Hi Andy:

Do you have any limitations as to dates you can fly, where you can fly, or in budget?

-Westy

Edit: Poking around a bit, I'd probably do something like find the cheapest round-trip via ORD, where the 500-mile minimums would give you at least 2,450 miles, then add that to a round-trip to the coast. Shouldn't cost more than $500.