I'm off!

The adventure begins! Heading south out of the big GJ on the tabeguache trail. Should be interesting seeing as I have no map for half of it and only turn by turn directions to get me there. Looks like the trip is also 80% uphill for about 175 miles. Ouch. Hopefully I will be in Telluride within 4 days. Look for the first update this weekend. Got the bike packed and of course I had to see how much extra weight I was packing. The scale at Ruby Canyon showed 45 pounds without water and 55 with 4.5 liters of H20. Not too bad considering the bike alone weighs close to 30 pounds. Got another 15-20 pounds on my back. Kinda worried about that load with my history of lower back pain but hopefully with the help of a complete bike fit from The Cycologist will help with that. Here goes nothin!