, SD | 90 |
| 26-Jun | Clark, SD | Miller, SD | 86.9 |
| 27-Jun | Miller, SD | Pierre, SD | 77.5 |
| 28-Jun | Pierre, SD | Murdo, SD | 63.4 |
| 30-Jun | Murdo, SD | Interior, SD | 67.9 |
| 1-Jul | Interior, SD | Rapid City, SD | 72.3 |
| 2-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 3-Jul | Rapid City, SD | Hill City, SD | 26.9 |
| 4-Jul | Hill City, SD | Newcastle, WY | 72.1 |
| 5-Jul | Newcastle, WY | Wright, WY | 66.6 |
| 6-Jul | Wright, WY | Kaycee, WY | 81.8 |
| 7-Jul | Kaycee, WY | Ten Sleep, WY | 81.6 |
| 8-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 9-Jul | Ten Sleep, WY | Greybull, WY | 55.5 |
| 10-Jul | Greybull, WY | Cody, WY | 45.3 |
| 11-Jul | Cody, WY | Yellowstone NP, WY | 80.1 |
| 11-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 12-Jul | Yellowstone NP, WY | Grand Teton National Park, WY | 34.2 |
| 13-Jul | Grand Teton National Park, WY | Jackson, WY | 77.7 |
| 14-Jul | Jackson, WY | Alta, WY | 68.6 |
| 15-Jul | Alta, WY | Idaho Falls, ID | 74.4 |
| 15-Jul | Idaho Falls, ID | American Falls, ID | 74.4 |
| 16-Jul | American Falls, ID | Twin Falls, ID | 90.7 |
| 17-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 18-Jul | Twin Falls, ID | Wells, NV | 119 |
| 19-Jul | Wells, NV | Ely, NV | 77.8 |
| 17-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 20-Jul | Ely, NV | Tonopah, NV | 121 |
| 22-Jul | Tonopah, NV | Lee Vining, CA | 68.7 |
| 23-Jul | Lee Vining, CA | Yosemite NP, CA | 56.3 |
| 17-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 24-Jul | Yosemite NP, CA | Turlock, CA | 59.8 |
| 25-Jul | Turlock, CA | Pleasanton, CA | 43.9 |
| 27-Jul | Pleasanton, CA | Berkeley, CA | |
| 17-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 17-Jul | Off day | Off day | Off day |
| 29-Jul | Berkeley, CA | San Fransisco, CA |
