Returning To Big Bend With Guidance From BDR
When we, Jimmy Mac and Lance Sallis, left Texas’ Big Bend National Park in December of 2023, we figured we were done with the place. In our three visits in and around The Big Bend…
Category: Moto
Grinch Attacks Somis Road’s Dead Man’s Curve
Caltrans' delay in replacing the destroyed guardrail on Somis' infamous Dead Man's Curve just saved tax payers some bucks but could have cost unsuspecting Christmas Tree shoppers their lives. The guardrail was recently taken out…
Godspeed, Burner
This one really hurts. Totally unexpected. A beautiful and loving family left without a husband and devoted father. It happened well before his time. I'll try to post more later, but news of Scott Burnworth's…
I Never Accepted Malcolm’s Invitation To Ride And I’m Glad
The passing of the legendary Malcolm Smith was not a shock. Malcolm battled health issues for the last few years and they finally caught up with him—something his Baja competitors never could. I can’t feel…
Somis Road’s Dead Man’s Curve
Somis Road, that runs between Las Posas Road in Camarillo to East Los Angeles Avenue (the 118) in Somis, California, is a two-mile stretch of two-lane blacktop. It is relatively flat and straight with a…
The Inaugural Electric Motocross World Championship October 19th In Taft California
Ever wanted to be crowned a Motocross World Champion? This event gives you your best shot at it. The first-ever Electric Motocross World Championship takes place at The Honolulu Hills Raceway just outside Taft, California,…
America’s Side-By-Side Catastrophe
In 1973 The National Lampoon ran an ad for the fictitious DOA Deerslayer Motorhiker Side-by-Side. The ad copy explained that the Deerslayer “lets you and your family have all the fun and freedom of the…
What Really Happens When You Hit The SOS Button
We all carry a satellite communicator device when we ride into the backcountry (you do carry a satellite communicator, don’t you?). They are the only way to send a message when you ride out of…
Five Years After: Riding Washington’s Backcountry Discover Route Again
I rode The Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WA BDR) in June of 2019. It was my first-ever BDR ride (click here if you wanna read about it). Finishing the Idaho BDR ride in July of…