Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I do agree on riding younger, but if taking off three months isn't realistic, have you considered a "bike tour in sections?" A fair few Appalachian Trail hikers do a two week section on their vacation every year. You could do something similar on a cross-country ride in sections, though access to transportation may be spotty. Fly into Newport News and shuttle to Yorktown, ride to Roanoke (Troutville), fly home. Next year do a short leg, Roanoke to Damascus then ride off-route to Tri-Cities (Bristol). Following year head toward Lousiville or Cincinnati. Lather, rinse, and repeat. You'll get to see the country and experience bike touring, just in bite-size pieces.
kinda sorta what he said.
why bike coast to coast?
there's a whole lot of nothing you have to push through to get to the interesting bits.
why not cut out the boring sections and instead do a half dozen small circuits of 2-3 weeks each.
they don't have to connect.
do a short tour each summer, or every other summer.