[RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread Rusty Click
My friend Ed and I decided to stretch out of our S24O comfort zone, and planned to ride the Natchez Trace, end to end. We were camping, but had another friend willing to drive a support van for us, which ultimately turned our ride from an ordeal, into a positive learning experience. We had wea

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread René Sterental
I'd be interested to hear more about what you learned, and why was it almost an ordeal. René On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Rusty Click wrote: > My friend Ed and I decided to stretch out of our S24O comfort zone, and > planned to ride the Natchez Trace, end to end. We were camping, but had

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread Dale Click
Absolutely! We've done Inn to Inn type rides before, DC-PGH, out and back to Cumberland MD, etc., but this was my first primarily camping trip. We learned quit a bit, and are thankful for it. Next up, the Katy Trail! Rusty click...@gmail.com On Apr 26, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Deacon Patrick w

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread mikel66...@juno.com
ive dont the Natchez, C & O towpath, and the Katy in that order. all great trips but prefer the car-free dirt roads best mike goldman warwick,r.i. How to Sleep Like a Rock Obey this one natural trick to fall asleep and stay asleep all n

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread Dale Click
Rene, We had originally planned 6 riding days, which in hindsight, was overly ambitious. There was supposed to be a 100 plus mile day, a couple of 70's, etc. Add in the weather, and we would never have made any of our planned camping arrangements. I think the pressure of trying to 'make the

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread Deacon Patrick
Ah. Yes, when I've done tours I've never pre-planned where I will camp, instead just seeing where the day takes me (or us, when I was with others). That's easier done in the forest where you can camp anywhere you set up a tent, so long as you have water. The Katy Trail looks like a great ne

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread René Sterental
Thank you! Excellent lessons! I have a dream of one day doing one of these, hopefully with my son. Still far from ready for it, both mentally and physically. One of my goals this year is to get started on making that dream a reality, so I'm going on RBWs S24O tomorrow and feel both anxious and exc

Re: [RBW] Natchez Trace ride

2013-04-26 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Rusty: great photos and story. One day i will do a multi day tour, though it will have to wait until I get money to latch on to a guided one. Thank God I just signed a resume writing contract for a prime so who knows, perhaps at summer's end On 4/26/13, Dale Click wrote: > Rene, > > We had o