Leg 1

So Athens to St. Louis (if that's the route I take) is listed below it's pretty straight forward about 8 hours worth of drive time.

1.	Start out going southeast on W Union Sttoward S High St. Zoom to this Step	0.07 mi
	2.	Turn sharp left onto S High St. ·         If you reach Richland Ave you've gone a little too far	0.3 mi
	3.	Turn left onto W Carpenter St/OH-550. Continue to follow OH-550 E.	2.5 mi
	4.	Merge onto US-33 W via the ramp on the left. ·         If you are on OH-550 E and reach OH-550 Wyou've gone about 0.1 miles too far	11.1 mi
	5.	Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Buckeye Rd.	0.4 mi
	6.	Buckeye Rd becomes Dorr Run Rd.	0.4 mi
	7.	Merge onto US-33 W via the ramp on theleft toward Logan. ·         If you reach the end of Dorr Run Rd you've gone about 1.3 miles too far	53.9 mi
	8.	Merge onto I-70 W.	5.7 mi
	9.	Keep right to take I-70 W toward Dayton(Crossing into Indiana).	174.7 mi
	10.	Merge onto I-70 W via EXIT 110B towardSt. Louis (Crossing into Illinois).	144.2 mi
	11.	Keep right to take I-70 W toward St Louis.	76.9 mi
	12.	Keep left to take I-70 W toward St Louis(Crossing into Missouri).	20.1 mi
	13.	Take the I-70 W exit toward Memorial Dr/Kansas City.	0.3 mi
	14.	Take the Memorial Dr exit toward Arch-Riverfront/Convention Ctr.	0.06 mi
	15.	Turn slight left onto S Memorial Dr.	0.2 mi
	16.	Turn left onto Market St. ·         Market St is just past Walnut St ·         Angelo's Taverna is on the corner ·         If you are on N Memorial Dr and reach Chestnut St you've gone a little too far	0.7 mi
	17.	Welcome to ST LOUIS, MO. ·         Your destination is just past S Tucker Blvd ·         If you reach N 13th St you've gone a little too far

So don’t stalk me.

Mapquest guesstimation for this leg of the trip is $71 in Gas and about $50 for a hotel.  I think I’ll proabably drive a tad bit further and find a cheaper hotel (being outside of St. Louis).

Here’s my first ten songs in the playlist for this leg.

1.      Going to California – Led Zepplin 3:56  Not a huge Zepplin fan but seriously I mean what other song could it be?

2.       Hit the Road Jack – Ray Stevens 2:19

3.      Ramblin Man – The Allman Brothers  4:43 I completely expect to have this song on every leg of the trip.

4.      That’s My Job – Conway Twitty 3:13 Be driving by home at about this point and well it’s always nice to know there is a safety net.  Even if you won’t need it.

5.      Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson 3:56

6.      Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd 9:02 Cause it’s so long, it’s so good, and it fits.

7.      Turn the Page – Metallica 5:49 Well gotta buck the Country Southern rock trend blossoming.

8.      It’s my Life – Bon Jovi 4:27 It’s now or never.

9.      Be Like That – 3 Doors Down 3:59

1   Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Honorable Mentions

1.      The Climb – Miley Cyrus I know right?

2.      Loose Yourself – Eminem

3.      Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

4.      Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson 

  

  With some of the reading I have found it has said to plan plan plan.  They also say to allow for some fun stops and though I've driven by the Arch a few times I've never been inside so that's a possibility.  Also looking up one of those weird maps for like the worlds largest ball of yarn type deals.  But still any suggestions I'd be happy to take a look at.