And they're off...

Bikes are boxed up and the last minute details are taken care of. In a couple of hours we fly to Seattle. We will spend a few days there with friends while we build the bikes back up, pick up some groceries and consult the maps. Then we pedal into the distance...

Because a surprising number of people expressed interest in this blog, we will do our best to keep it up to date. My intention is to make it more of a photoblog - documenting what we experience in pixels. In the words of Lewis Hine, "If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug a camera."