F’n cold!
I planned for cool night but this was brutal. This pushed me, my 40f bag, the 25f additional liner and all The warm clothes I had to the limit. It was 25f in camp last night when the forecast called … Continued
Bike’s packed up – ready to roll
The bike is all packed up, routes are in the GPS, maps printed out, oil checked (and drained a bit as I found it was a tad over filled), tires are set… And its f’n beautiful out. Bike has more … Continued
The Final route for my trip. I’ll probably improvise some stuff on the way, but this is the current plan. Not much has changed since the last post, but I’ve noted a number of backup known campsites in case places I am … Continued
Finished packing the majority of the gear as it will be for the trip. I moved around how stuff was going to be loaded, but not sure about it fully. Total weight is ~ 89lbs of gear including all the … Continued
Only a week till I head off on my trip. I took a spin on the bike around town to test out various mounting locations for the GoPro on the bike.  I am going to take another run mid week … Continued
Test run on the loaded bike
Yesterday I went to a friends house to finish doing some wiring and getting all the electrical bits sorted out on the bike for the ride. I took this chance to load up the bike with all the luggage and … Continued
More Trip Planning Updates
Route Planning: After some help finding a place to camp around Salida by my friend Dusten, I think I have all the camping spots planned out now (or camping areas at least).   There is a small chance that night I … Continued
The route so far.  I’ve chosen to not just short cut to Salida from Gunnison, but head up through independence pass.  I’ve been though there before, but would love to take it on a bike! Also I know I can … Continued
Trip Prep update
It’s focusing on the details that changes a trip from “successful” (or failure…) to “fun”… and I am an Eagle Scout… so this is just how it goes. Its the whole “Be Prepared” thing. The black art is doing all this on a … Continued
