Lincoln, Nebraska here. Right in the middle of the U.S. It seems to me that those of us with long interesting rides could meet in an agreed-upon place somewhere between locations.

Of course, if two or more TE'ers are really close, they could ride together for a while to pass IT off to the next one(s).

The passing of the object/thing/baton/torch should, of course, be photographed for posterity - or something.

I'm really getting excited about this. I DO hope we can work out the nitty-gritty details.