Living in SF Bay Area (Oakland, if you want to be specific) and an interested in taking advantage of this to do 1) short tours (2 to 4 days) and 2) bike packing. Have a means to transport myself and my bike so looking on the West Coast and as far east as Colorado.
I have done neither touring or bike packing despite having a bicycle since I was 7 years old. Not a fast rider but am a strong rider but my focus for this is on enjoying myself (“it is a tour, not a race” I keep telling myself) on the ride and not setting any land speed records. (No prizes for first place).
Looking for either 1) people who have done this before and are willing to drag me along or 2) people who have not done before but have a sense of adventure (and humor).