Originally Posted by cycle_maven

Isn't three weeks for that trip about 100 miles/day? Pretty hard mileage, but do-able. Especially for some young dudes. By the end you'll be pounding out century-and-a-half days.

My advice: Take plenty of water and a credit card. Ignore the look of fear on the faces of the cashiers at all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants- they just never have seen anyone that skinny consume 6000 calories in a sitting.