It all started with a cup of coffee on a motorcycle ride to Hot Springs, NC, May 21, 2015.....

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Yermo - the day we met

Yermo and I had become friends on Facebook. When he came south to the Smoky Mountains we arranged to meet for a ride. It was a warm day in May and he had a friend tagging along. We ripped along through the mountains stopping in Hot Springs for coffee. We talked about maps and his Miles-By-Motorcycle site. It was a good day, a good ride, and we parted ways.

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Yermo on his way home from the T.A.T

I next met Yermo on October 16, 2016. He was taking a long route home after crossing the country on the Trans America Trail. I looked forward to hearing tales of his adventure. I did not suspect he was bringing an idea that would bring us together from then on.

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Wayne and Yermo

I'd been looking for a way to move my printed maps into digital format. I couldn't figure out how to prevent them from being too easily shared. With 10 years of work into them I wanted to grow my business, not give it away. 

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Jackie and Yermo on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Yermo had a solution, but said he needed my help to make it work. Over the next few days we rode, we talked into the night, we agreed to work together. 

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Motorcycles on Horse Pasture Road

A minute riding 650 ADV bikes on a fun section of this unpaved road in South Carolina.

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18 months later we've made tremendous progress. I've digitized more than 1000 roads. We've been building the features, testing the components, and using the system to make our own trip plans and rides. It's been 7 days a week, all hours of the day, every spare moment spent working on this project and it's close to being ready for a first release.

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6 years ago

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Jumping Off Rock Overlook

A first visit to Jumping Off Rock Overlook on Lake Jocassee, SC.

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So that's how this all got started and where we are today. There has been some riding along the way (the videos) but it's mostly been driving a keyboard. It's now time to get ready for release and start bringing some people like you on board.  Things will get better, there's yet a lot to be done, but the ball is rolling downhill now.