Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
Ohh ya.. it's so easy to ignore them - why didn't I think of that? </sarc>
Ooh! They must have money to leave you
Honestly, I've been doing stuff on my own for so long now that it's expected. Nobody worrys when I go off on an adventure. My wife knows that nothing will happen (and nothing happening to you out in the world is far more likely than the alternative) and she doesn't worry. I don't carry a cell phone but I do carry a calling card and I write letters home. That's actually the best way of keeping track of your trip: write a letter home to someone everyday. You don't have to mail it everyday but write one anyway. It keeps the day's events fresh in your mind.
As for the other stuff that your family will worry about, well, let them worry about it. Honestly, you have more of a chance of being killed by a car, murdered, mugged or otherwise damaged close to home than out in the middle of nowhere. People are generally good no matter where you go and, considering that you are travelling via a mode that they don't normally run across, they will be curious about you. They will think that you are touched in the head, but they will be curious nevertheless.
Go. Enjoy. And perpare to have your family not understand when you get back either. Most people just don't get it. They never will.