Bah...screw maps, mapbooks, phone guides and GPS suggestions. Get a GENERAL idea of where you want to ride. When ya get there, go with the flow and listen to local bikers, motorcyclists, bike shops, and truck stop waitresses. My plan for this summer is to do the Sierra/Cascade route for the sixth time.

Thats enough detail for me. Any more detail and i think you are like folks who "climb" Mt. Everest when their sherpas haul them and their REI gear to the top every year.