Road trips are a blast. For years we had the "12 miles of Hell" to officially open our race season. The loading, the all nighter drive, and the finger pointing when the farts started flying. No one could beat Wes Watkins.
There are so many opportunities for road trips and we have started a tradition of doing two rides in Arkansas during the winter: The "Arkan-thaw" ride in late December, down on the Womble and then the Buffalo Headwaters ride down in north Arkansas.
Both these rides are not races, just fun social riding. We could even do a weekend of riding and camping in the Lawrence area and ride the Levy Trail, Clinton, and then head to Perry. 29er Tim had a great idea about organizing a Katy Trail ride. I think that is a great idea!
The options are there, it's more about getting organized and people finding time. It's easier for me!