On Thursday (8/19) I confirmed with the storage place in Vegas that they had a unit they would hold for me. I told them I’d be there the following Thursday (8/26). Then I checked out how many frequent flier miles it would take for a one way ticket from Vegas to Atlanta. Believe it or not; it takes more miles to fly one way than round trip. I found a flight that gets me back to Atlanta on Saturday evening (Sunday to rest) with a return to Vegas on July 1st, 2011 (seems like a good time to head into the Sierras and Tetons – most of the snow should be gone). I booked the trip. Delta gave me the option to hold the reservations until Saturday (8/21). I decided to do that. I gave me a couple days to “chicken out” without losing the miles.
I just had the 12,000 mile service done on the tiger and a new back tire put on. It was ready for the trip. The only thing I needed was new water proof hiking boots. I stopped at Dicks on the way home and picked up a pair of Timberlands.
I ‘m a little concerned about how little planning and prep I’m doing for this trip. I spent hours getting ready for the cross countries I did in 2007 and 2008. I had my route all planned out for those trips, listing each stop and the mileage on spread sheets. I made reservations at camp sites and hotels in advance. Those trips didn’t always go according to plan, but I had a good idea from the start where I’d be and when; not this time. This time I had a goal, a date to reach it by, and not much else. In effect I was making the longest ride to an airport I ever made.
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