Originally Posted by
Daspydyr
The Vegas Area has good camping, biking and MAN stuff to do! the links below take you to three different riding areas. You can Mountain or Roadie ride. You can also take a day trip down to Sedona, AZ. It can be chilly or in the 60's depending on the weather gods. If you camp at Lake Mead you are in the middle of Bootleg and River Mountain Loop. Boulder City is a non gaming town (the only one like it in NV.) It also has great golf. There are cheap hotels along Boulder HWY (Hwy 93/95) mainly in small casinos like the Railroad Pass or Fiesta Henderson.
http://www.bootlegcanyon.net/
http://www.rivermountainstrail.com/
http://www.rivermountainstrail.com/
Depends on your definition of "mancation" there is always "Vegas Baby!" Many men have lost their innocence in this vicinity. But it can also be a great adventure. the weather is usually moderate.
Phoenix is usually about 5-7 degrees warmer than us. The Black Canyon Loop, Sonoran Trail, White Tanks and South Mountain Park have incredible biking.
Las Vegas IS on our short list. Seems to be a football game down there of interest to us. (GO BRONCOS!!!)
My wife and I spent a week down in Sedona last year, and we took my street plated XR650R, as well as our mtn bikes. Did a LOT of exploring on the XR (We thought Jerome was pretty cool!), but mostly blasted around town on the mtn bikes.
Phoenix also sounds good, as we have some connections down there. Definately a warmer destination, but also a bit farther away.
The BIG plus to Las Vegas or Pheonix over Moab/Fruita is that one of the guys might only be able to get away for 4-5 days, and might need to fly back earlier than me and the other guy want to make this trip last.
Thanks for your input Daspyder!