The Yamaha WR250X Rebuild
Lots of detail here so follow along carefully. I assume the first thing you want to know is, “What the hell is a WR250X?” One thing for sure, it is a unique bike in...
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Using Kentucky’s Tiled Base Maps in MotionX-GPS & Gaia GPS apps
This post isn’t aimed at any particular group, but I suspect that folks who are interested in things like the Kentucky Adventure Tour (KAT) will find it to be useful. Navigating the KAT requires...
KyMotoVan Gets an Upgrade
Door Trim Envy We’ve been very pleased with the Sprinter. Its the perfect fit for how we travel and recreate. Honestly, we’ve done very little in terms of upgrades since 2016. I spent several...
More thoughts on the Tour of Idaho
What worked. What didn’t. And what I forgot to say. It’s been six weeks since we completed the Tour and I’m still unwinding the whole experience in my head. After my first post on...
Tour of Idaho 2020 – Team Hillbilly Succeeds!
It’s been a while. I last posted at the end of 2018. Honestly, I started a couple posts last year but they are still hanging around as a saved draft. Oh well. In early...
Waypoints, Pedialyte, Merino Wool, Riding Gear & Bags
More thoughts on the Tour of Idaho . . . I’m still trying to determine when I will “unwind” from our 2018 Tour attempt. Honestly, the time I spend dealing with it in my...
Team Hillbilly Attempts the Tour of Idaho (2018)
A rundown of what happened . . . It had been my plan to do a blog post about each day on the Tour of Idaho but I felt like it was important that...
Creating Tracks for the Tour of Idaho
Some Tips & Tricks! Creating tracks for the Tour of Idaho from a set of provided waypoints is no small task. I’m a geographer, cartographer, and GIS professional, working with this type of data...
The Tour of Idaho: Final Bike Prep for the 2018 Adventure
The last time I touched upon this was way back in September. Since then, Jeff and I have spent an enormous amount of time on mapping, lodging, logistics and of course more bike preparation....
The Leatherman vs. Snap-on Combo Wrench
Why you need a dedicated navigation device for the Tour of Idaho Martin asked me to provide some guidance regarding dedicated navigations devices (GPS units) and smart phones, specifically, the roles these devices play...