Although I wanted to have one more travel experience before settling in for winter, I wanted it to be low stress and uncomplicated. As luck (or internet shenanigans) would have it, an email from REI Adventures landed in my inbox at just the right time. A women-only three-night four-day cycling excursion caught my eye, but I soon realized those three nights would be . . . . camping, sleeping on the ground, in tents, with sketchy bathrooms, flashlights required, and all that. Hmmmmm. I hadn’t been camping in 30, maybe 35 years. On the plus side, we wouldn’t be carrying gear on the bikes. We’d have two guides, one of whom would drive a van with gear, tents, sleeping pads, and whatnot. Also, the guides would procure and prepare all the meals, so this would be camping ‘lite’ for sure. But still – sleeping on the ground! Oof! In the end I was won over by the assurance that this particular trip featured “elevated food and wi...