In the original determination for choosing the roadpath route, the requirements were simple: (1) The roadpath must be a hard surface road; (2) The roadpath must be contiguous across the entire route, (3) The roadpath must not be an Interstate Highway (or any highway which would exclude bicycles) and (4) The roadpath route, in describing the "Northern" and/or "Northernmost" Highways, has as a definition, those highways which remain within the United States nearest to the USA/CAN border without crossing into Canada.

This contiguous roadpath traverses a distance of 4,872 miles, with the western terminus end at the Cape Flattery Trailhead in Neah Bay, Washington, a foot path to the northern most lighthouse in Washington and the eastern terminus end at the West Quoddy Head where a lighthouse of the same name is located and this point is the easternmost point in the United States.

This is a brand new National Scenic Byway, one which has its origin found within my personal desire to travel (as a recreational passage) across the top of the United States. In the fall of 2025, I left the west coast of Washington state headed eastbound on this roadpath with the desire to drive and document the route, recording the specific highways traveled, as well as locations for camping and/or overnighting. I was only able to drive to the state of Minnesota before the temperatures plummeted to near freeze at night, causing me to turn right and drive south to a warmer region (south Texas) for the winter.

Then, in the middle of February 2026, with the temperatures in south Texas soaring into the eighties, I departed my winter hiatus to begin my northbound Journey On™ through North America, traveling east by northeast through the Interior Lowlands Region, then into the Appalachian Mountains Region where I turned northeast into and through New England to the eastern terminus of this new National Scenic Byway, is the easternmost point in the lower 48 states, a coastal lighthouse know as West Quoddy Head Lighthouse located not far from the town of Lubec, Maine, from whence I will begin the logistical eastbound drive of the North Tier Route.

on the Connecticut River at Maine Street, Stewartstown, NH

near the Megalloway River

Upon entering from the state of Maine, I continued driving southwest to Errol on SH 16 and leaving Errol, New Hampshire on SH 26, immediately I realized that the drive across this state was primarily one climb up to the pass through Dixville Notch and then down to the other side of this range of the White Mountains. Too, is was the end of a long day of driving through the lasts section of the state of Main which was just before sunset. So, I decided to drive over Dixville Notch filing a video up and over the notch.

Arriving at the notch after less than ten minutes of filming, I continued the video until going completely through the notch. Then, I reset my camera and filed the entire drive down from the notch. Both of the videos were successful and I published them soon afterwards, I believe I did so when I took two days off near Newport, Vermont.

After driving down from the notch, there was a choice of roadpaths to make between US 3 and SH 145. I am glad that I choose US 3 because I found a very nice state rest stop on the right just north of Colebrook, New Hampshire that had not only a free place to park but also portable toilets on site.

The next morning, after sleeping in late, I then start the jammer, drive the rest of the way up US 3 and then drive across the Connecticut River into Canaan, Vermont to begin my drive on New Hampshire SH 114.