The Remaining States

Good day, and happy Forth of July!

Sitting in traffic is not on the agenda this weekend, but sometimes it's the price one must pay for adventure.

Hopefully you’ve got plans you’re looking forward to over this holiday weekend. Maybe you’re feeling like I do, excited to be lazy, not traveling on the busy highways and staying around home. It’s been a busy few weeks, with a few more hectic ones coming up – so sitting around, firing up the grill and enjoying a lazy summer weekend at home sounds pretty appealing. Also, I’m a lifelong firework aficionado, so this is my weekend. Northeast Minneapolis should be on the lookout for some (bright and loud) excitement. Safety first!

Most of my upcoming excitement is personal: my 10-year class reunion, a family reunion and a whitewater kayak/camping/waterfall exploration trip with friends in Wisconsin. For one day this week, I was shocked to find no work trips on my calendar. Later that afternoon, however, I found out I’ll be heading up to Olympia, Washington to ride some new iron. I’ve never been to Washington, so I’m anxious to spend some time in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and to color in another state on my map of the United States. I keep it in my office to keep track of where I’ve gone for work. [Read more]

America's Best ATV Riding

We’re doing a story in the upcoming (July) issue of ATV Magazine about the 25 best (and our favorite) ATV riding areas throughout the country – based on our team’s experience, uniqueness of terrain, quality of the trails, regional amenities and miles of available OHV riding.

Some of the locations on the list include Southern California’s Imperial Sand Dunes (of course!), New Mexico’s Carson National Forest, Grand Lake, Colorado, Coal Creek in Tennessee and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – among 20 others.

Where do you all recommend? What are your favorite riding areas, and why? We are always looking for new places to check out, so comment or e-mail and let us know where you like to ride.

Follow the conversation at the ATV Magazine/ATV Sport forum at www.atvmagonline.com/forum.cfm.