Preparation

After changing jobs, I had the opportunity to take 3 months off, so very, very quickly decided to do the TransAmTrail - a 4800 mile offroad motorbike trail ride across America, from Tennessee to Oregon.
I've spent the last 3 weeks, ordering the maps, sorting out the routing, booking flights, and gathering the various bits of kit that I need.

I'm booked on a flight to Phoenix, Arizona on the 7th August, and intend to fly back on the 13th Sept - so that gives me about 6 weeks.