Is that excessive? It looks like it's taking the most direct route it can. First goes west to NY, then goes south to DC, south again to Atlanta, and then makes

Is that excessive? It looks like it's taking the most direct route it can. First goes west to NY, then goes south to DC, south again to Atlanta, and then makes a series of westward hops to Houston, El Paso, Phoenix, and San Diego. And I'm guessing the hops within London and San Diego would be something like a router for local traffic, a router for regional traffic, and a router for international/interstate traffic.