No {person} is an island

If you are a member of my family, a friend, a friend of the family, the family or friend of a friend, or someone I met along the way, welcome.

It'll be another month before I actually get on my bike in Seattle and point it eastward (or northward, or whichever way I start out), but I've already learned a lot just in talking with you about my crazy idea. Thank you for your support and encouragement, your concerns, advice and stories.

A request - if you know anyone who knows anyone who lives somewhere near the Trans-American bike route, please let me know! Doctored map courtesy of adventure cycling.

Thanks again, and keep an eye on this space...

=:u) Kim