My wife and I have recently been given some fantastic responses to this post a few weeks ago
https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/1...ns-wanted.html ... lots of great responses with helpful suggestions and ideas for a 6 week tour in the USA starting in early June.
We have settled on a basic plan which involves flying to Washington DC from Australia and heading north west on the C and O and GAP cycle paths. Getting the train from Pittsburgh to Chicago seems like good idea ... and maybe continue on the train to Milwaukee after a look around Chicago. From Milwaukee we are thinking of heading north on the bikes into the northern Wisconsin/Lake Michigan area ... and even further north if time allows. When we have about a week remaining we would jump on a train back to Washington DC and fly home after a few days of sight seeing. Nothing has been booked or set in stone but the clock is ticking and it's time to commit to at least some flight tickets and initial post jet lag accommodation in DC for a couple of nights.
We are again after suggestions/ideas/warnings/things not to miss, but this time for a more specific route/destination as stated above. We tour on a pair of Rohloff equipped Thorn Ravens and cary full camping/cooking kit with capacity to load for at least 3 days of remote travel between service points if required. We do like to reward ourselves with regular stays in bricks and mortar accommodation as weather conditions and general fatigue dictate. Any information regarding accommodation options, alternative routes, things to avoid etc. would be greatly appreciated.
... and specifically:
- best option for mobile phone SIM/plan (we have Google/Android Pixel 3 phones) for a 6 week period
- best option for cooking fuel/availability (we have a Trangia cooker which we have used with both gas and methylated spirits in the past)
- do we need specific paper maps? ... we will use open street maps on our Garmin GPS for electronic navigation ...
- bike friendly accomodation in DC (and anywhere else along our intended route)
- availability of showers at campsites along C and O and GAP trails