New Friends from Indiana

I had a chance to meet some new friends from Indiana. Phil had emailed me earlier in this spring and mentioned that they were coming after seeing my website. Unfortunately I had used up most of my vacation in July and was just coming back from a weekend away doing a wedding for my nephew back in Eastern Montana, so I didn't get a chance to ride with them. I did run up to where they were camping and talked dirt for a while. They also ride V Stroms so we had a lot in common.
I have had others talk about coming, but with the gas prices jumping the way they did Phil and Gary and the crew were the only ones to make it.
Thanks guys, it was great to meet you!

Summer is winding down, but some of the best ridin is yet to come

In Pocatello we are already feeling the effects of Fall, with tempatures dropping to the mid 40's at night from time to time. I haven't gotten on my dirt bike for six weeks, too many distractions, I guess. But I am hoping to do some riding this Fall. With a bit of moisture and cooler tempatures the riding couldn't be much better. I love the spring, but then you have to contend with the snow in higher elevations.

How about you? Did you get any good rides this summer? Was my site of any help to you?

Did anyone get inspired to get a gps and follow a track or just track their own ride? What are your recommendations for a gps. I'm stuck on my Magellan 500 Explorist LE. It is realitively inexpensive, color screen, durable and reasonable battery life when you get the extended LiIon battery, about 7 hours or so. Even though Magellan has a horrible reputation for its customer service, once I got it figured out it seems to work well. However, the Explorist 500 may be discontinued as Magellan has come out with a new line up. (I haven't heard anything good about the Triton Series) I have seen the Explorist 500 as low as $138 without the battery. I think I paid $159 with the MapSend software. I purchased a LiIon battery separately. I got a RAM mount that works well.