I was up early at 4 am, I was thinking most about this 1st day and where I’ll end up compared to my plan of Albion, was 60 miles too ambitious on the first day with all this weight? I finally started about 9:30 am after a single intense 10 out of 10 WHOOO at…
What you are about to read
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…