I'm looking for feedback on the ATVR reader ride. Anyone that rode, and has suggestions-P.M. me! I'm also looking for the e-mail addy's for the 'Banshee boys" and the guys from Pennsylvania(sp?) that rode w/ the "fast" group at Pinnacle Creek-the 3rd day. Hope you all enjoyed the ride-the inaugural H/M readers ride.

Thanks, in advance

Special thanks goes out to David,er.....Nthewinds, for getting the ride off of the ground, and into the MOUNTAINS! Helluva job, David! NOW RELAX!

 Also thanks to TODD! You are what a GUIDE is supposed to be! And-thanks to the guides the 2nd and third days! A big thanks to Billy, Len, and the rest of the ATVR gang for recognizing the ATV RIDERS!

WE WERE IN THE "SLOW" GROUP AND HAD A GREAT TIME. THE TRAILS WERE AWESOME.WE WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT WAS ENJOYABLE AND EVERYONE LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER. THE TWO GUYS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR FROM PA ARE FROM GETTYSBURG. SO WHEN'S THE NEXT SPONSERED EVENT AT HATFIELD-McCOY??? WE RODE ALL THREE DAYS AND WERE WITH DAVE'S GROUP. THE THIRD DAY WAS THE BEST RUNNING THROUGH THE MUD AND WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PICS THAT DAVE TOOK OF THAT. (BEING THE ONLY FEMALE)

STEVE AND DONNA

I've loaded some photos of this year's ATV Reader Ride on my server. David is sending me more shots on CD so I will get these up soon. Be sure to check out the photos from last years event.

Visit: http://www.motocom.com/gallery/ATV-Rider-Reader-Ride

Len

Steve and Donna, and ALL!

Thanks for making this event possible! This whole thing was a success because all of you chose to take a chance on a first time event, an idea that was never done, comming to a place you've never been. (most of you). and I want to Thank all of you!

I am mailing a disk to Len with the pictures I took, so he can get them posted.

Next years event will be the last weekend in October, so start making vacation plans. I am working on a deal with a resort state park near Pineville to book ALL the rooms and cabins. There are 19 rooms and 14 cabins. We will have the whole place to ourselves. If you want to check it out go to;

http://www.twinfallsresort.com

Stay tuned for details.

I WANT to hear from everybody what they liked, disliked and ways I can inprove this event. One thing will not change, is that this event will always about getting out and RIDE!

David Wilmot

PS. Donna I got a KILLER shot of you going over the log! LOL!

Great pics Len! Man, that guy on the Vinson….oh, wait a minute, that’s me!

WHAT DO U MEAN A KILLER SHOT?? I AM TAKING IT THAT THE PICTURE TURNED OUT? COOL!!!!!!

WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. REMEMBERING LOOKING DOWN THE CLIFFS WHILE RIDING IS UNIQUE. I AM TOTALLY SCARED OF HEIGHTS BUT I WASN'T SCARED.

WE WILL BE THERE EACH AND EVERY YEAR THIS TAKES PLACE . ITS AN ADVENTURE THAT ANYONE WHO LOVES RIDING WOULD ENJOY.

ONE COMMENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AND WE DID IT THE LAST NIGHT IS THAT. THAT PKG DEAL IS GREAT BUT YOU SHOULD LEAVE OPTIONS OPEN ALSO FOR OTHERS WHO MAY WANT TO STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. MAKE A PKG DEAL WITH AND WITHOUT A PLACE TO STAY. CUZ WE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE STAYED. THAT HOT TUB WAS "EXTREME" !! ALSO AS WE WERE TALIKNG ABOUT THE THINGS WE CAN DO AND YOU HAD MENTIONED A POKER RUN.. I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THAT.

THIS RIDER READER RUN IS AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER FORGET AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT.IT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR ALL.

STEVE AND DONNA

Steve and Donna and all:

The idea about a whole package deal did not go over to well, and It is na-da gone. The place that two stayed in was real nice and I can understand you wanting to go back there next year. So anybody can be a part of this ride and stay where they want.

