Since the sun and heat are/could be a problem..How about you rent one of those NEW 3 wheel motor cycles ...or mabe a
horse and buggy for your trip..it would be a slow trip if you wanted it to be and you can ride at night.....if people could only read my mind/thoughts I'm sure all would be laughing..Billy on a bike, quilts flying in the breeze,little flashlights swinging all about and his wife carry a cast iron pan and and helling "if YOU fall,Im gonna hit ya with my Pam"
LOL