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Jim's Trip to Rainbow Springs Florida April, 2006

This ultra-clear water is from the spring-fed Rainbow River, the purest, most pristine river in the United States. It's got 150 ft. horizontal visibility! It's 100% spring fed and has all kinds of interesting caves to discover as you float downstream with mask and snorkel. The problem is, as soon as you stick your head into a cave, you get blasted with the spring water rushing out at a high rate of speed. There is an abundance of fish, turtles, birds, etc., that makes for a spectacular snorkeling experience as you float down the river.

What you're seeing here is Rainbow Springs State Park, which comprises the headsprings of the Rainbow River.
This is where the river starts.

This is downtown Ocala, which is where I spent the night. It's about 20 minutes from Rainbow Springs

Here is a part of old Florida, away from the tourist traps and beaches. This is downtown Arcadia, which is about an hour inland from Sarasota. The town is now essentially a ghost town since the new super-Walmart was built on the outskirts of town.

James Montanus' Motorcycle Adventures
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Suzuki DL1000 'V-Strom' Rides (God rides a V-Strom - check it out!)
Ride to the BuckTail Trail in Pennsylvania 660 mile ride through the mountains of PA in August of '06
Ride along the Oatka Trail, Genesee Valley I tried to follow the Oatka Creek to it's source and discovered some beautiful places along the way.
Wolcott to Olcott (and Oswego too!) Nice ride along Lake Ontario shoreline with Tony Orr
'05 Fall Foliage tour of White Mountains Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Mt. Washington, more...
First Ride on the new V-Strom! 435 mile ride through Finger Lakes area, Lake Ontario shoreline
Labor Day ride through PA Mountains PA Grand Canyon, Bucktail Trail, Lock Haven, etc.
Nice ride with Bob M. through the Finger Lakes Two bikes. Seven Finger Lakes. Eight hours. 253 miles.
Ride to the eco-disaster site, Love Canal Being interested in the history of Love Canal, I ventured out to see what was there today. The results were interesting.
Dual Sport Rides - Honda XR650R
Dual sport ride with Tommy Barlow Nice 130 mile ride through the PA Mountains for some late foliage
Best of PA Grand Canyon ride photos Collection of adventure riding photos since 2004
Awesome PA Grand Canyon Ride Dual Sport ride in and around the Pine Creek Gorge (Fall 2006)
 Yet another PA Grand Canyon Ride This is really getting to be a habit (Fall 2007)
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure Dual sport motorcycle ride, 9-24-04
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure Another dual sport ride, 10-7-04
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure My very first PA Grand Canyon ride courtesy of Dave Kessler
Hancock, NY AMA National Dual Sport Ride Sweet (but gruelling) dual sport ride through Catskill Mountains
Southern Tier Enduro Riders Trail ride Organized dual-sport ride in Jasper, N.Y.
Ride to Majestic Trails, Kinzua Bridge Dual sport ride to Majestic Trails to the Historic Kinzua Bridge
Vermont/Mass.Fall Foliage Tour Dual sport ride through Berkshire and Green Mountains
Revisiting the MX Glory Days at Zoar Dave Box returns to the site of the original Zoar Valley Motopark.
Zoar Valley Tour Fast paced tour of Zoar Valley and Cattaraugus County 10-31-04
  Bruce Peninsula Motorcycle Tour Dual Sport ride on Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
Nooby rides through the Finger Lakes in '07 Vine Valley, Italy Valley, Prattsburg, Naples, Springwater, etc.
Nooby does another Dual Sport Ride! Watkins Glen, FLNF, Connecticut Hill, etc.
Finger Lakes National Forest Exploration of the FLNF - dual sport ride
Rattlesnake Hill to Angelica on 6-12-04 (dual sport exploration ride)
Another Fantastic Naples to Hammondsport Ride on 6-6-04 (dual sport ride)
Beautiful, scenic Southern Tier Ride On 5-29-04, Naples, Springwater, Cohocton, Vine Valley.
Klipnocky?? What the hell is that? Southern Tier dual sport ride
Tour De Finger Lakes A 190 mile dual sport ride (GPS map only-not pictures)
Finger Lakes National Forest Exploration of the FLNF - dual sport ride
Tug Hill ride Dual Sport ride on 6-20-03 from Osceola to Timber View
California Rides
My Epic California motorcycle adventure Road ride on a Honda VFR 800, summer of 2002, through Norcal
The second California Adventure from 2002 With Todd Fess - road ride, Honda VFR 800's along PCH
Riding a Harley on the Pacific Coast Highway Riding a rented Fat Boy, San Francisco, October, 1999
Fun Stuff, etc.
Four Wheeling through the California Desert In a rented Ford Explorer - Death Valley, Mt.Whitney, etc.
Sophisticated Red-Necks ride Highly cultured Red Necks on dirt bikes, Naples, Kueka Lake, etc.
The WHEELIE Files Wheelie pictures of me at Braddocks Bay State Park
'Where's Timmy 2001' A Tug Hill Odyssey (dual sport ride)