Gear, Routes, and Weather Update
I have the gear all packed up now, and the backpack straps fitted. I also have a canvas handle bag going with me, to carry the thermal sleeping bag, rain gear, personals and claw hammer...to be held in place at the bottom of the pack with my old belt. Necessity is the mother of invention! All that's left is charging the batteries on everything (in progress) and making sure I pack up the some of the powdered gatorade in single servings.
I saw Amanda today and gave her my fund-raising efforts. Combined with the generous donation from Mr. J.Adam, I was able to give $1770 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This makes me incredibly happy. In-cred-i-bly. :)
Tomorrow, RJ and I are driving around different places to make sure we both know where we're meeting up at the end of Sunday's stretch, and to make sure he knows all the emergency pick-up points. Dad and Mom drove out on Sunday through Holyoke, Northampton, and Hadley, so that Dad knows where to pick me up when he and Nat shuffle me across the river; they also explored where I'm going to be dropped off too, and there is the promise of a sidetrip for a little special snack before I'm dropped off. You may call that cheating, but Dad would have it no other way. :)
And, the updated weather report is as follows:
Friday: AM Showers, Afternoon sun, High 78, Low 53, chance of precipitation 10-30%
Saturday: AM Clouds, PM Showers, High 73, Low 53, chance of precipitation 20-60%
Sunday: Few Showers in the day, Cloudy at night, High 58, Low 41, chance of precipitation 10-30%
....so Friday looks to be the best day, Saturday night I'll need to rain gear around me (maybe construct a little shelter, its possible), and I'll have to bundle up Sunday (until I break a sweat). Need to go buy a few more pairs of hiking-boot socks...and some additional minutes for the phone.
By the way...does anyone here want a copy of contact information and/or my route and emergency pick-ups, just in case?
I saw Amanda today and gave her my fund-raising efforts. Combined with the generous donation from Mr. J.Adam, I was able to give $1770 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This makes me incredibly happy. In-cred-i-bly. :)
Tomorrow, RJ and I are driving around different places to make sure we both know where we're meeting up at the end of Sunday's stretch, and to make sure he knows all the emergency pick-up points. Dad and Mom drove out on Sunday through Holyoke, Northampton, and Hadley, so that Dad knows where to pick me up when he and Nat shuffle me across the river; they also explored where I'm going to be dropped off too, and there is the promise of a sidetrip for a little special snack before I'm dropped off. You may call that cheating, but Dad would have it no other way. :)
And, the updated weather report is as follows:
Friday: AM Showers, Afternoon sun, High 78, Low 53, chance of precipitation 10-30%
Saturday: AM Clouds, PM Showers, High 73, Low 53, chance of precipitation 20-60%
Sunday: Few Showers in the day, Cloudy at night, High 58, Low 41, chance of precipitation 10-30%
....so Friday looks to be the best day, Saturday night I'll need to rain gear around me (maybe construct a little shelter, its possible), and I'll have to bundle up Sunday (until I break a sweat). Need to go buy a few more pairs of hiking-boot socks...and some additional minutes for the phone.
By the way...does anyone here want a copy of contact information and/or my route and emergency pick-ups, just in case?