When to begin?

I looked at my schedule and the best time to make this happen in what seems to Me a practical timeframe was to do it between April July 2010. Weather and ensuring routes such as the Snoqualmie Tunnel were open were the next considerations.
So, I began looking up average temperatures and rain fall in the key areas along the route.

April, May and June seemed the best, all things considered. I haven't set a specific start date yet, but the months are set, barring any unexpected delays.

If everything isn't in place for this timing, the next possibile date might be years later. (My schedule's rather full and many of my commitments require full-time presence making a walk, months long, impractical.)

A year seems more than sufficient organizing time now that We have a route and time -so here We go.