[QUOTE=ctpres;18511219]Looking for ideas on a special ride to celebrate my 77th year in a couple of months. Almost anywhere west of the Mississippi in May or June will be good.

This is maybe too far west of the Mississippi. Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz south to Carmel. Stay close to the coast and it's flat. So much to see and do.

West St Louis county has some excellent roads without traffic, and the Katy Trail for gravel fun around St. Charles.

Our Pacific NorthWest doesn't dry out til July in a typical year, at least the western portion.

These are the places i have lived, when i travel it is usually to the mts of Colorado. Inlaws in Grand Junction.

edit: Reread your post, you are looking for a larger organized ride. Sorry, no recommendations.