Small Change of route

I got news this week that my friend and riding partner Ed Skvor won't be able to join me on the first leg of my trip. The route was picked so he could visit his son in Kansas. He'd ride with me through to Oklahoma City. That leaves the opertunity to changre the route alittle. Tentitive change would take me on a southern route through Tucson Az, Cloudcroft NM, Carlsbad NM, Abilene Tx, Ennis Tx then Ft Smith Ar and Memphis Tn before heading south down the Mississippi. I've never been to Carlsbad Caverns so this is a good opertunity.