Yes, I can see where folks would. My stated preference was in no way intended to denigrate R to T for those who like them. It was just a personal preference. I will say that on occasion I have enjoyed some bike trails, but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to ride any of them rather than stay on regular roads where those roads are suitable.

I do kind of like the idea of riding off road trails with more of a rougher single track flavor, but that is a different kind of tour than I have done so I do not have a real good feel for how I might find that. My recent aborted tour had a bit of that, but I had to bail before I got into much real trail or rough jeep road. I would have a better idea how I would like that type of tour if I had not been hit with altitude sickness (AMS and HAPE) and needed to retreat to lower altitudes.