Melanie....sorry that I am just getting to your post. I could have drawn the map free hand but I have a thing about maps being as acurate as possible. So I did trace it using a big old map that I had on hand. As for your measurements I used accurate mileage from one city to another. So basically if Richmond is 65 miles from Farmville and we have cummulatively run 65 or more miles then I just draw a line from home to that city. Then we just go a northern route to capital cities. I would imagine it would take some time to go across the US in a straight path so you may need to get the exact mileage for that (about 3,000 mi. correct?) and then my guess is that you would figure about how many miles your kids can do in a week and then calculate from that. I am no math genius...so check that with your math expert. Hope that helps.

What did you use to help draw the big map? Or did you trace it?

Thanks for all you do all the time at PECES. This is great! I love your bulletin board.