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Old 05-02-13, 07:34 PM
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Learn to read and interpret maps. In my case, it was easy since I was a professional Forester. I did a 2000 mile trip in Europe and it was easy to pick out great secondary roads. It is a little more difficult in the US. However, many interstates have frontage roads to are right next to the interstate.

I think, however, the best thing in the states is to totally rethink routes. The trip is not the journey between two urban areas....the journey is the journey. Here are two web site on American ByWays and Backcountry Byways. These are scenic routes, most times with little vehicle traffic. Cobble a few of these together and you would have a great bike trip. However, the route becomes journey not just a trip between two urban areas. And it might seem weird at first to travel in more or less circles.

http://byways.org/ and http://byways.org/explore/.......then, of course, there are the rails to trails http://www.railstotrails.org/index.html.


Why ride the interstates when these roads are out there?
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