[QUOTE=HendersonD;22603478....I now have a choice of doing the Transamerica summer 2023 by myself or doing it with 13 others in an organized tour through Adventure Cycling.
Any advice?[/QUOTE]
i can't imagine a more miserable cycling experience than being locked into a group schedule for a month or more. they design the route, they set the schedule, they choose the accommodations, they select the menu...........,leaving you with virtually no options to explore, rest a day if needed, see what's down that dirt road.....
just seems to me that a long-distance organized tour is the antithesis to what cycle touring is all about.
i could see maybe doing an organized tour if for some reason..........health, physical limitations, time constraints, government policy........you were unable to do the route on your own or with at most two others, but you don't claim to fall into that category.
comes down to do you want to explore or do you want to led around.