Natchez Trace Tour Update

It's less than sixty days to start; a few changes were made to the initial itinerary based on feedback from crazyguyonabike.com listing. The first change is the end point will be Baton Rouge, then take the LASWIFT bus from BR to NOLA which is a bike friendly bus. This will shorten the trip by 2 days, so a total of 7 riding days. The other change is we will be starting on March 16th and arriving 22nd. Currently the top of priority on the list is to better prepare for rainy and cool weather, so purchasing a rain suite, waterproof cycle booties and gloves are taking precedence over waterproof panniers.  So it look like the 30 year old panniers will get one more go around, the only thing to do is find a way to waterproof them (Trash bags come to mind).
Training started 3-4 weeks ago with some riding In Florida and the rest on a trainer in the basement. Had some great weather and have been pulling both daughters using a tag-a-long then a trailer attached. So it’s around 130lbs. The trips are very short, next week if the weather is good, a longer trip on the Silver Comet Trail for a 10-15 mile ride.

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  1. I'm going to be about three weeks behind you, so I'm reading with great interest! I hope you have a great ride. V.

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