ROUTES
Google Maps suggested route: http://goo.gl/maps/WhU5s - St. Louis / Kansas City / Lincoln, NE / Cheyenne / Ogden, UT / Boise, ID / Pendleton, OR / Portland / Corvallis. 2679 miles, 39 hours
OPTIONS
Via Denver instead of Nebraska
Atlanta to Cheyenne via Nebraska: 1437 miles, 20:49 hours
Atlanta to Cheyenne via Denver: 1513, 22:06 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/ycKEX]
Difference: 76 miles, about 2 hours
SEGMENTS
Day 1: Atlanta to Belleville: 843 miles, 8:02 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/GzeIw]
Day 2: Belleville to York, NE: 510 miles, 7:44 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/2TF9n]
Day 3: York, NE to Rawlins, WY: 545 miles, 7:41 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/fLnmf]
Day 4: Rawlins, WY to Boise, ID: 592 miles, 8:13 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/veiJN]
Day 5: Boise, ID to Corvallis: 512 miles, 7:54 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/83HWX]
OPTION 1: Via Kansas instead of Nebraska (adds 76 miles, or about 2 hours)
Day 2: Belleville to Hays, KS: 532miles, 7:45 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/EHLCi]
Day 3: Hays, KS to Rawlins, WY: 576 miles, 824 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/xRdTm]
OPTION 2: Different routes through Oregon (on Day 5)
1: Via I-84 through Portland: 512 miles, 7:54 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/83HWX]
2: Via Hwy 20 through Bend: 445 miles, 8:07 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/JBIFW]
3: Via US 26 through John Day: 449 miles, 8:46 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/0IaXn]
DISTANCES FOR REFERENCE
Hays, KS to Denver, CO: 341 miles, 4:51 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/IqWXr]
Belleville, IL to Denver CO: 870 miles, 12:21 hours [http://goo.gl/maps/rj291]
MOTELS
York, NE: [http://goo.gl/maps/4zhlv] [Trip Advisor]
Rawlins, WY: [http://goo.gl/maps/tQ8dR] [Trip Advisor]
Boise, ID: [http://goo.gl/maps/O41x0] [Trip Advisor]