... yes, I'm definitely starting end of June....
And then people mention bears.. What? Which kind?....
So I am hoping to get some help and solutions once i start.
Great approach.
Get on the road - that will alleviate a lot of anxiety about the unknown. Relish the freedom of solo travel. You'll find lots of fellow solo travellers along the way. Enjoy the opportunity to set your own pace without need to prove your fitness to anyone else. Too many trips end early when excited, overloaded groups push too hard and don't allow for recovery of everyone in the group. That also leads to bad group dynamics with frustrated, physically endowed riders feeling like they are held back, and frustrated, less aerobically inclined riders hating every hill.
Even when hoteling it, I usually carry a
small bivuoac sack - just in case I need to sleep outside, and need an extra 10 deg. F of comfort and/or to keep the bugs off.
If you're not sleeping outside at night and not doing a lot of riding after dark, -
no worries about bears and other critters on this route. They are not as silly as we, and usually are not overactive during the day. (
Only mad dogs and Englishmen....) As you might have noted from other threads, if you do sleep outside in bear country, don't sleep with your food.
Have fun. Sounds like a great trip.
