The bad news I have to leave a pretty great job, I will never find a more accommodating job. If I want to ride, I am told "go ahead see you tomorrow". The Good news I will be a quarter mile for this: http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/hmnf//recarea/?recid=30298&actid=93 and
Good thing she didn't get a job in Illinois. You'd be screwed beyond belief. I need to haul my bikes 3-4 minimum hours to get any thing decent to ride. We have a couple private riding clubs here but that's about it. Good luck on the move.
I agree. I was born and raised in Wisconsin where good riding was plentiful in the 70s and 80s. After the military I met my wife while I was in Illinois. We settled here but plan to relocate in 2 years or before. Illinois has zero public access but claims to be working on building some riding parks in southern illinois. Still 3-4 hours so I choose to go north to ride. We have the d17 enduro and hares ramble series semi close by but it's all on private land. Thankfully land owners allow access for the events. It sucks more than you could imagine here. That is why it's called the land of suck.
The only real off road riding is in Mass either Otis or October mountain. It's a drive from ct but we would ride from Sun up till dark. My camp/land in Vermont is on a VAST TRAIL and my land borders on the national forest on two sides. There's plenty of access. I am waiting for the state to realize there's revenue in opening the trails for off road riding. I'm waiting to build a bread n breakfast when they open it up. We were thinking a chain of bread n breakfasts so many miles apart? We went on vacation to Maine. Ever since the family loves Maine. I wanted to go halves and chip in for lake front property which I found affordable off the beaten path. My point is off road riding is legal there besides bass fishing.
Now that is some funny stuff!! Always lived here so I don't know any better. We will be moving farther north than I am now so, I do expect quite a bit more snow. I have to switch to snowmobiles in the winter and bikes any other time. Still lots of snow on the ground, it hit 30deg last Saturday, the sun came out, and what goes riding by but a Can-Am Spider....die hard rider!
I had extra firewood for this season. I had a gut feeling we were going to get hammered. My poor 55 jeep has been plowing for about 25 years now. Snow and dirt. When the weather warms up she's number one for an oil change, grease, tune up. I been neglecting her. The generator isn't charging I just throw on the battery charger between the snow storms. It's too cold to fix it now. But the old gal is faithful like a family dog she always ready to work. It's the best $400 I ever spent. Finally the big melt down is coming. Now the flooding will begin. I can't wait to see the grass again. One snow storm coming tonight I think.
I think it's the eat the natural cycle. We been here four times already and the earth has been destroyed four times. Now it's the fifth time the fifth cycle. Like I said keep plenty of 2t mix ready to go. Ill ride through the flames of hell for sure. Lol bill
Uh oh, don't let those crazy people hear you say that Bill. You'll get labeled a climate denyer! Actual scientific fact just makes them angrier. Lucky for you they don't want to leave warm southern latitudes to protest outside your house.
If you're going to ride through hell make sure you are burning leaded race fuel, anything else might insult Satin.
