Originally Posted by
staehpj1
I absolutely love that hour or so on the road before the sun comes up, dawn, and sunrise. It is the best time of day on the road
Heh! Each to their own. I think it's the best time of the day to be sipping a coffee at the picnic table and looking over the day's map.
Pete, I've been enjoying your forum posts and articles for years. I know that you travel alone or with small groups of family. My comments above are more directed to my experience with group travel. For a group to function certain standards need to be adhered to. When one is camping with a group of 14 nothing is more irritating than the clatter of tent poles and flapping of ground sheets at 4 AM. Also those early risers/riders are often shirking their group duties with regard to campground cleanup, leftovers packing and early departure with group cooking gear. Apologies if my post wandered from the intended topic which was more directed toward solo travel. That said, my waking/travel hours are the same when travelling solo.