I’m almost ready to take off. I still have a few last minute items to pack, such as my clothes (not such a minor thing) and then I’ll be ready to hit the road. I plan to take off as early in the morning as I can possibly handle. If I can hit the road around 3am then I should be able to make it to SD by 7pm allowing plenty of time for stops.

My biggest fear right now is that I haven’t packed everything I’m going to need. I’ve been accused of being able to start my own sporting goods store with all the gear I own and I’m taking nearly all of it. You would think all that gear should cover me, but there is always something you forget in a trip like this and I’m not going to know it until I really need that item I forgot.

I tried to organize my gear into my big boxes to help me stay on track and I’m at least pretty certain that I have enough cooking gear; camping gear and bike gear. I have my tent, sleeping bag and air mattress (I can only rough so much); I have my bikes and all my bike gear; I have all those other items like my hatchet, hammer, first aid kits, biodegradable soap, trekking poles, camel baks, compasses, whistles, flares, GPS and probably a hundred other items I just thought might be good to have along. I think I have everything covered, but you really never know. It’s not like I’ve packed for a two-week road/camping trip before.

Regardless, I’m hitting the road tomorrow. Wish me luck! I’ll post as often as I can and keep all of you updated along the way. I’ll also try to remember to take lots of pictures and post them as well. If I don’t post for three or four days, don’t panic – but if you have my cell phone, it might not hurt to check in on me

Welcome to MyRidgeline.com! This is my first post and I’m really excited about this blog. So, let me tell you what this is about and we’ll go from there. First of all, this blog is about me. It’s about what I do, how I do it and why I love or hate it. I might write about work, but more likely I’ll tell you about mountain biking, camping, cycling, adventure racing, wakeboarding or anything else I might feel like doing.

Secondly, I’m going to write about my truck. If you hadn’t guessed by now, I have a Honda Ridgeline. It’s a 2006 RTS and I love it! I was fortunate enough to purchase it used and decked out with lots of extras and I take full advantage of it. My Ridgeline is like the big toy that makes all my other toys happen. I could make do with another vehicle if I had to, but when you find a vehicle that fits your personality as well as the Ridgeline fits mine, why bother? I’ll go in to more detail about why I love my Ridgeline in future posts, so for now you’ll have to take my word for it and let me prove it to you later!

Lastly, this is about me again. I’d like to say it’s about you and all my readers, but it’s just not that way. I sincerely hope you all enjoy my rants, raves and ramblings, but this is still about how my Ridgeline allows me to live the life I want to have; to go where I want to go; and do what I want to do.

I hope you stick around and keep in touch with me. I plan to give you lots of information about the Honda Ridgeline along the way and even more importantly we’ll discuss how to enjoy your life when you have a Ridgeline to support that life. Enjoy!