Kelly and others, just so you don't think I've went to sleep on this, I did go through the initial route.  It looks amazing!  One of my bucket list items, is to ride the Forrest Gump "I'm pretty tired, I think I'll go home now" highway scene. Going over the route, I was plum tickled that it was included in day 8!  I will continue to look at the options, between the farm and b-ball coaching duties that my winters are made of.