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Old 05-13-08 | 09:58 AM
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My next adventure

My leave date is scheduled for Friday.
My route takes me from Phoenix to Salt Lake city to Wyoming to Rocky Mt. Park. in CO
I am taking just under 90 days.


You can see the voyage here at the blog
bahnvoyage.blogspot.com
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Old 05-13-08 | 10:38 AM
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Bikes: Bianchi Road Bike & Gary Fisher Mountain Bike

Good luck with the trip.
I have a 42 day tour planned to start in july....but now you have me jealous at your 90 day effort.


I had a look at your blog but couldn't find anything.......maybe I was missing something?
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Old 05-13-08 | 10:59 AM
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I am doing text/email to blog.
I am not sure how bikeforums works.
I put a post up to address nothing there.
Good luck with your 42.
Really hard to plan so far in advance.


climate desert to 10,000 feet
80s to 40s

bags
hiking backback 3lbs
2 paniners 4 lbs
food bag
two water stuff bags
tent bag
handle bar bag
4 plastic shopping bags

equipment

first aid kit 7 ounces
orange plastic strip roll
head lamp with no batteries
5 AAAs
3 water tablets
water filter
2 3 litre water bladders
6 litre bladder
pocket kife
shovel saw survival knife
compass
one quart tuperware dish with lid
camp soap
one half towel
4 oz insect replaint
6 oz sun tan lotion
2oz lip balm
sm duct tape roll
maps 6
lighter
waterproof matches
6 bungie chords
nylon rope 10 feet
2 caribeeners


Personal
envolpes 2
paper
mechinical pencil
camera
2 double recharable AA
sdhc 4gig card
battery charger
blackberry and charger
book
Plastic cards 3
glasses and glasses case with mirror


tolietries
Deoderant 2 oz
flosss
toothpaste 3oz
sawed off toothbrush
a dozen asprin
tp sheets


clothes
rain pants
zip pants
rain jacket
wide brimmed hat
base layer pants
reflective vest
2 cycling shorts
2 wic shirts
1 sweater
1 long sleeved shirt
1 Balaclava
1 pair of wool socks
2 base layer socks
one pair of water restiant gloves
one pair sandals bike
one pair hiking shoes




bike parts
bike light one front two back
sepdometer
pump
chain tool
allen wrenches
fr4 freewheel sprocket
chain whip
adjustable wrench
needle nose plires and wire cutters
brake cable
rear derailer cable
2 spokes
spoke wrench
patch kit
2 tubes and trailer tube
2 levers
philips and flat head driver
zip ties





Shelter
Tent 4lbs
sleeping bag and air matress 4lbs
Tarp 1lb




A list I have been working over.

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Old 06-05-08 | 11:41 AM
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the blog has some content.

Bump!


Tour is going ok bike needs some help here in Kanab UT.
Tore through all my tubes. And forgot the luibe.

It just snowed north of me.

Happy Touring
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