It’s a beautiful morning on the Coast Starlight.
I didn’t sleep much if at all - my lower back was not enjoying the seated position. 
But I’m awake now, so I might as well give some more details about what I’m doing.
The route
In short, we’re planning on following Mat Ryder’s tour, which is a fusion of the classic Adventure Cycling TransAmerica and Bike Nonstop routes. We follow the TransAmerica route until approximately Dubois in Wyoming, before switching to the Bike Nonstop. This means we cut directly east out of Wyoming into Nebraska, rather than turning south into Colorado. Here’s a quick overview of the route:
And here’s the link to the full route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50718852
Packing list
I didn’t have the foresight to take a photo of everything before I packed, so I’ll do my best to recite from memory.
Clothing
- 3x chamois/padded liner shorts (one of them I’ve had lying around but never worn; might discard if it doesn’t fit me well)
- 2x quick drying shorts (1 mtb style, 1 running w/ integrated compression liner - probably won’t wear chamois with this one)
- Merino long and short sleeve shirts
- Quick dry, breathable button up shirt
- 3x merino socks
- 3x merino underwear (probably overkill but it’s light)
- Lightweight down vest
- Thermal underwear leggings in case it gets really cold
- Ultralight windbreaker jacket thing
- Linen blend long pants
- Cycling gloves
- MTB clipless shoes
- Sandals
- Beanie
- Hi-viz vest
- 2x Buff bandana things
- (Eventually, pick up en route) rain poncho
Camp
- Trailmade 1 tent
- Inflatable sleeping pad, pillow
- Magma 30 sleeping bag
- Camp stove, pot, spork
- Headlamp
- Tissues and wipes
Bike tools/accessories
- Tire pressure gauge
- Tire pump
- Chain wear indicator
- Chainring nut wrench
- Saddle tensioner wrench
- 2x fiberfix emergency spokes
- Duct tape
- Puncture repair kit (tube and tubeless)
- Spare tube
- 2x spare brake pads (pairs, so 4 pads total)
- Tail light
- Voile straps and cargo net
- Various creams/lotions (sunscreen, picaridin, …)
- Janky first aid kit
- Garmin inReach messenger
- Battery pack
- Garmin bike computer
- Various charging cables
- Earbuds
There’s probably more stuff but I’m tired so I’ll stop here. Also I’m trying the Apple native mail app instead of Gmail, so let’s see if this works at all!