I actually ride solo alot, when I don't have my son and his dirtbike on the harder terrain. I'm careful and have a GPS with me and map out the trails ahead of time. If I waited to ride with someone around here I wouldn't go out much, but I haven't really met alot of fellow riders in the area, ATV'S are a big thing here for obvious reasons. You just pay an annual fee for a permit, $25.25 and all the parks in Colorado you have access to for free unless its private land, not alot of those. Alot of places to ride and nice primitive camping as well on the trails. Look up Rider Planet.com, thats where I get alot of my info on trails in the state. What ride do you have??