If you have three weeks in March, free from wife and kids...

[weisan]

Where would you go for a relatively cheap cycling vacation?

Good hiking would be a bonus.

[Burnette]

Where would you go for a relatively cheap cycling vacation?

Good hiking would be a bonus.

If this were a younger crowd the options of what to do in such a situation would be way more interesting!

[oldpotatoe]

Where would you go for a relatively cheap cycling vacation?

Good hiking would be a bonus.

Austin??:)

[Bentley]

Austin??:)

Great riding, hiking, climbing and you can hang with your buddy Old Potatoe. 😁😁

[R3awak3n]

Where would you go for a relatively cheap cycling vacation?

Good hiking would be a bonus.

Cheap is relative and I was gonna say oregon but might be a lot of rain at that time then I thought cali but thats def not. Heap. What about somewhere in Mexico?

[commonguy001]

Tucson? I’ll be there the first three weeks of March working a little and hopefully riding a lot.

[CNY rider]

Tucson? I’ll be there the first three weeks of March working a little and hopefully riding a lot.

Yep my first thought as well.

[godfrey1112000]

tucson? I’ll be there the first three weeks of march working a little and hopefully riding a lot.

++1

[Clancy]

Mid March is Spring Break time, places like Austin might be a little insane.

Look into an Airbnb in Fredericksburg or Comfort, Texas Hiill Country. Miles and miles of beautiful empty country lanes, numerous State parks for hiking. Early spring the weather is beautiful.

With a little research, accommodations can be found inexpensivly.

[gomango]

Mid March is Spring Break time, places like Austin might be a little insane.

Look into an Airbnb in Fredericksburg or Comfort, Texas Hiill Country. Miles and miles of beautiful empty country lanes, numerous State parks for hiking. Early spring the weather is beautiful.

With a little research, accommodations can be found inexpensivly.

My parents live between Fredricksburg and Kerrville.

Countless riding opps when we go down every spring.

I left my De Rosa there for visits, but I'm looking into a gravel bike as well.

Hard to beat that area. imho

[exapkib]

I'd be heading for somewhere in Southern Utah. Great riding (both road and mountain), spectacular scenery, hiking trails for days . . .

I'll just leave this here:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4847/45420384834_83c7c2f4d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ccDkZm)

[vav]

3 weeks no wife / no kids?

I'd go nowhere for I already be in heaven :p

[Steve in SLO]

How about a road trip?
3 weeks alone in one place might be stretching it a bit, unless you really like to settle in.
It’s a great time to explore the Southwest. Several stops in places in the Canyon Country (Bryce and Zion come to mind), Boulder City (Lake Mead trail, Hoover Dam)/Las Vegas area(Red Rock Canyon), Anzo Borrego or Palm Springs areas, and San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties of California would be a lovely at that time.
Whatever you decide, have a great time.

[biker72]

Bentonville Arkansas. Drivable from Austin.

[pinkshogun]

3 weeks no wife / no kids?

I'd go nowhere for I already be in heaven :p

I was waiting for someone to say this....it doesn't carry as much weight from a single guy without any kids

[bigbill]

Flagstaff, weather could be iffy but lots of opportunities.

I like Scottsdale/Fountain Hills for great riding and lots of hiking opportunities.

Like others have mentioned, road trip. There are places I've ridden on road trips where I wished I had more time. Roswell, NM looked like a lot of good riding. Albuquerque, I've barely scratched the surface and Santa Fe is just up the road. Last year I cycled Petrified National Forest, kind of like riding on the moon and totally worth it. I'd like to ride Grants, NM. Palo Duro Canyon.

Close to home, get a room at the Peachtree Inn in Fburg and ride a different direction each morning.

[Luwabra]

3 weeks no wife / no kids?

I'd go nowhere for I already be in heaven :p

:hello: hahahahahaha. Too early in the year for this but I’m flying to Banff and heading south if I EVER have this opportunity. Wherever you go I’m sure it’ll be a great mental reset.

[OtayBW]

Terlingua! (again!)...

[weisan]

Appreciate all the suggestions so far.

[efixler]

I'd do a long distance point-to-point ride somewhere. Maybe Spain-France-Italy.

[joosttx]

Terlingua! (again!)...

We went on a camping trip down there in Terlingua when I was 11. Saw the mayor too. It was a great experience.

[d_douglas]

That sounds amazing. I negotiate a week in advance to go mountain biking for four hours!

My wife went to Denmark for a week last month and while it was really fun with me and our kids, I was feeling a bit of envy as she sent photos of Nordic sunshine :).

[old_fat_and_slow]

North county San Diego area. Weather is fantastic that time of year. Tons of great road riding options.

[Billybob62]

+1 for Texas Hill Country. See this: http://www.hellweek.com/texasinfo.html

[FlashUNC]

Had a buddy just get back from two weeks riding across Vietnam.

Go big I say.

[cderalow]

I'd be heading for somewhere in Southern Utah. Great riding (both road and mountain), spectacular scenery, hiking trails for days . . .

I'll just leave this here:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4847/45420384834_83c7c2f4d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ccDkZm)

Here or Vegas.

