You should be in the right path. That’s the number 1 priority. That’s good to know also be make sure yourself time to time, Am I in the right path? After that, you have to run so fast to complete the path and finish it. You can’t be hanging around and keep saying yourself “That’s good we are in the right path”
That was fine for a month ago or last year. Now, you know you have to move fast, iterate fast, before anyone figures out.
It is all about you. Being on the right highway for your SF to LA Trip is crucial. After that depends on you can ride with your bike, take a bus or drive. Or, you can totally use a different vehicles such as a plane and make this trip shorter.