I am an older male experienced long distance cyclist aiming to ride West Bound from Pittsburgh @ Sept. 14 and take Rails to Trails Great American Trail to the western end of the Katy Trail in Missouri, then connect on the TransAm as far as Pueblo detour to see friends in the Huerfano Valley of Colorado and then continue on the Western Express trail to San Francisco. Welcome others riders along the way. I’ll have a one man tent, a Warmshowers experience and sometimes hotels. Not carrying a lot of cooking gear. Aiming for low weight experience