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Century ride in 50 states. Where should I ride it in your state?

I am attempting to ride 50 -100 mile, a.k.a. "century", bicycle rides. I aspire each to be in a different state. Thus far I have done Florida nearly 20 times, NJ about 10 to 15 times, Hawaii once, Mississippi 3 times.... now it is time to stop the repeats and get the job done. In Florida the paved rails to trails routes are overly abundant Pinellas Trail/Withlacoochee Trail/Suncoast Trail are all easy enough to ride and nab a century on. In Mississippi the Natchez Trace Parkway is where I went. NJ it was Irvington to High Point and back (148 mi.). Hawaii I rode the Ironman triathlon route... I am looking at Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama next, but will take answers from all states. I don't need info for the following: NJ, HI, FL, PA, NY, CA and ... I know, I know... it isn't a state, but... Guam. Right now there are 9 answers. Best so far is a tie the Kansas answer and the Iowa answer... That is perfect... Some hills are ok, but I am not looking for a Death Valley, hotter than hell testosterone injected brag session. Scenic is nice even if it is monotonously boring at times. Just trying to check these off not conquer Everest, a desert, or win a race. Just me and the open road... maybe a shop or local club rider or two. As far Flagstaff is concerned... it is SOUTH of the Grand Canyon, not north... I am sure that was a minor typo. Otherwise you are riding in Utah. I spent a good deal of time in Flagstaff... I don't like college sports at all.. well except for the JAX who I root for, follow on-line and even shop the university gift shop on-line for football T-shirts. Riding there is awesome as is every other sport that I can think of except beach volleyball and scuba diving LOL Bikernoj: This is not about an ORGANIZED RIDE, popularity or who's century is tougher. This is just a ride like you would do on any other day... For some people riding a century is a fun thing. For me it is something I do 24-36 times per year. This December a friend and I are riding 7 centuries in 7 days... just because we like them... Call it boredom, second childhood, mid-life crisis or whatever, but that is all it is. Just a ride. Those I occasionally ride with do not care about elevation, wind speed, temperature, how many ppl we have in the paceline, how long the pulls will be, or if you are riding a compact, a triple or not because mostly they, like myself ride their centuries SOLO. There is zero interest in organized events. Sorry. SO WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?: 1. Two terminuses. 2. Parking the car at mid-ride. 3. Heading to terminus #1. 4. Turning around. 5. Riding back to the car. 6. Refuel. 7. Riding to terminus #2. 8. Return to car. 9. Drive to the next state. Not only does Urb involve me in an organized event, he/she also gives info about another organized event that may not even be a century... Then has the gaul to call "question honing" a "dig"... About the Rand McNally road atlas... great idea for everyone to get one per year. We go through at least two a year... and we transfer over important data written in the margins to the next one (cheap gas, good table service, hotel numbers, places to pick up the roomsaver.com booklets etc). I only work 6 months a year and the other 6 months I can be found working on hiking the highest point in state (37 so far), visiting all the US Hard Rock Cafes (53 so far, but that also counts Bahrain, Singapore, 3 in Japan, Guam, Saipan, 3 in the U.K. and 3 in Thailand hotel included]). Of course buying a new car or RV/conversion van every couple of years also helps us. Have atlas & highlighter, will travel! I vote that as a best answer! LOL!

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In Central California, there is a great ride that starts by going around Folsom Lake which is a 55 mile scenic, somewhat hilly ride (4400ft in 55 miles) then 26 miles "out" takes you from Folsom to Sacramento and 26 back on the American River Bike trail rounds out at 107miles. Very scenic, beautiful ride, good variety and plenty of additional rest stops/areas if needed. I hope this helps in your search. Good Luck!!