Dragging this back to the top of the pile...
The smart money seems to be running the northeast states on a weekend day, but what I'm not sure I've seen is the ideal time to get moving on this day specifically.
My ride planning does have day 6 as a Saturday, starting in NH, running up to ME to begin the receipt haul. In running southbound, hitting a total of ten states (NH, ME, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, DC, MD, ending in WV) my fear early in the run might be selecting locations that may NOT be up and running on a Saturday morning at...well, early (4am? 5am?)
So, for those that *did* a 48 (or 49) state run in the same direction, what time did YOU get rolling - and any issues with the first two or three stops not being open early enough for you??
It sure seems that a couple of these locations might not be operational at those kind of hours, then again, not so sure - and haven't full researched specific operating hours for locations I've chosen.