The t-shirts are made, the route is in the GPS, and the gear list has been checked off… all we need to do now is to pack up and head West. You can click the image above to see the official countdown. Scheduled departure for Matt and I is actually Thursday the 26th, one day less than the countdown timer says. Mark and Chip are leaving very early in the morning of Friday the 27th. We’re all planning to meet in Iowa.