Originally Posted by badger_biker

I try to get out on a 7-10 day self-contained tour every 2-3 years and enjoy them immensely. I generally do them with 1 or 2 friends and haven't tried anything beyond simple overnight trips as a solo rider.

I've fueled my life long dream of doing a major cross country tour by constantly tweaking my C&V touring bikes and upgrading my gear in preparation. I'm about 3 years from retirement and hope to make use of them in the window I'll have left between that and infirmity :-)

My wife doesn't ride so my big limiting factor is convincing her that me going solo on a trip is a good idea :-) Maybe she will get sick of me after retirement and be glad to see me go once in a while. [MENTION=302603]bikemig[/MENTION] - there is overlap in the radius we travel for mid-western rides so it would be nice to meet up with you on one at some point.

In terms of vacations in my mind it is tough to beat bike touring.