Well thank you all for your advice, I think I may just fly to Sacramento and start heading south from there. However, I thought I migth throw in that I am no stranger to cold weather touring. Here are some pictures of my recent tour in Tibet. Beijing to New Delhi via Tibet and Nepal actually. These pictures are from May. Read more here:http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/p...=Pf#pic_922014