I had a thought last night about having a TLCA event across America.
Here are my ideas.
Start on the west coast at a time when it would be very nice. We could pick any state to start from.
Work our way across the southern part of the US all the way to the east coast then do a return ride across the northern part back to the west coast.
Of course only the crazy, insane people are going to do the whole trip. But certain segments would be possible for some.
Have a starting point agreed on by the initial state state club members and to go through some of the nicest parts of the state. And exit a some point where their state ends.
The next state has the task of starting off where the pervious stated ended and plan a route through their state ending at the next state line their choosing.
If multiple clubs are in a state have them either split up the route choice. Or if one is in a different segment of the state have club who is closest to the start of the run start with the later finishing it.
Each state plan an event (trail run in their area that would be great for all ranges of vehicles)
You would have to submit a plan on the event as well as what attractions rides would be seeing as well as a list of hotels to stay along the way that meet a certain criteria.
Clubs would provide assistance along the way to TLCA members who needed help. Of course.
The TLCA board would have to decide what states we should travel through. I don't know if a route through all the states would be possible or desireable. But it would be worth looking into.
Any TLCA member could start and stop at any time.
I've got a ton of other ideas for this.
Example since I'm from South Carolina
Georgia Cruiser ended their segment at HWY 85 on the boarder.
We meet everyone at the state welcome center and drive 25 miles and have lunch at Ralph Hayes Toyota (who is our clubs sponsor) Then drive 25 more miles into Greenville for the night. We wake up the next day and travel down to the Gulches offroad park for the day spending the night there camping or staying in a local hotel in Laurens. Wake up the next morning and travel through Greenville SC stopping for lunch with the entire Upstate Cruiser Club and then drive on up to the SC/ NC line where the NC club would have a drive planned. I imagine a trip to URE and then on to Tellico throught the Blue Ridge parkway would be something they would plan.
If Florida had it to hand off to us maybe we would route it through Charleston, SC. In any event we could plan our own state.
What do you think?
Here are my ideas.
Start on the west coast at a time when it would be very nice. We could pick any state to start from.
Work our way across the southern part of the US all the way to the east coast then do a return ride across the northern part back to the west coast.
Of course only the crazy, insane people are going to do the whole trip. But certain segments would be possible for some.
Have a starting point agreed on by the initial state state club members and to go through some of the nicest parts of the state. And exit a some point where their state ends.
The next state has the task of starting off where the pervious stated ended and plan a route through their state ending at the next state line their choosing.
If multiple clubs are in a state have them either split up the route choice. Or if one is in a different segment of the state have club who is closest to the start of the run start with the later finishing it.
Each state plan an event (trail run in their area that would be great for all ranges of vehicles)
You would have to submit a plan on the event as well as what attractions rides would be seeing as well as a list of hotels to stay along the way that meet a certain criteria.
Clubs would provide assistance along the way to TLCA members who needed help. Of course.
The TLCA board would have to decide what states we should travel through. I don't know if a route through all the states would be possible or desireable. But it would be worth looking into.
Any TLCA member could start and stop at any time.
I've got a ton of other ideas for this.
Example since I'm from South Carolina
Georgia Cruiser ended their segment at HWY 85 on the boarder.
We meet everyone at the state welcome center and drive 25 miles and have lunch at Ralph Hayes Toyota (who is our clubs sponsor) Then drive 25 more miles into Greenville for the night. We wake up the next day and travel down to the Gulches offroad park for the day spending the night there camping or staying in a local hotel in Laurens. Wake up the next morning and travel through Greenville SC stopping for lunch with the entire Upstate Cruiser Club and then drive on up to the SC/ NC line where the NC club would have a drive planned. I imagine a trip to URE and then on to Tellico throught the Blue Ridge parkway would be something they would plan.
If Florida had it to hand off to us maybe we would route it through Charleston, SC. In any event we could plan our own state.
What do you think?
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