Thank you all.
I was also, for fun, looking at the Vitus Mythique 29 VRS, but it's out of stock, and I don't do much heavy trailing anyway at the moment.
A hardtail like the Kona Mahuna, Cannondale Trail 5, or even the Vitus Nucleus 29 VRS would be better for some light trails as well as casual, yet distant, road travels?