Well, I'm gearing up for this trip on starting July 30th. I'm hoping to get south of Peoria after work, and then make it the rest of the way on Friday.
It'll be my first motorcycle camping trip, but a lot of my bicycle camping kit is crossing over remarkably well. I'm gonna go for hammock camping, with my backpacking pack strapped down lengthwise behind me. Not sure where I'm putting my water bottle quite yet... Maybe its time for a camelpack.
I've got a bit over 1K miles on the bike now, and everything is running smoothly for the most part. Hopefully the rest of the kinks are ironed out before I go!
Here is my planned route on the way down:
https://goo.gl/maps/22ckV :riding:
Probably interstates 55, 39 and 90 on the way home.