Vegas more for the hiking/other non-cycling activities.

Southern UT for the biking.

Biking in Vegas isn't so much fun at times.

[BikeNY]

:hello: hahahahahaha. Too early in the year for this but I’m flying to Banff and heading south if I EVER have this opportunity. Wherever you go I’m sure it’ll be a great mental reset.

I was thinking the same thing, but too early in the season for sure. I think I would fly to San Diego and point my knobby tires south on the Baja Divide route and see how far I get!

[Ozz]

i'd be heading for somewhere in southern utah. Great riding (both road and mountain), spectacular scenery, hiking trails for days . . .

I'll just leave this here:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4847/45420384834_83c7c2f4d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ccdkzm)

+1

[tv_vt]

Was gonna say that's a great time to paint the house!

But nevermind. ;)

[jh_on_the_cape]

be careful what you wish for...

3 weeks no wife / no kids?

I'd go nowhere for I already be in heaven :p

[jh_on_the_cape]

I would drive/fly to Phoenix, then go to Sedona. Too hot? go to flagstaff. too cold? go to phoenix, or down to tucson.

If you are out of Austin, it might be cool to do a bike tour from the house? Head west get as far as you can, then ship the bike home and hop on a flight.

[93KgBike]

I have been mulling this one over and over, because I haven't had three weeks to myself since my 20's. I can hardly imagine it.

But to keep it low-cost, I was thinking I might head to a National Park or somewhere off-season with little to no traffic.

Yosemite would be great. Bears are asleep, and even if you gotta leave the park for rides, recovery day hiking through the valley or from the lodge on Mt. Hoffman would be mind-healing.

2 weeks in Joshua Tree would be beautiful, and recovery days or a week in Palm Springs could be amazing.

Lake Tahoe. Or Truckee might be cheaper?

Nantucket would be deserted right now...

Wherever I went, legal cannabis would be a great way to avoid the books & wine vacation. That dream always ends up just wine and late mornings, as I recall.

[djg]

Here or Vegas.

Vegas more for the hiking/other non-cycling activities.

Southern UT for the biking.

Biking in Vegas isn't so much fun at times.

It's beautiful there, but f I'm flying to Utah in March it's with skis. I'd miss the family before 3 weeks were out, but I'd love to have three weeks of skiing -- maybe taking a day off each week?

It's not going to happen before kids 2 & 3 are off at college, if then. Let's hope the knees hold up.

[paredown]

Three weeks? The correct answer is either Italy or Spain...

[Luwabra]

My lbs guy goes to Death Valley in the winter and loves it.

[glepore]

Here: http://www.belvederericcione.com/en/beach-hotel-italy/1-0.html

[MagicHour]

Ok first what you're gonna need is a big bag of weed, some kind of alcohol, an xbox then move all your bike cr*p into the living room for a nice mechanic project. :banana::beer: (just kidding...sorta....what I would do if I was found myself in such a predicament...(probably this mentality is why I'm still not married nor have kids:confused: ) :p)

[Basso69]

Try Cuba. Cheap, very little traffic outside of Havana good weather.

[efixler]

I was in Cuba with the family in the spring; it was *great*. I have a bucket list dream to cross the island by bike.

[Hawker]

Somewhere in AZ as many others have suggested. I'd look for a couple of fairly inexpensive VRBs so you could move around a bit. However, three weeks is a long time. Personally I think I might start to get a bit bored unless I was meeting/riding with others during that time.

Looks like the Cactus Cup Mtn. Bike Race is March 8-10 and the Tucson Bicycle Classic is March 1.

[Joxster]

Cancun, Spring Break and what happens on tour stays on tour and maybe a few bottles of Tequila

[charliedid]

I'd go to Crete

[p nut]

Here or Vegas.

Vegas more for the hiking/other non-cycling activities.

Southern UT for the biking.

Biking in Vegas isn't so much fun at times.

Sorry, but I don't know of any hikes in Vegas that would rival the likes of Zion's, Bryce, etc.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_copy_get-zion_1132_6901789.jpg


It's beautiful there, but f I'm flying to Utah in March it's with skis. I'd miss the family before 3 weeks were out, but I'd love to have three weeks of skiing -- maybe taking a day off each week?.

Now you're talking

https://www.skiutah.com/explore/utah-backcountry/index.html/DylanGreen_pow_original/picture--large

[cderalow]

Sorry, but I don't know of any hikes in Vegas that would rival the likes of Zion's, Bryce, etc.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_copy_get-zion_1132_6901789.jpg


Valley of Fire and Red Rock have some decent hikes. I'd agree, not the likes of Bryce or Zion, but Bryce and Zion also don't have anything to do really besides hike or bike.

at least vegas you can gamble, take in some shows, go to a gun range, do some hot laps at the speedway etc.

3 weeks of hiking/biking is a long time, granted vegas is still driveable from bryce and zion (around 3-5 hours each way)

[djg]

Now you're talking

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Nice. Where the heck is that? Far side of Catherine's at Alta? Trying to place it.

[RonW87]

Girona.