Thanks for the input so far. My brother has done Missoula Montana to Fairbanks Alaska as well as Canada to the Mexican boarder down the coast. I'm not looking to do that long a trip on the first time out. SF to LA would probably be nice, not sure how much time to allow. Would want to have a sag with a surfboard (just kidding) sort of. I guess I could rent a surfboard. I'd love to go overseas too but not in the cards for awhile due to lack of funds.