Adventure Story
I took a 3-day weekend to ride Route 6 across PA.  Heading from home in Philadelphia, I turned on the SPOT tracking at the Allentown Service Plaza on the NE Extension of the PA Turnpike.  The SPOT is mounted to the handlebar of my 1999 Honda VFR via a RAM-Mount cradle, giving the device a great view of the sky for sending signals.

The weather was unseasonably cool for mid-July, with temps ranging from 57 degrees F up to 75 F along Rt 6.  This was great weather for camping, which I did on Saturday night on Rt 219, just off Rt 6.  Sunday, I made it to Presque Isle National Park to see Lake Erie, then started the loop home.  A night at a hotel in Punxsatawney had me hoping the next day would repeat itself as in the movie "Groundhog Day" so I could ride every day over and over again.  Monday, I set the Garmin GPS for State College, PA and "shortest route" which took me through some really nice twisty roads just east of Altoona.

I'm hoping to make this trip into an article for submission to RoadRunner Motorcycle Touring and Travel magazine, so I took copious notes, even bringing my laptop along for the ride.


Adventure Tips
On the bike, I mounted the SPOT up front on the handlebar (actually on a RAM ball mount on the clutch master cylinder mount) where I could see it, so I could occasionally check it to ensure it was on and tracking.  This put it right next to my GPS.  I had read in some motorcycle forums online that the GPS would interfere with the SPOT or vice-versa, but this was not the case; both performed flawlessly, with regard to satellite signals.