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New out from Garmin is this new "Mini" inReach satellite tracker. Review: Core things this device will do from this review – Satellite messaging to friends/family/pizza delivery folks, even if not on service – Sends GPS track/map of where you’ve been/are every 2 minutes – Can overlay planned route as well for GPS tracking web link – Has quick preset messages, as well as longer custom presets – Can type out long satellite messages (very slowly) just like real text messages – Has SOS button, which will ultimately result in government rescue services – Has 50-hour battery life with sending updates via satellite every 10 minutes – Has 20-day battery life with updates every 30 minutes – Can be paired to Fenix 5 series and Forerunner 935 watches – Basic waypoint navigation/saving using compass-style display – Can use paired phone app (without cellular service) to send complex messages/details

Sounds like a great Plan, but I am undecided at the moment. Keep me updated as time counts down David. Ride Safe and Blessings

Hello all, I've not been riding long but have gone on some long rides. Last one was to Deadhorse, AK (~10,000km round trip). I'll be heading out to Utah next week. I've been through most states but this will be my first time in Utah. I'll be touring the Canadian and American east coast after that, then heading south and zig zagging my way back to the west coast. This trip should be somewhere between 25,000-30,000km by the time I get home. Next year I plan on flying my bike to the UK and riding around western Europe. (I've accumulated a lot of airline/flying points and this seems the best way to spend them). Something similar to what Tim Burke did. And then hopefully in 2020, I will attempt the Pan-American Highway from Deadhorse to Ushuaia. I have a BMW S1000R as a daily rider (although I will do some touring on it if the trip is 3,000km or less) and a R1200GSA for longer trips, camping, etc. Good to be here. Summit of Rogers Pass, British Columbia featuring the artillery used to clear the pass during the winter. North side of Atigun Pass, AK.

Appreciate it. I love the riding from southern OR to San Fran. Should be in the area around late August.