I left out lots of details and anecdotal type adventure moments. Didn't think there would be interest, so I just summarized. I can see how tranquil to one person could be 'boring' to others, but for a first, medium distance tour, I thought it was gratifying. What do you look for in an 'interesting' tour? Are you up for a south to north GDMTB assault beginning in May? I read a couple summaries by folks who did that ride and it sounds like the berries. Thought I might follow it up with a short pedal from Banff to Vancouver then south on the pacific coast hiway, as long as I'm in the neighborhood. Yeah, I know: Big Dreams.