Good day, and grateful to all who run this place. Stumbled across it today and very happy I did.
A little about myself; I am a retired 62 year old in northern Maine. My Arctic Cat ATV 550 has less than 200 miles on it. My partner in crime is also retired, 60, and we both love the outdoors. Both of us are considered "from away" by the local Mainers, which is fine by us; they are are warm and welcoming and very, very nice. We feel right at home here.
The problem lies in getting places on the Cat. If we don't go with someone, we don't know where to go. Yes, there are clubs we could join, but to be honest, that really isn't our thing. We'd prefer to explore on our own, and that's why finding this place is so exciting. Some trails are clearly marked, others (most) are not at all. Personal directions usually consist of things like "You know where the Smith barn burned down four years ago?". We already own a Garmin for the car, and absolutely love it; it gives us TOTAL freedom when we go someplace we've never been before. Tried it on the Cat, and while it does help some, it's not made for this kind of travel I fear. We've been told about hand held GPS's by some friends, and now I am VERY curious about the Montana 650t from Garmin. Read some if the posts here about it, and it sounds like where we want to go.
Can we really get trail maps in detail? Will the 650t take us places like the Garmin for the car will? I am SUCH a newbie to all of this, any help would be greatly appreciated. Does it "track" you and then take you "back" if your on unknown trails?
I guess I'm so new to all of this I don't even know what questions to ask!
Anyway, hello, thanks for the ease of use and joining, and I hope to be part of your community.
Mac Randolph
A little about myself; I am a retired 62 year old in northern Maine. My Arctic Cat ATV 550 has less than 200 miles on it. My partner in crime is also retired, 60, and we both love the outdoors. Both of us are considered "from away" by the local Mainers, which is fine by us; they are are warm and welcoming and very, very nice. We feel right at home here.
The problem lies in getting places on the Cat. If we don't go with someone, we don't know where to go. Yes, there are clubs we could join, but to be honest, that really isn't our thing. We'd prefer to explore on our own, and that's why finding this place is so exciting. Some trails are clearly marked, others (most) are not at all. Personal directions usually consist of things like "You know where the Smith barn burned down four years ago?". We already own a Garmin for the car, and absolutely love it; it gives us TOTAL freedom when we go someplace we've never been before. Tried it on the Cat, and while it does help some, it's not made for this kind of travel I fear. We've been told about hand held GPS's by some friends, and now I am VERY curious about the Montana 650t from Garmin. Read some if the posts here about it, and it sounds like where we want to go.
Can we really get trail maps in detail? Will the 650t take us places like the Garmin for the car will? I am SUCH a newbie to all of this, any help would be greatly appreciated. Does it "track" you and then take you "back" if your on unknown trails?
I guess I'm so new to all of this I don't even know what questions to ask!
Anyway, hello, thanks for the ease of use and joining, and I hope to be part of your community.
Mac Randolph
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