I didn't place this thread under "exercise" for two reasons: 1) This is not really an "exercise" routine, for the most part; If you need exercise, it's too soon to even think about this. 2)Most people hate exercise, anyway, unless it's faux-fitness. There is a quasi "bike club" back near the small town in the Heartland where I lived for awhile. The agenda for the monthly meeting goes like this: Meet, at 7 pm. at the Barbeque Joint. Ride around town for a little while, meet back at the Barbeque Joint at 7:15 for the Meeting. Adjourn meeting at 7:30--order BBQ and pitchers of beer. So, the biking is just for show--the eating and drinking is the main event. Anyway, I ran across the Constitution Mountain bike ride, and another route that runs around Orcas Island, on bikely aand one of the other ride-mapping sites. They are about 22 and 42 miles, respectively. They have lots and LOTS of elevation gain, going up that hill, but according to various accounts, the scenery is spectacular, and traffic is low. An old, old geezer like myself(or just about anyone, for that matter) should have a "triple", and a wide-range cassette, which I do. Most out of the box, bike-shop "road bikes", especially the older ones, are geared with close, high-speed ,"tri-bike" gearing, because that's what the 20-something wannabee-racers expect, and the rest of the consumers don't know what they want--oh yeah--comfort. Ha. Anyway, I had been looking at going up Mount Evans in Colorado, because it is one-day out there driving distance; but that is problematic; due to several factors, not the least of which is altitude change--14k feet! and unpredictable weather. Plus, it's just an uphill grind, with a fair amount of vehicular traffic, too. But, it's not ruled out, entirely. Orcas, is in a VERY remote part of the Northwest--almost to Canada! Don't know if Greyhound/Trailways/Amtrak even runs there! But, the place is inhabited, so it shouldn't be hard to find a grocery store that handles "Chef Boy-ar-Dee" products. Anyway, discuss amongst yourselves.