This is a daily journal recorded from a crappy mobile keyboard with autocorrect by someone with big fingers often at the end of a long ride. Be warned it will be somewhat fragmented and have misspellings until such time I can get to a laptop.
Ready to go
Traveled to Buffalo today, we left about 9:15am. Drove straight to CHIPOTLE for lunch. Sandy, Josh, Jaina and I spent a few hours in Cabelas and then visited Niagara Falls briefly. Nope, we couldn’t cross over to Canada.(Kid documentation probs) We all enjoyed a wonderful dinner at The Cheesecake Factory(Sandy finally picked a winner!) despite…
All packed up
Bike 40.4 lbs Front bags & handle bar bags 24.5 lbs Rear panniers 32.8 lbs Overpacked. Most Likely!
Almost Time
A week to go. I can’t believe it’s almost time to start my journey. After being postponed for a family emergency, (Thanks Dave) It all worked out because I got a little more time to obsess and collect gear. I’m such an overthinker/planner/packer and I know I’ve probably caused a few rolling eyes in my…
Test run
Went on a little almost full gear/weight overnight test run to Styshs Campground. The stove, tent, mattress all worked well, the bike is heavy can’t wait to weigh it all. I camped near the Black River next to Chris, Tina, and Kylee. Other campers nearby warned of a bear, dunno how accurate that was but…