{"id":13010,"date":"2026-06-29T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=13010"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:43:29","slug":"new-challenge-the-longest-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/new-challenge-the-longest-line\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW CHALLENGE: The Longest Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?w=1672&amp;ssl=1 1672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?resize=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/longest_line_hero_1.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the longest perfectly straight line you could walk across a U.S. state without ever crossing a road?<\/p>\n<p>I mapped it for <del>8<\/del> 12 states. The rules: every road counts (paved, gravel, dirt, forest, 4WD), and the line has to stay on public land the whole way, end to end. The answers:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Miles<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Alaska<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">531mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">California<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">159mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Washington<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">107mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Idaho<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">99mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Montana<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">98mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Utah<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">75mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Florida<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">72mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Arizona<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">56mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Colorado<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">56mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Nevada<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">50mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Oregon<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">49mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">New Mexico<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">49mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Now a <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/the-longest-line\/\">standing challenge<\/a>: follow the line. End to end, single push, human power only. 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