Originally Posted by ftnoob

burtonmadness, have you considered custom connection opportunities? In your case there should be more possibilities, given that you indicated you wouldn't mind burning a full award for this one way. (Of course you're likely to have a less desirable itinerary than you could snag with a one-way Freedom Award.) If you use the calendar to find city pairs with award seats available on the same day, post those here (or phone CS&S) to check flight-specific availability.