the route out.... best laid plans?

we can't wait to get going and have been planning the routes for the last couple of weekends. who knew it could get so involved. timing everything... miles to go with days to get there, time zones, where to stay, and is there anywhere to stay when we need to stop, etc.....
we decided to camp out of the back of the truck, well, sleep there, and have found flying j truck stops and campgrounds along the way at convenient stopping points. they all have wireless internet, too, so we can update the blog along the way with our stories and pictures.
we're taking a northern route; GA-TN-KY-IL then we'll hook up with I-70 in St. Louis and stay on that thru MO, KS and CO. nothing too exciting til we get here and veer off the highway just after Denver. state hwy 40 is what'll take us over The Rocky Mountains and into Steamboat Springs and then out of CO and into UT where we'll camp at the Dinosaurland KOA. it's about 30 mi over the state line near the Dinosaur National Monument.
the next morning we'll catch I-80 in Salt Lake City and right into NV. we'll probably pull into the Flying J in Winnemucca for the night. Too bad the Blue Moon Lodge isn't open.
(wink, wink - Tales of the City reference to a house of ill repute) it doesn't really exist but it is quite a fun thought.
anyway, if we feel really strong, we may just go another 50 mi to the Rye Patch Dam. there's a state park with camping there. we'll see.
when we wake up Monday morning, we'll only have 280 mi to go, or 230 if we went to Rye Patch. after Reno comes the Donner Pass and then we pull into Lake Francis RV Resort in Dobbins, CA
Then the 2nd leg of the adventure, the real heart of the whole trip, begins. The Pony Express Ride 2007!