Thank you for the thread, I like wandering around. I ride with a camelback and have two tubes, a pretty substantial first aid kit including eye wash, tools and of course patches, pump and some cash stashed.
A couple weeks back I caught up with a rider carrying a ton of gear. He was 61 and had decided he would try riding to a campground about 50 miles out at Calville Bay (
Callville Bay Resort & Marina on Lake Mead | Forever Resorts) at Lake Mead.
Recently I was riding with a group and we caught up with a couple of touring riders. They left San Jose, CA and rode to the border of Mexico. They were on their way home travelling through Las Vegas and decided they would take a detour through the Escalante Staircase in UT
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah Travel & Vacation Guide Now this is the kind of wandering around I hope to one day do!