The Route
The route that I'll be riding is the Adventure Cycling Association's Southern Tier.
I bought the map set for the route. It has 7 maps, each with 4-500 miles of the route on it.
I figured for my first long distance bicycle touring adventure, I didn't really want to deal with trying to camp/ride on snow covered and frozen ground, which is why I will be starting from Florida, and not from my house in New Jersey.