these are all good suggestions. yeah, it would be pretty cool to ride over to the next county and check things out- i might do that. up until these past couple months i've been strictly a utility rider/commuter and it just seems awkward now that i'm out of a job and out of school. but these are all cool suggestions and i'll definitely do the "ride to the next county" thing and check out the locals. if i could find a friend to ride with me, i'd ride the 76 miles to my family's beach house in myrtle beach. that'd be a pretty cool weekend.