Archie O'Strien's Rose Bowl Pilgrimage To Take Him Through 10 U.S. States

I depart Philadelphia, PA (1) on Dec. 21 via Amtrak train (much to the envy of my colleague Frank Bahl), which will take me through WV (2), OH (3), IN (4) and arrive in Chicago, IL (5) on Dec. 22. Later, on Dec. 28, I will drive to Waterloo, IL and then depart St. Louis, MO (6) via plane on Dec. 29. After layovers in Denver, CO (7), and Salt Lake City, UT (8), I will arrive in Las Vegas, NV (9) around noon, local time, on Dec. 29. On the afternoon of Dec. 30, I will car pool to Pasadena, CA (10) where the Rose Bowl festivities will begin.