Escaping the snowbelt in March

billyfields · Mar 3, 2006

Well I am going to do it and the lovely wife has given her OK! Taking three weeks off in mid March to bike somewhere south. I live in Hamilton Ontario, about 50 miles from Buffalo NY. The fat lady (98 RT/Ohlins/GPS) and I want to escape winterÔÇÖs clutches as painlessly as possible. I have two questions for anyone who has familiarity with touring in March. First, what would be the safest and least painful path out of the snow belt and second where would you go if you had 3 weeks to wander in March??

177195 · Mar 3, 2006

am thinkin'south

Don't bother spendin'too much time thinkin'bout it,just plug in yer'lectrics'n'head south.

flash412 · Mar 3, 2006

billyfields said:
where would you go if you had 3 weeks to wander in March?

Mexico.

sfarson · Mar 3, 2006

Mexico is a good suggestion. If not there, wander the extreme southern U.S... Florida, Gulf Coast, South Texas and Big Bend, southern New Mex, Arizona, and California, go further north as the weather permits.

Wife and I are currently on a bike trip in New Mexico, finding a weekend to escape. Rode the Jemez Mountains today with roads at 8500ft.

billyfields · Mar 3, 2006

Well thanks fellows for the Mexico suggestion. I traveled all the way down to Panama in 1980 on an R90/6 and before that round Mexico in 77 on the same bike. I am traveling alone this time and my memories are of bad roads, wild drivers, corrupt officials constantly looking for money and constantly worried about having the bikes stolen. We used to practically bring them into the rooms with us at night. Frankly I' love to go back but memories are a bit scary, at least the driving - but I hear its changed...

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