I have a friend who retired, then went on his first tour. He went out for a year and racked up 16,000 miles traveling to Montreal, Key West, California, Alaska, then back to Buffalo.
http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/20/gallery9137/
http://marfapublicradio.org/blog/west-texas-talk/casey-zmich-cross-country-cycler-trucker-and-nomad/