Itinerary – MyDreamWalk

All of my walking adventures around the world have been proceeded by thorough planning. I research guide books, maps, routes, internet commentary and ultimately have actual conversations with people on the ground in the locations I will be visiting to obtain insight into travel issues and potential obstacles.

For My Dream Walk the planning was significant taking about six months to complete. I started by drawing a diagonal line from Point Barrow, Alaska to Key West, Florida. I recalled that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. My plan began then by identifying small, not heavily traveled, roads along this line which were suitable for walking. I was not successful in following the diagonal line exactly but it served as my guiding light for the route.

Along the North Slope of Alaska I of course discovered there were no roads. Well, except in the winter where there were often difficult to find ice roads. So they too became a target to conquer.

As My Dream Walk progressed I did digress from the original itinerary as I discovered routes on the ground more accommodating to walking or more convenient to my effort to avoid heavy vehicle traffic.

And that is the story of my itinerary!

STAGE 1 – Point Barrow, AK To Deadhorse, AK – Completed 5/5/2015 This route follows the winter ice road

Start: Point Barrow, Alaska
Elson Lagoon [frozen in winter]
Nuiqsut, Alaska
End: Deadhorse, Alaska

Stage 2 – Deadhorse, AK to Livengood, AK – Completed 8/15/2006 This route follows the Dalton Highway from north to south

Start: Deadhorse, Alaska
Coldfoot Camp , AK [Mile 175 Dalton Highway]
Yukon River Camp [Mile 54 Dalton Highway]
End: Livengood, AK

Stage 3 – Livengood, AK To Alaska Yukon Border crossing on Route #2 Alaska Highway – Completed 8/3/2007

Start: Livengood, AK
Fairbanks, AK
North Pole, AK
Delta Junction, AK
Tok, AK
End: Alaska Yukon border crossing on Alaska Highway

Stage 4 Alaska Yukon border crossing on Alaska Highway to junction route 37 British Columbia – Completed 8/6/2008

Start: Alaska Yukon border crossing Alaska Highway
Beaver Creek
Burnwash Landing
Haines Junction
Stoney Creek Camp
Whitehorse
Jakes Corners
Teslin Lake
Ranchiera
End: Junction route 37 at Alaska Highway

Stage 5 Junction route 37 Yukon at Alaska Highway to Bell 11 British Columbia – Completed 7/8/2009

Start: Junction route 37 at Alaska Highway, Yukon Territory
Jade City, British Columbia
Dease Lake
Tattoga
Bob Quinn Lake
End: Bell 11

Stage 6 Bell 11 British Columbia to US Border Washington State – Completed 8/2/2010

Start: Bell 11 on route 37 the Stewart-Cassiar Highway
Meziadin Junction
Kitwanga junction 37 and Yellowhead Highway
Hazelton
Smithers
Houston
Burns Lake
Prince George
Quesnel
Clinton
Cache Creek
Boston Bar
Hope
Silver Lake Provincial Park
End: Ross Lake, B.C. Border crossing at Washington Srate

Stage 7 Ross Lake, B.C. Border crossing at Washington Srate to Worley, Idaho – completed 5/24/2011

Start: Ross Lake, B.C. Border crossing at Washington Srate
Winthrop, Washington
Elmer City
Spokane
End: Worley, Idaho

Stage 8 Worley, Idaho to Casper, Wyoming – completed 9/14/2011

Start: Worley, idaho
Missoula, Montana
Ennis Big Sky
Graybull
Shoshoni
End: Casper, Wyoming

Stage 9 Casper, Wyoming to Beatrice, Nebraska – completed 7/27/2012

Start: Casper, Wyoming
Chadron, Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska
Lincoln
End: Beatrice, Nebraska

Stage 10 Beatrice, Nebraska to Cassville, Missouri– Completed 10/30/2014

Start: Beatrice, Nebraska
Junction City, Kansas
El Dorado
Parsons, Kansas
End: Cassville, Missouri

Stage 11 Cassville, Missouri to Greenville, Mississippi

Start: Cassville, Missouri
Harrison, Arkansas
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
End: Greenville, Mississippi

Stage 12 Greenville, Mississippi to Dothan, Alabama– Completed 3/24/2014

Start: Greenville, Mississippi
Columbus, Mississippi
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Montgomery
End: Dothan, Alabama

Stage 13 Dothan, Alabama to Naples, Florida – completed 2/24/14

Start: Dothan, Alabama
Tallahassee, Florida
Tampa
Port Charlotte
End: Naples, Florida

Stage 14 Naples, to Key West, Florida

Start: Naples, Florida
Shark Valley Visitors Center route 41
Miami
Homestead
Marathon
Key West
End