My plans were to buy 2 bikes to ride around the neighborhood and area with my wife as a "emply" nest activity. A neighbor talked us into training for the "DALMAC" here in Michigan. A very greuling and senic ride. We trained from April to Aug. I heard about the many senic visions on the Dalmac but to be quite honest riding 73, 88, 93, 72 miles consecutively your eyes, head, whole body become obessed with getting the ride done instead of admiring a lake, tree, or some other visual scene. My wife an I are alreday planning one day rides 50 -70 miles where we can ENJOY the ride and the beautiful sights where we are riding. We did enjoy on our last day a stretch of rode called the "Tunnel of Trees." But once through this section it started to rain and temps drop 20 degree for the last 1 1/2 hrs. of riding. At that point you could care less what the senery looks like.