Every year Asbury traversed a large area, mostly on horseback.
The district is a deltaic tract, bordering south on the sea and traversed by many tidal creeks.
The last 200 miles of the bus ride traversed the first three days of the bike tour route after which the tour would turn north and enter the really tough mountain portions of the trek.
A little north of the centre the state is traversed from northwest to south-east by the extensive forest known as the " Big Woods," in which also oak occurs most frequently.
The state is traversed for about 40 m.
