Upon signing up for a tour, you will receive confirmation and preparatory materials, including a Before You Go booklet that contains a packing list and training tips. About 60 days prior to your trip, you will receive a Tour Information Packet with specific details about your starting location, a participant roster, official bike shop, travel tips, and much more.

With an eye towards maintaining the spirit of Adventure Cycling's origins, you will camp and cook with your riding companions on self-contained trips. Price includes:

• All meals. Your group shares food purchase and preparation responsibilities on a rotating basis.
• Overnight camping fees, including beginning and ending overnight facilities (Exception: TransAm and Southern Tier include 10 nights of motel lodging.)
• Leader and leader materials.
• Maps (where applicable), T-shirt, and a safety triangle.
• Use of group cooking equipment, tool kit, and first-aid supplies.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided for each day of the trip. Food purchase, preparation, and clean-up are shared by group members on a rotating basis. Vegetarian and special dietary needs will be addressed, though food selection may be limited in some locations. Food and group cooking equipment are separated into equal portions to be carried by group members. Each participant must set aside a portion of cargo space for this purpose, approximately ¼ of his or her total carrying capacity.

Overnights: Most of the overnights are at state parks, national forest campgrounds, private campgrounds, school fields, or city facilities, with some primitive camping on backcountry trips such as the Great Divide. Amenities range from RV parks boasting hot tubs to wilderness locations with no running water, depending on the nature and location of the trip. Indoor facilities such as hostels and churches are occasionally used. You will need a good freestanding tent with a ground cloth, a sleeping bag rated for below-freezing temperatures, and a sleeping pad.

* The number of participants on a tour may be adjusted in response to demand and facility availability. Adventure Cycling reserves the right to make route and accommodation modifications without notification and to make alterations and substitutions in the itinerary as needed to improve the quality of the tour, or to accommodate the comfort and wellbeing of our guests.

** Adventure Cycling Association is an equal opportunity recreation provider that operates under special use permits with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Departments of Transportation. Adventure Cycling Association is working cooperatively with these agencies to secure the appropriate permits.

*** In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex age or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination: write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.