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Old 07-06-21, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewclaus
... I don't know how many times, on my long trips, I've run into people who say they'd take a long trip if they only had the time. My reply is you'll never have months of open time--you have to make it and that takes work. ...
My longest bike trip before I retired was six days, which included two days of driving, most of my canoe trips and kayak trips were roughly a week long too. It was not until I retired that I could take longer trips. Thus, I certainly understand those that can't take long trips.

That said, short trips teach the skills and mindset you need for longer trips. So, do the short trips, even if you do not have much time. And you can get a lot of experience from ACA group trips too, you don't get the route planning experience from those but you do gain other pertinent experiences.
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