From your other thread:

"My general plan is to to an Amtrak from Chicago to Flagstaff, AZ. I'll take the Grand Canyon Connector North to the Western Express, take that East to the Great Divide, take that North to the Northern Tier,"

So you're planning to ride the GD all the way from Salida, CO to Columbia Falls, MT, which would include climbing the famed Fleecer Ridge unless you detour, carrying all that stuff or a load relatively close to it, on a Surly LHT with low riders?