Orchid - thanks so much for the web link on the Canada tours. Wat a beautiful area of the world you live in. I have a friend in Seattle that I will be visiting sometime next year, and hopefully I will get to see a little of your part of the world.

I do not know of any groups that do long-distance touring, but I know there must be some in the United States. I have always wanted to do a bike-barge tour in Europe where they put you and your bike on a barge and you go from town to town and cycle, and then sleep on the barge at night. A friend of mine did this in the Netherlands and loved it. But, they are quite expensive.