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Go for the big one
The Panama Canal
Except even Kneebone said
That bonus is not possible
Next one up in points
Is New Brunswick
But to get that far Northeast
You'd need jet propelled magic
Key West, Florida
Now that's do-able
A mere 2400 each way
If one can avoid traffic trouble
But what about Dawson?
The Yukon's wide open
Wait, that distance is huge
A border delay and you miss the check-in
And what of the West Coast?
Some bonuses are pretty big
Lighthouses to photograph everywhere
And the Coronado Lifeguard Tower's no twig
Wyoming also has its fair share
If you get there before dark
Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs
Are a mere zip through the park
And if you can manage there's
Fontana Dam, North Carolina
Also spots in Illinois, Montana, Idaho
Utah, Nevada, and Arizona
Leg 1 is brimming
With so many possibilities
Each rider has made their choices
With carefully plotted strategies
But one sentence continually looms
In the back of all their minds
Miss the checkpoint and it's over
That fear sends chills up their spines!
-- Judy Kaplan
(c) 2005 Iron Butt Association
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