I just finished dropping my bike off at bike parking. This is what 2000 bikes parked and ready for tomorrow morning’s ride-out looks like.
I got my tent assignment and they gave me my own tent! After the orientation meeting and finishing registration we have multiple wristbands that we have to keep on all week. The green one is so that I can go in the vegetarian food line:
We also get a tag with our tent grid number which is the same as the number that goes on our gear bag. We wear it around our neck all week. One less thing to keep track of. It’s become a tradition to keep your tags from previous years on that chain necklace. I have four on mine. Some people have over 20.
So now I just need to finish packing. I’ve got most of it done. Because things become so overwhelming as the week goes on, one has to be very organized about packing. I put a separate kit for each day into a separate plastic bag with a number on it. The less thinking I have to do at 4 o’clock in the morning the better.
Here is the first leg of the journey: Home to cow Palace with a slight detour along the way!
