Revised Flight Plan

As we'll be heading into the prevailing westerly air flow on the way to Alaska, it occurred to me that we might be better off taking the shortest possible route while at the same time buying the cheapest possible gas. To do this we need to stay in the USA as long as practical as gas is much more expensive once we cross into Canada. So with the help of AOPA flight planner and 100ll.com I worked on an alternative route for the first two days. The other consideration was to keep us over dry land as much as possible and avoid large lakes that needed to be crossed at low altitude. Why you might ask? I'd rather land on a road or a large field than in a big lake if for some reason that became necessary.