What are they going to do if you start early? Tell you the rest stop isn't open. Just start with full bottles (which you do) and some extra food (which you do). There are small communities all the way along the route if you get in a jam and need food, but I suspect that by the stop in Lewiston you'll be on target. The biggest challenge will be elephants. This is rural but not so rural that there are lots of strategic bushes.

Remember also, that there is a 20 mile loop after Lewiston, UT (you ride 20 miles into Idaho and back to Lewiston, UT). If you feel that you're way behind schedule, cut out the 20 miles. You've still got 80.

This effort for this ride is on par with Bike Around the Buttes. I think you'll do fine. The bike bus has to go home, store the bikes in the garage and pick of the MIL so we're going to be late anyway. But I suspect our hostess will be very forgiving. Maybe those of us with the Bike Bus can just get all our potluck shopping done Friday morning and dump, er deliver, it before the ride.

Jo, Veronica, Kim , CindySue, Cyndi, Yau Ming and Marty -- if you're willing, I'll just do a big old list of assigned shopping in the morning and divy up the cost. How's that sound?