Assuming everything goes as planned, I begin my trip tomorrow! While some people may be joining me for parts of the trip, I ended up being the only person who plans to do the whole route. Tomorrow, I'll be getting a ride to Dewey Beach, Delaware where I will begin the trek. Most of the route I plan to follow will be on or near US route 50, and so far the weather for the near future looks decent.

So, what gear have I decided to bring with me? Here most of it is:



I will be bringing along my laptop and charger to keep in touch (I downloaded a bunch of ebooks as well), a light sleeping bag, a backpacking tent, a ground tarp, a water purifier, 2 water bottles for my bicycle, a backpack with a water bladder in it on my back, a reserve 2 liter water bladder, a tire pump, a spare tire and six spare inner tubes, a first aid kit and toiletries, sunglasses, a headlamp, a small LED light, a lighter, a bicycle tube patch kit, a hex wrench and tire levers, my multi-tool, chain lubricant, sunscreen, bicycle lock, duct tape, rechargeable batteries and the charger, my cell phone and its charger, my digital camera and the upload cable, flip flops, a pocket knife, an emergency poncho, 3 short and 1 long sleeve shirt, 1 set of biking shorts and 1 set of biking pants, 2 light shorts and one heavy shorts pair, swim trunks, 3 sets of synthetic socks, 3 pairs of synthetic underwear and a camp towel.

Other than adding one or two things, that is about all I will be using for the next few months. I need to be back in Morgantown for the next school year in almost exactly 100 days. My next update will hopefully come from Delaware!