And so it begins...

T-minus 55 days until arrival at Amicalola Falls and I embark on the trail.

I feel like I should do something to mark days on the trail, kinda like the 'Stardate' from Star Trek or 'Sol" from The Martian. Unfortunately, I'm not clever at naming things like those drosophila geneticists. All I can think of is going with R (for rotation), just to make really niche R0 joke. Though, with the novel coronavirus outbreak ongoing, perhaps more people will appreciate the joke...

Anyway, much of the planning for the trip has been accomplished. Equipment has been purchased and tested. Travel to Amicalola Falls has been arranged. Assembling drop box resupplies is in process. So, now my attention is turning to cleaning my research plate off and downsizing my possessions.

March seems so far away at the moment, tricking my mind into procrastinating at the any appearance of the depression demon. In spite of this, in the last week I managed to get this blog online. Given that much of the content has been very tough to assemble, I'll consider that a win. Here's to hoping that the extra push of writing about my preparations will help drive me onward and upward.