In remembrance of Jody Tompkins, father, husband, and best friend

I lost one of my best friends during the night, Jody Tompkins. For those who did not know, he battled colon cancer for nearly 7 years, and had been in hospice for 54 days. He was 49 years old. One of the finest men I have ever met. A man who loved God, family, and his country. We shared so much time together in the mountains riding and exploring, multiple cross country trips west. He taught me so much about being a man as well and I will forever be grateful. We first met back in 2008 at Pickett in the snow, I feel privileged to have gotten to ride with him on his last time in the woods with just Jody, his son Austin and myself, back at Pickett. My best guess is we have rode about 19,000 miles together, to say the least. He loved his wife Sarah and his kids Austin, Emma, and Elizabeth so much and was so proud of his kids. We talked about his family nearly the entire way to Utah this past year. I am very emotional he is no longer with us, but I am happy he has won the battle with cancer and is no longer fighting and in pain as he has done the last 7 years. I love you brother, I will see you again.

For the future of this channel: Jody asked me some time ago to continue this channel and I will be doing so in dedication of him and our many adventures together. He gave me all of his camera equipment, editing software, and his tablet. I hope to make him proud and everyone that has followed along these videos of our rides will continue doing so. I will keep the content the same as it has been for the last 10 years. Thanks to all of the longtime followers.
Corey Smith

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