Since the last post, I've continued riding and running regularly. I loaded all my gear last week and have been cycling fully loaded since. My plan is pretty much the same as described earlier except that I think Susi will drive me to Muscatine to start the ride. We drove about half of the Altoona - Muscatine route a few weeks ago and I decided with half a dozen RAGBRAIs behind me, I've pretty much seen what Iowa has to offer the touring cyclist. We also found out our daughter will be gone the week I was expecting to arrive in Ft. Collins so I'm looking at starting up to one week later than I had originally planned. I'll watch the weather and leave sometime between Monday May 14 and Monday May 21. A May 21 departure should get me to Ft. Collins around June 2 if I slow down a bit. I'd rather travel a little slower than push harder anyway. I had planned to average 60 miles a day but will try to slow down to 55 miles per day and maybe take an extra day off or two. I also upgraded my cell phone to a smart phone. (Thanks to RJ from last fall's Southern Tier ride for showing me how valuable the smart phone features can be when out on the road). I'm still planning to take my laptop but will be using the smart phone camera instead of packing a separate one.
A simplified map of my planned route to Ft. Collins is shown below.
View 2012 Iowa-Colorado Route in a larger map
I'll post again just before I leave then every day or two during the trip.
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