Excuse to buy another bike?
I've only been road biking for about nine months, pretty sure mountain biking isn't for me (but haven't tried it yet either), but was def intrigued by posts from other roadie friends about their gravel adventures. First gravel ride was 31 miles and didn't see a single car, I was hooked instantly! Still riding the road, but getting in as much gravel as I reasonably can (have to drive to it from here). Got 270 miles of gravel in last week, it was fantastic!!