For those of you who use and enjoy the trails in Pine County you should be aware that there is an “open house” meeting with the DNR on Feb 16th to discuss future changes to those trails. See this link for more info. I encourage riders to attend if they can. I don’t think I can make it, but hope someone brings up the topic of not being able to ride from Chengwatana to St. Croix. There needs to be a trail connection developed! If you can’t make it the article in the link above provides an email address that you can send your comments to as well.
DNR meeting on Chengwatana, Nemadji, General Andrews and St. Croix trails
February 2, 2012
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Superior National Forest Overlay added
February 1, 2012Last week I posted about the availability of “map overlays” on dualsportmaps.com. With a lot of help from the site owner I was able to get an overlay of pretty much the entire Superior National Forest uploaded. That is a HUGE area. This map is from the National Forest website and includes color coding of all the forest roads (minimum maintenance, atv’s only, etc.). So jump over to dualsportmaps.com and zoom in on the Superior National Forest. You should see an option to show map overlays in the upper right hand corner. The slider will control the transparency of the overlay.
Neat stuff. Very helpful in revealing some hidden trails in the Federal lands. Have fun planning your trip.
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International Motorcycle Show this weekend in Minneapolis
January 31, 2012http://www.motorcycleshows.com/Minneapolis
Friday thru Sunday at the Convention Center. This show is usually fun and a good way to break your cabin fever. KTM, Husky, and BMW appear to be no-shows as usual but there will be more than enough entertainment from other vendors to fill a few hours of your time.
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We made the Facebook leap
January 26, 2012We finally have a Facebook page, so if Facebook is your thing, jump on over “like” us and submit your favorite Minnesota riding photos, videos, etc. All posts made to this blog automajically get posted there too.
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TMAT Gunflint Loop map updated
January 25, 2012Quick update. The extension off from the TMAT East that I have been calling the “Gunflint Loop” has been updated. I have been meaning to add a return trail that encourages riders to not follow HWy 61 back to Duluth. It is now posted. Keep in mind that this trail addition is still considered “proposed” because I haven’t gotten enough feedback from riders and haven’t ridden it myself. Check dualsportmaps.com for the updated GPS tracks. Comments, as always, are welcome.
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State OHV Maps now available on Android Phones
January 20, 2012As you may know the website DualSportMaps.com holds all the GPS data for the Trans-Minnesota Adventure Trail. It is a great site and also has a Android app that goes with it that allows you to use your Android phone as a GPS. I mount my phone to my handlebars and it works wonderfully! No need to spend $500 on the latest Garmin!
Well, today it gets even better. DualSportMaps.com has a new feature that allows you to take a existing paper or electronic map and load it into their website so that it can be overlayed onto their map data. Sound confusing? All you need to know is that now you can access Minnesota DNR OHV maps in two new ways:
1. By going to dualsportmaps.com, creating an account, and then clicking on the Map Overlays link. You will see 2 overlays in Minnesota. Click on them and they will show Nemadji and Chengwatana MN DNR maps inserted into the site.
2. You can also view the MN DNR OHV maps usign the DualSportMaps Android application.
Why is this great? There is now no need to have a printed MN DNR map in one hand and your gps in another while navigating down the trail. Now both can be displayed at the same time on your Android Phone (I still recommend carrying paper maps as a backup in case your phone/gps fails). Also, when planning a trip there is no need to have one web browser open to the DNR website and another window open to the DualSportMaps.com website. This is just one more way technology is making this sport much more interesting.
I have uploaded the Chengwatana and Nemadji state maps to the site. I hope to upload the rest of the state OHV maps soon.
Ride safe!
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Moto Christmas Gift: Stormtrooper leathers
December 7, 2011Need to get a gift for the moto rider that has it all? How about a set of full leathers in the Star Wars fashion motif? For the geek rider in all of us….
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Minne ADV shirt sale
December 2, 2011Hey all,
Zazzle is having a half price shirt sale today ONLY. So hop over to our Zazzle store and order something for yourself for Christmas. The long sleeve microfiber shirt is only $20. That’s a decent price. I have one of these myself and use it for a base layer when riding.
Go to : http://www.zazzle.com/minneadv
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Triumph Explorer
November 8, 2011http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2012-triumph-tiger-explorer-preview
Was the 800cc Tiger not enough for you?
New larger Triumph adventure bike preview from the folks over at Ultimate Motorcycling.
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AMA 2011 Hare and Hound
October 26, 2011Nice video, looks like a great race…
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