Monday September 1, 2025 – Day 20 of the adventure road trip and time to head home to Franklin NC. Was packed and out the door at 8 am central… going to lose a hour heading to eastern time zone. Planned to break up the ride home with a stop at campground in southern Indiana.
After about 3 or 4 hours on the road it was decided to just bite the bullet and drive all the way home… I was in zone and really did not need another night of camping…
Ende up being a 12 hours drive (with stops). Rolled into Franklin at 9pm in the dark, rain and fog. Always weird to drive in the dark the first time in fall, right?
And with that the adventure is over…. here are some details
- 2412 total driving miles
- visited 7 states
- drove through 9 states
- rode rail / canal trails in 6 states
- 166 miles on the bike
- 2 national parks visited
- 0 – number of Buc-ee’s visited
Next adventure – 11 days on the Appalachian trial starting September 9
Adventures of an AT Section hiker "Mapless" 
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