T Minus one day and counting...

One more day to go. Today was a whirlwind at work. We were short one guy so the rest of us were pretty busy most of the day. The last two hours kind of drug but that's behind me now. I have to work tomorrow while my brother and Jason head this way from Texas. They should get here around the time I get home from work tomorrow and then Sunday morning we all head out.

I went to Barnes & Noble today and bought some maps of the regions we will be visiting. I like to carry maps so I know where I am. After all, that's what the little window on the tank bag is for. CAUTION!!! - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO READ MAP ON TANK BAG WHILE RIDING - CAUTION!!! It is there to reference while stopped.

I was going to take my CamelbaK but with the limited range of the other bikes I think we will be stopping often enough to keep hydrated. I don't think they can do the three hour, 200+ mile non stop runs I do when riding alone. Besides we will be stopping to smell the roses (and take pictures) so I don't think I'll die of thirst.

I'm all packed and ready to go. I know it's a day early but having to work tomorrow I don't want to be packing when my brother gets here. I want to have it done and out of the way so... it's done.

I think we decided to head west first instead of north because Jason is going to have to leave after a couple of days and if we go north first we will just be getting to the good stuff when he has to leave. That would be no fun for him so we will head west first and then north. The plan for the first day is roughly like this:

MAP

We'll see how close we stay. Normally a 363 mile day after a 700+ mile day would be pretty easy but this route is pretty technical in spots. The good part is we can change our mind and bolt over to the highway at several different points.

I haven't heard from my brother so I don't know if he got everything done or will be leaving on time. I guess I'll find out tomorrow. He had a lot to do yet as of yesterday. You can link to his blog under "This is where I hang out" and check him out if you want to.

I'm off to watch the end of the Ranger game and get some sleep.