I’m all packed and ready to go – I think. Even though I’m only going for a three day ride I packed as if this is the “big” ride. My gear weighs in at about 45 pounds!! I am going to try to get it down to 40 but we’ll see. 
I am only planning on taking my cell phone so I wanted to see if I can post to the blog from the phone.
Tomorrow I catch the train at 8:00 am in Van Nuys for the 5 hour trip to SLO. Then Thursday I ride to Lompoc, Friday to Carpinteria, Saturday back home. More from the road!
45 pounds?? That’s quite a few t-shirts and bike shorts! No, I suppose a lot of that is tools and spare parts? Have a great trip from SLO Mike!
It includes my rain gear, a cold weather layer for the mountains in NM, tools, all of my camping gear, etc. it adds up in a hurry. I’m going to try to pare it down to 40 lbs for the real trip.