Heading out this weekend for a few days... has been quite some time since this old mule has hit the road and it has been quite some time since the Cascade has done anything save for lighter day trips.
I built new CR18 wheels on Arvon hubs and refitted my drivetrain with an LX compact triple... not that I am going to need those low gears on the prairies.
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My military green bag and bivy are in the 12litre compression sack... am also packing my one man tent and thermarest to keep the bugs off me and my luxury items are my Fiskar axe (that has 300 feet of paracord whip wrapped around the handle) and my larger but rather light stainless rocket stove.
This will be a good road / gear test as I plan to do more touring this fall when the shop slows down.