75 days till departure

75 days till departure to our trip across the USA and into British Columbia to reach Alaska.  All big stuff like tent, sleeping bags, gas cans, duffle bag, rain gear, etc is stashed in the study room, ready to be packed.  The maps are sorted, the route going west is completed, BC almost done, and Alaska, naja, there are not many choices. The bike is getting its post winter service, and we need to get some riding practice, if only the snow would go away and the streets would clear of all that sand and salt from the winter services. But as the song goes, "... It can't be winter forever..." and soon we will be on the road. Anyway, there is still enough to be done in preparation for the trip, locating gas stations in the vast emptiness of BC and Yukon Territory is one task, finding camp sites another. And if we missed something, isn't that part of the adventure?