Ideal Tour
10-06-06 | 03:15 PM
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I'm afraid the question is fundamentally flawed. My ideal tour would span something more like 2 years.
For 2 weeks, probably the Northwetern US, in early fall.
For 2 weeks, probably the Northwetern US, in early fall.
10-06-06 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by cuffydog
Here's the question: If you could spend one or two weeks touring anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why?
Second choice: Vermont. I hate trees, really I do. I'm a plains kid. If I can't see 100 miles at a glance, I think the world is closing in on me. But Vermont is beautiful! I spent 2 summers working there and absolutely love the area. Make sure you do the Causway Trail out to Hero Island. It's the only place in the world you can ride in the middle of a big lake
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
10-06-06 | 03:42 PM
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10-06-06 | 06:12 PM
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1-2 weeks is pretty short, so I'll have to pick places I could realistically fit into that time period
Places I've been and would go back to again:
-- England and Wales, especially around the Hay-on-Wye area.
-- Tasmania
-- Canadian Rockies
Places I've never been but would like to go:
-- Japan
-- pretty much anywhere in Europe, but I'd have to pick a specific, relatively small, area to fit into the time period
-- Brazil (I'd only be able to do a very small portion of it, of course)
-- Prince Edward Island
-- Vancouver Island
Places I've been and would go back to again:
-- England and Wales, especially around the Hay-on-Wye area.
-- Tasmania
-- Canadian Rockies
Places I've never been but would like to go:
-- Japan
-- pretty much anywhere in Europe, but I'd have to pick a specific, relatively small, area to fit into the time period
-- Brazil (I'd only be able to do a very small portion of it, of course)
-- Prince Edward Island
-- Vancouver Island
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10-06-06 | 07:04 PM
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Since you live in Vermont consider doing the Blue Ridge Parkway for the entire 430 miles. It runs through some of the most beautiful scenary in the world and there's easy access to anything you need.
Of course you'd have to do it in late May before school lets out.
Of course you'd have to do it in late May before school lets out.
10-07-06 | 07:33 AM
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Hi,
I just got back from doing Cicilismo Classicos Bike Across Italy
https://www.ciclismoclassico.com/trip..._across_italy/
This was our first supported trip, took years of saving. Next up will
be Backroads Cal Wine Country Tour. Cycling France is after that,
no idea which tour company or trip tho.
We do unsupported trips, credit card touring. But I am afraid those
supported tours really spoil you. All you carry is a rack pack with snacks and
a repair kit, if you get seriously lost, they come and find you.
I just got back from doing Cicilismo Classicos Bike Across Italy
https://www.ciclismoclassico.com/trip..._across_italy/
This was our first supported trip, took years of saving. Next up will
be Backroads Cal Wine Country Tour. Cycling France is after that,
no idea which tour company or trip tho.
We do unsupported trips, credit card touring. But I am afraid those
supported tours really spoil you. All you carry is a rack pack with snacks and
a repair kit, if you get seriously lost, they come and find you.
10-07-06 | 03:45 PM
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Scotland, France, Wales, Italy or Switzerland.
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10-07-06 | 05:14 PM
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Peru, maybe Equador and Chile too. Mainly Peru - I think the allure to me is that I have not been exposed to it's culture and it strikes me as being majestic in a way. Mountains, countryside, the culture, etc.
