Big or Small ... where is your next tour?
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Big or Small ... where is your next tour?
So ... where are you going on tour next? Will it be a weekend tour next weekend? A longer tour next month or the one after? Not doing any touring at all till fall? Whenever it is ... and whatever length it is ... where are you going?
(Yes, I just got back from one. Yes, I'm itching to go again. So I thought I'd see where everyone else is going next. )
My next tour might be a weekend tour in ... July, I think, maybe. And IF I do that one, it will be in the Logan's Pass area.
(Yes, I just got back from one. Yes, I'm itching to go again. So I thought I'd see where everyone else is going next. )
My next tour might be a weekend tour in ... July, I think, maybe. And IF I do that one, it will be in the Logan's Pass area.
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I will be doing short tours in the Outaouais region of Quebec and Rideau Lakes region of Ontario. Come September I am taking time off to cycle, but no clue where or how long. Maybe Route Verte in Quebec, maybe the Pyrenees or Europe once again, maybe South America or maybe something big! I am thinking I may pack all my stuff again, put my studies on hold and go off for a long one. Only time will tell and I am getting very excited as I have the money in the bank and I almost have a bike ready!
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I'm doing a week long tour of South Carolina starting in Greenville hitting 5 or 6 state parks (one in GA) and then back to Greenville. A sort of loop route. I'm hoping for the middle of May but it might be the first week of June.
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May 24th weekend - Toronto --> Montreal (on racing bike)
September - Amsterdam --> London (touring bike)
In Jan 09 I may go for round two in Cuba.
September - Amsterdam --> London (touring bike)
In Jan 09 I may go for round two in Cuba.
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9 or 10 days with my oldest boy along the Qu'Appelle valley at the end of June. It will be his first tour.
About 640km total with three camping locations. Should be a nice relaxing trip.
About 640km total with three camping locations. Should be a nice relaxing trip.
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woah, i used to live near greensville, in a town called dacusville. i've considered doing a tour to the house i used to live at, but i don't remember the addresss. say, could you help me? its a brick house in the shape of a square banana. do you happen to live there?
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I don't live there but would love to see a house in the shape of a square banana.
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Big and small...My next overnight trip is one I'm leading at end of May titled "Gravel Roads of Weld County". The idea is to invite members of my cycling club to do a "mini-tour" on quiet roads through prairie grasslands.
My next one week trip is not precisely determined (I'm doing a week long event, "Ride the Rockies" in June but that doesn't count since gear is carried) but most likely a week of self-supported touring towards end of this summer.
In 2006, I left behind a bicycle in Russia. So dreaming of a ~2010/2011 trip starting in Russia and crossing Kazakhstan into China. In any case, my next one to two month long trip is two or three years out.
Every five years or so, I've been able to take leave for six months to a year for a longer tour. I'm early in that cycle of dreaming and scheming since I was touring for 10 months in 2007...but top things in my current dreams is to cross either Africa or South America under my own power. Africa I would likely do in a supported ride with these folks: https://www.tourdafrique.com and South America I would do self-supported. Time to start learning Spanish
My next one week trip is not precisely determined (I'm doing a week long event, "Ride the Rockies" in June but that doesn't count since gear is carried) but most likely a week of self-supported touring towards end of this summer.
In 2006, I left behind a bicycle in Russia. So dreaming of a ~2010/2011 trip starting in Russia and crossing Kazakhstan into China. In any case, my next one to two month long trip is two or three years out.
Every five years or so, I've been able to take leave for six months to a year for a longer tour. I'm early in that cycle of dreaming and scheming since I was touring for 10 months in 2007...but top things in my current dreams is to cross either Africa or South America under my own power. Africa I would likely do in a supported ride with these folks: https://www.tourdafrique.com and South America I would do self-supported. Time to start learning Spanish
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4200 mi loop from Lincoln NE to Hot Springs AR. Then to Austin TX, Big Bend, Roswell NM, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Steamboat Springs, Laramie WY and back home! I'm leaving on Friday!!! Woohooo!!!
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My last tour was last weekend*, and so far this year I've had three short tours in three different states. My mind is already moving toward a long weekend at the end of April, and another tour, this time taking some back roads up to Crows Nest (north west of Brisbane) and returning by some other back roads. My next major tour is set down for October/November, when I'll be visiting New Zealand's North Island.
* I don't have a "formal" tour report prepared, but in the mean time, you can read about it here and here.
* I don't have a "formal" tour report prepared, but in the mean time, you can read about it here and here.