I still have not put the final deal on Twin Falls, yet. The person in charge has not gotten back with me. To get the whole place, and a good rate, I'm going to commit to all the rooms (19) and cabins (14). I don't think I'll have a problem filling them, but it will be for 4 nights, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I've still got to check on the campground.

As far as everything else, I'm thinking it will still be 'pay as you go' the way it worked out this year, and keeping everything a little closer so we don't have to travel so far each day.

Ideas, comments everybody?

David Wilmot

Everyone staying in one place and being able to talk about the days ride sounds like a good idea to me.  I have a laptop that accepts just about any type of digi cam media and we could look at the days pics also.

when i think back i believe i drove well over 100 miles trying to get to each days ride.  plus the place that i stayed at was realy no frills, and i had to rent a remote for the tv every night.  you get the idea. but i did meet a bunch of other riders at this place that were not with our group.  so it was all good in the end.

Iv'e just got to say once again, that this was a great ride, and i really would not change a thing about it.  everyone was real freindly and i want to send out a big THANKS to steve and donna for helping me out with that chain problem on the last day. 

Happy trails

Pat

YOU ARE SO VERY WELCOME PAT. WITH THE TRIP EVERYONE WAS ALWAYS READY TO HELP OUT. WE KNOW IF WE WOULD OF HAD PROBLEMS SOMEONE WOULD OF HELPED US ALSO. ALOT OF CARING AND COURTEOUS PEOPLE ON THIS RIDE.

GREAT JOB WITH THE PICTURES DAVE!!!!! THEY ARE GREAT.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND EVERY YEAR FOLLOWING FOR THIS RIDE. THIS WAS SOOOOOOO EXTREME.

SO??? WHEN DOES THE MAGAZINE COME OUT WITH THE PICTURES??

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN THAT WAS ON THIS PAST RIDE.

STEVE AND DONNA

Great picture of you blasting through that mudhole, front tires clawing at the air, Donna! You can see how Jim approached it on his Prairie-whoops!

Brad

Steve and Donna,

Be patient about the issue w/  our ride coming out. I work both sides of the printing industry (my family has been in it for 90 yrs.) and I can tell you this: The Dec. issue(s) were on press in Jul/Aug/Sept.. The current issues that are on press are in the neighborhood of the Feb. issue. So, it'll probably be Spring before ATVR gets the issue w/ the ride to you/on the newsstand. It takes quite some time to put a magazine together. Trust me, you'd be amazed at the process. I'm looking forward to seeing the story too, but we've all got a bit of a wait.

As enthusiastic as you guys (sorry Donna) and GALS (how's that?) are, I'd like to get your input on a shirt design(s) that I'm working on for next year. David and I are talking regularly about this, and I've got a couple of concepts, but need some "outside/insider" critics! Interested in giving some input? If you are, send your e-mail addy through the "reply via email-only" and I'll give you a look at what we're working on. You ~folks~ were wanting shirts to comemmerate the ride(s) weren't you?

Brad

 Just make next years ride go as well as Sunday of this years ride. The guides were great and the ride was a blast. Please keep us posted on the details of the next ride. We already have a group from Dallas wanting to go. It was nice meeting eveyone on the ride, by the third day I felt like we had become friends. I still haven't gotten over how amazing the trails are there. It was well worth the 15hr. drive. We'll be there for the next one, hope to see all of you again.

Chad

BRAD....

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESS IS TIME CONSUMING... JUST A LIL BIT EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WILL WAIT VERY PATIENTLY!!!!

ABOUT THE TSHIRTS.......... WE THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA! WE ARE VERY INTERESTED!

" THAT MUDHOLE WAS A BLAST!!!  I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

EMAIL IS UNIEXT60@AOL.COM

STEVE AND DONNA

THANK YOU

Hi everybody,

When I read all the replies about this event, it really made all the work worth while!

Thanks for all the support!

DW

The magazine comes out at the end of December. It's the March issue.

Thanks for coming out, I had a blast.