Who is Your Dream Touring Companion?

I was listening to a podcast the other day when a version of the "If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?" question was posed. After the the episode ended, I found myself twisting the question around a bit and started wondering who my dream bicycle travel companion would be.

The first choice that popped to mind is my friend Elisabeth. We had a great time together this summer in Colorado. Our styles complimented each other. When I was down, she was up and helped me back and vice versa -- even on our miserable, wet and cold day. We both liked to stop and enjoy the scenery (or a beverage!). Our eyes saw things in slightly different perspectives, opening to new ways to drink in the experience. Why mess with this kind of success?

If I were to go to my fantasy list of companions I would consider Terry Tempest Williams for her view on landscapes large and small, Heidi Swift for her pluck and tenacity or Terry Gross for her curiosity and mad interviewing skills. Or maybe James Taylor to sing me to sleep and up tough hills. Or Jens Voigt for inspiration and grit. It would be hard to choose!

How about you, who would be your dream touring companion(s)?

Bonus question: What route would you take them on?

Photo by Elisabeth Revell.

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GEOPOINTS BULLETIN is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures, and persons from Adventure Cycling's Route Network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure. She also wants to remind you that map corrections and comments are always welcome via the online Map Correction Form.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/11/who-is-your-dream-touring-companion.html

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