Kat, Ever since i did a 40/40/20, or a nice 3 day 100 in 1988 at the Homestead Resort in Southern Va. i thought it to be a perfect venue. There are well maincured trails that you can ride 4 abreast up, down and around the mountains. You can have safe speed and a course worthy of the WEC. They have plenty of support and staff that man the road crossings and do trail work and provide water etc...It is a 4 star hotel with facilities worthy of royalty. I spoke with the sons owner before it was sold to who i know not now, but he was very open to this type of world class ride and i lost track of him and them.
But to me the ideal course in the USA would be held in southern Va. on the Homestead Resort Trails.