16 Days
Tags: bus shasta volkswagen vw
Not much physical progress since my last entry. Plenty of psychological progress, though. Four straight nights where I've dreamt of the trip! That's what participants call the "Shasta Shakes"!
I've done some small stuff. Adding Rain-X and the like so I can see where the heck I am going! And I got confirmation that our third member...Big Graham...is still in like Flynn for the trip. So it's a 3000lb bus, three guys, and our gear, being pushed along by a 1600cc motor and a stock gearbox. Yeah, makes me glad I got that "Slow Moving Vehicle" sign for the rear hatch!
So this entry is a "by the numbers" entry. I've been working on a rough route map for my parents (cause they're sweet and worry) even though the actual route has yet to be released to participants. I've done some rough math thanks to Google Maps and the estimated round trip from San Jose to Mt. Shasta and back is about 1150 miles. The numbers get a little fuzzy from here on out because I am trying to account for weight and elevation...but it'll probably be about 100 gallons of gas, give or take a few.
And if you have Google Earth or a decent GPS map system, here's our starting location:
39*09'19.75"N
122*34'56.91"W
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