Ready to go

I'm finally packed.  Bike in box and gear in panniers.  The handlebar bag is almost empty.  Total weight of the gear is18 pounds.  It doesn't feel to bad, but I don't know if that's a lot or a little weight.  I know that it's a lot less than it would be if I was backpacking. 

I'll leave from Manchester, NH to get Southwest Airlines.  A few weeks later and I could have gotten a Southwest flight from Portland as they're just starting up in Maine.  I'll meet Dave at Midway in Chicago for the connection to Jackson.  The weather forecast for Jackson on Monday, our first full day of riding, is 90 degrees and humid...gonna sweat some this week!