Thanks for the detailed reply and I now understand the concept better. I had heard of the Great Divide race, never looked closely enough to examine the details. I do love the off-road/truck/fire road concept, but wondering if you're going to run out of places to explore in the Daks at the rate your going. Are you by any chance training for a certain race out west ?
Not something I'm going to try anytime soon, as there's no way the wife will allow bike 6. I do have a nice Miyata tourer that will take cross tires though. Plus an attic full of camping gear, Hmmm......