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General Discussion / Re: Summer nights: Why does it never get cold in the deserts of the Southwest?

« on: October 03, 2017, 09:48:43 am »

I once spent 5 weeks in the Mohave in July & August for military training. I can safely say it got cold every single night. I did not take my sleeping bag, as I was instructed to, but took 2 wool blankets and a poncho liner instead. I would fold each one in half, so 6 layers, and every single night I woke up freezing my tail off. It would not get cold enough to freeze water, but it would drop from a high of 118 to about 50 degrees by midnight.

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General Discussion / Re: equipment & route

« on: May 20, 2014, 04:51:25 pm »

Thanks for the Info. My planned route out of Seattle is hwy 20 to hwy 2 which I will follow
around Glacier instead of going thru the Park.
 

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General Discussion / equipment & route

« on: May 20, 2014, 01:08:00 pm »

I will be retiring in a few years, and I'm planning on riding around the US in one trip. I have been researching this for several years. So two questions. Would a sleeping bag rated to 15-20 degrees be sufficient for winter temperatures across AZ and NM and late spring temperatures in WA, ID, & MT? Also, I plan on starting the NT by May 31st in Seattle: is this too early or too late?

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General Discussion / Titles

« on: October 12, 2013, 07:31:51 am »

I'm new to Adventure Cycling. I noticed that responders have titles such as; "Day Tripper", "World Traveler", etc. What do these titles mean? How are they earned? Who awards them?