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To have a NEXT tour the one I am on has to end first and I have only been cycling for 6 months.
When it ends I will have to have a think.
I really want to go to Antarctica, it's the only continent I haven't ridden on. so if anyone has contacts please help me get there, just 100 mtrs down the runway would do.
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When it ends I will have to have a think.
I really want to go to Antarctica, it's the only continent I haven't ridden on. so if anyone has contacts please help me get there, just 100 mtrs down the runway would do.
george
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I'll be leaving in about 11 weeks to ride from Alaska to Argentina. Gosh - we really need to figure out when we are leaving!
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In June I'll be touring through France for 3-4 weeks, and in early August I'll be crossing Switzerland.
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Five weeks from Maastricht, The Netherlands to Santiago de Compostela, Spain with a side trip (without the bikes) to Porto, Portugal, still four weeks to go.
Some more details on our page.
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Oslo to Istanbul via the Arctic Circle and the North Cape this June. About 4.500 miles. A friend is joining me at the halfway point in Helsinki for the final push down to Istanbul.
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I tend to plan several options and wind up picking one, kind of on the spur of the moment when it comes to trips, but... The most likely tour for this year is Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. I am limited in my leave and don't care much for shorter tours so that is likely to be the only tour this year. I hope to squeeze in some weekend sailing and some weekend backpacking to fill out the rest of the year.
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From my home to Green Lane, PA, and back, the last weekend in April.
From Pittsburgh, PA, to Washington, DC, the first week in June.
From my home to Reading, PA, and back in July.
A trip to Cape May, NJ, and back in August. No idea where we are starting from.
An overnight on the Delaware Canal towpath in October.
All these tours are with "neilfein", the other half of Neils on Wheels.
From Pittsburgh, PA, to Washington, DC, the first week in June.
From my home to Reading, PA, and back in July.
A trip to Cape May, NJ, and back in August. No idea where we are starting from.
An overnight on the Delaware Canal towpath in October.
All these tours are with "neilfein", the other half of Neils on Wheels.
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350 miles from springfield ill to sedalia missouri . doing the "katy" in may. ragbrai in july.
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I tend to plan several options and wind up picking one, kind of on the spur of the moment when it comes to trips, but... The most likely tour for this year is Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. I am limited in my leave and don't care much for shorter tours so that is likely to be the only tour this year. I hope to squeeze in some weekend sailing and some weekend backpacking to fill out the rest of the year.
In April, a three dayer to Elk Neck and there abouts, then in May I'm going to do basically the same thing you did last year; just reverse the direction. That and I will not stick to the TA route the whole time. I may (may, I say) wander south towards Texas and I am certainly stopping in Spokane and Seattle before taking the coast to SF or perhaps San Diego. And for sure, a few sails before I set out. It's gonna be weird. I can't imagine being away from salt water for so long. I'm sacrificing the Bermuda Race to do this (not to mention the whole local schedule)—and getting the hairy eyeball from our crew.
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I'll be riding Cycle North Carolina's spring event in early April. Not carrying any gear, but will be camping. All of the rides are loops that start and end in Oriental, a little coastal village. Should be a very pleasant way to kick off the warmer riding season, probably riding about 200 miles in three days.
In August, my brother and I are planning a similar weeklong tour based out of Sparta, Wisconsin. Again, we won't have to carry any gear because all of the rides are loops that start and end in Sparta. We've done this ride once before and it was my favorite tour. The scenery is very nice in SW Wisconsin with little traffic. Sparta is a very bike-friendly town and claims to have the first rails-to-trails route. We'll probably ride about 400 miles in 6 days.
In August, my brother and I are planning a similar weeklong tour based out of Sparta, Wisconsin. Again, we won't have to carry any gear because all of the rides are loops that start and end in Sparta. We've done this ride once before and it was my favorite tour. The scenery is very nice in SW Wisconsin with little traffic. Sparta is a very bike-friendly town and claims to have the first rails-to-trails route. We'll probably ride about 400 miles in 6 days.
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I'll be touring this summer but haven't made up my mind yet. I might do the Appalachians and the deep south, which I have never seen, and the advantage of this tour is it starts and ends at my front door, down and back. And I love riding in the hills.
But i might decide to the redo vast swatches of the northern rockies/pacific northwest...Idaho, Montana, the Wallowas and Blues of Oregon; the Sawtooths, Bitterroots, etc. The west is drier and more open.
I better make my mind up quick....
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