Ged here....I have a Garmin 60 Csx and I think I know how to download tracks....the sooner I get them, the sooner I know if I know how....have done it a few times before....Bob's first tracks sent out some weeks ago seemed to work.

I am close to being prepared....whatever that means. As for cameras, I will have a point and shoot and maybe a GoPro....

What about the camp coffee/oatmeal plan? Bob is reportedly packing his kitchen and I could bring a stove and pot (for boiling water, oatmeal, and rattlesnake eggs)....but won't unless it is essential.

Toroweep apparently expects you to bring your own firewood....who has a trailer for their bike?

Temps seem cool still from my searches around the north canyon area....my current challenge is figuring out which jacket to wear: the only waterproof one is my Darien, but it can be hot when slogging through the sand whoops (I work up a sweat picking up my loaded bike in deep sand)....so I hope the forecast will be for no rain so I can use an enduro jacket instead. Such fashion challenges keep me awake nights.

Bob, I really appreciate your invite to meet you guys a day or so before Vegas, but I am jonesing to taste a bit of Utah around Tropic/Escalante for a few days at that time as I don't get down that way often....unless Fallon has nicer terrain. I plan on being in Vegas Wednesday evening so I have a day to sort my shit out and see what I can do that has to stay a Vegas secret.

I have Googled Vegas hotels/motels to death a month ago and didn't really come up with a definite place....so am eager to see what you guys decide. When you do, let me know so I can get a room Wednesday instead of Thursday.