Sarah is a friend of mine who flies Lear jets for a living. She also races bicycles on the road, but I won’t hold that against her 🙂 She borrowed my BOB Yak Plus Trailer (with Dry Sak) (yes, this link takes you to Amazon.com but if you follow it and buy a trailer I make a little money, so if you’re going to buy one anyway………..)
and some of my camping gear last summer for a decidedly slower paced trip and her first ever bike tour. She went solo to Tenmile Campground northeast of Idaho City. She tells the tale here.
It was fun to help her plan her trip and it was interesting listening to the questions of a noob to bike touring. This is a great way to get a shakedown tour, figure out if you like it and the things to take and those to leave behind. So, it doesn’t need to be a grand, complicated, time consuming venture. Anybody can do it!