Day 24... Preparing for the Finale

I've been scheming a Grand Finale to Project Month On A Madsen, and tomorrow is it.

I call it the MadLotoSa. Originally, in my naivete, I thought it'd be no problem to ride all the way to Salt Lake (88-92 miles depending on the route), hence the name. However, upon regaining my sanity, I've decided I will ride triumphantly out of Cache Valley up the dreaded Sardine Canyon and end up somewhere in Brigham or Willard Bay for the night. The next morning I will ride as far as I possibly can (barring my knees aren't too angry) and backup will be called when I poop out.

I will have live GPS tracking so you can join me in the culmination of the project.

Today I set out all my gear that will be packed into the bucket. Not too shabby considering this will be hauled for 4-5 (please not 8) hours tomorrow. Note the picture is a crudely stitched shot of everything going with me.Can you find each of these items in the picture above?

• 3 button-up shirts
• 1 pair pants
• small laundry bag
• jacket
• shoes
• sandals
• 6 pairs socks
• 3 belts / straps
• sun glasses
• mosquito net (for hammocking in Willard Bay)
• water in various collected bottles
• 22 spare AA batteries
• multimeter (nerd!)
• battery cases
• electrical tape
• rigged charger
• sundry USB cables
• GPS unit
• rigging rope
• 2 enclosures
• nuts & bolts
• tie down straps
• bike bag
• bike lock
  
• chain lube
• patch kits
• tire levers
• various tools
• writing implements
• pump (rigged w/ electrical tape)
• sleeping bag
• camp pillow
• laptop
• mouse
• hammock
  
• paper towels
• butt paper
• cereal
• instant breakfast
• various nuts, berries
• food stash
  
• honey (for quick energy)
• peanut butter (ditto)
  
• mess kit
• spork'n'knife
• extra soy milk (curse you costco)
• sunscreen (50 baby!)
• camp soap
• hand lotion
• hydrocortisone cream
• purel
• shave kit (stripped of extra weight)
• dental care
• 4 ricolas (ri-co-la)
• 2 claritins
• 3 chapsticks
• eye drops
• helmet
• gloves
• eyewear
• maps
• cards from sweethearts
• crap bag
• gatorade
• not pictured: clothes on my back, camera, camp towels
  

The live tracking will be rigged up with an iPhone, a custom battery pack, custom enclosure mounted on a hacked up and repurposed bike lock mount. The software is from the fabulous instamapper.com and is called "GPS tracker". To track me tomorrow beginning around 3-5 pm MST, go to http://tinyurl.com/MadLotoSa My position will be updated approximately every 60 seconds, so refresh your browser often.

Below is an embedded map that will also require manual refreshes of this page to be updated.