and a couple of more trip reports from last season.....
www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=177635
www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=160430
the first is pretty mediocre but highlites being able to stay close to home and enjoy getting lost.
the second trip report is VERY seasonally appropriate and worth the read if you're suffering from a winter case of cabin fever....