Well I don't really care about highways I just try to stick to back roads that are more fun and curvy. Amazze is about 20-30 minutes north of me. Sort of half way between you and I. Highway wouldn't get me to his place any quicker, it's too out of the way. I could take 528/429/I4 to get to sugarloaf quicker but that's not a fun ride lol.
If we go to ozello it'll pretty much be all day by the time we get out there, eat lunch, and get back. I'm fine with going, the roads to there are decent. Honestly the ozello trail isn't even as good as some of the roads on the route there, but I'll still go, it's a decent ride. I can bring some water in my tail bag for us.