I feel ya... I did the river thing before I got into the desert/dune deal. Couldn't justify the toys for the river any longer being I only used them for a few months out of the year and went 100% into desert toys. I miss the river times but still have friends to go out with when I want. Getting year round use from the quads/bikes/SXS was a no brainer for me and I got Pismo on my mind.