2012 Torches Across America ride route, dates, departure times and destinations

                                      September 4, 2012 thru September 12, 2012



Dates Time                               Departs                                                 Destination

9/4, 8:00am, VFW Post 5477, Imperial, Beach, CA, to our host VFW Post 10386 Kingman, AZ, 6:30pm.

9/5, 7:00am, Travel Lodge, Kingman, AZ, to our host American Legion Post 13, Albuquerque, NM, 6:30pm.

9/6, 7:00am, Western Star Inn, Albuquerque, NM, to a barbeque in Tucumcari, NM, with Paul Elam and his family around noon then to the Big Texan Restaurant, Amarillo, TX whenever we get there because it is a free night.

9/7, 7:00am, Red Roof Inn, Amarillo, TX, and at the Oklahoma State Line and be escorted by our host Oklahoma Southern Cruisers Riding Club to Tulsa, OK.

9/8, 7:00am, Econo Lodge, OK, meet with riders at exit 256 off HWY, I - 44 in Pacific, MO, at the BP Station 3:00pm. Leave at 3:30pm and meet Illinois riders at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on the Illinois side then ride into Troy, IL, VFW Post 976, 4:30pm.

9/9, 6-7am, breakfast by VFW Post 976, Ladies Auxiliary then ride to VFW Post 2901 Cambridge, OH, 6:30pm.

9/10, 7:00am South Gate Hotel, Cambridge, OH to Jersey City, NJ , free night in New York, City, NY.

9/11, 7:30am The Holland Hotel, Jersey City, NJ and attend 9/11 Memorial Service in Jersey City, NJ, at 8:46am. Escorted ride to Liberty State Park by Hoboken, M.C. to see new 9/11 Memorial then escorted ride back to Hoboken, M.C. Club House. Free time in New York City, NY, then ride to Allentown, PA.

9/12, 7:00am, Howard Johnson Inn & Suits, PA to Flight 93 National Memorial and Flight 93 Chapel, Shanksville, PA.