Originally Posted by
jdhutz
Hey Pete - thanks for the feedback. the Western part wouldn't be skipped. I'd pick up the TA at Walden and follow it to its Western end from there, so it would be a coast to coast ride. But I understand your criticism of the route overall.
I'm smack dab in the middle of the country so less of a concern for me
Gonna look into the L&C as well! I hadn't really done any research on this, so glad to know that people at least consider it.
I think I misunderstood some of the rest as well. I still probably wouldn't choose it myself, but it upon rereading it makes more sense than I thought.
FWIW, from what I have been reading the EE is getting pretty well vetted by now. Quite a few folks are apparently riding it and the ACA has been using it for some of their guided trips. I place a fairly high value on the "bikecentennial" tradition having wanted to do it since 1976 and finally doing so in 2007 when it was called the Trans America., but the EE looks like it would avoid the parts of the TA that I found most difficult, but also some of the prettiest of the east.
Whatever you choose, have a great time/