tbm700 wrote:

I would like to do VFR coast to coast cross country in my C172. The
starting point will be in caldwell(CDW), New Jersey and will end my
journey at Hayward Executive(HWD), California. Does anyone has any
experience or route suggestion?

You might want to read "Flight of Passage", by Rinker Buck. Not that you would
want to follow his route exactly, but there might be a few pointers for you in
there. In any case, it's a decent read.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.