Snow on the ground?

With the snow falling around Northeastern Ohio we start to thinking of future and past cycling trips. As you've seen on the MRC site every year a group of us head to Slaty Fork/Snowshoe WV. However as I think back to all the other places my tires have touched. For a couple years we took a break from W. V. to head to Tsali North Carolina. Where as W.V. has roots, rocks, bike climbs, downhill/freeride and back country, Tsali was fast flowing hardpack and Eastern Slick rock. Think a Really big West Branch with a granite Moab down the road. They even have a bike wash and the trails are shared with horses. One day the the horses use trail A and B and Mtb's use C and D. The next day it switches. What a concept?? Then theres all the after Interbike trips. Go hit Vegas for a few day then drive to the Mecca that is Moab or down to Flagstaff and Sedona. The Bell Rock Trial offers great hiking and riding. What about the Laurel Highlands in Western PA. Only 3 hours away. Check out the Frank Loydd Wright Houses then ride the Allegheny Trail or the great road riding around there. A few of us have been talking about doing the whole Pittsburgh to D.C. thing next year. Need warmth? Rent a beach cruiser in the Florida Key's and see how many islands you can hit (one rumrunner per island). One of the best parts of this job is listening to customers tell their cycling stories and responding about our own. I love hearing (and getting postcard/pics) about them riding the Tour Routes or their latest Backroads adventure. The point is get out and experience new rides, come in and talk about it in January when there is 3 feet of snow. It will make next season or that hour on the Trainer dreaming about it that much better. Just think there are people planning a bike trip to Cleveland to ride Rays right now