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…
Tag: Backcountry Discovery Route
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…
Jimmy Mac’s Tips, Tricks And Hacks For Riding The Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route
If you have checked out Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels before, you know I don’t do day-to-day recaps of riding the Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR). Instead, I compile tips, tricks and hacks to make your…
Oregon’s Desert-To-Pines Backcountry Discovery Route
When the merry route mappers at Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) announced their latest addition, the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route (ORBDR), I started planning. I use a dual-sport bike (a Suzuki DR-Z400) so I attack the…
Covering All Of Big Bend National Park’s Backcountry Roads Through High Temps And Snow
The 2023 pilgrimage to Big Bend National Park marked the third year in a row that I traveled to Texas to meet riding buddy Lance Sallis and sample the natural-surface roads that the giant park…
John Bell’s “Strange Love” Motorcycle Painting Draws Attention
After posting a cool hack for organizing Butler Motorcycle Maps, I was contacted by a number of readers who asked, “Hey Mac, what’s up with the little green guy and the British bobber?” And others…
A Great Hack For Your Butler Maps
Sure, Google Maps is a great program, but I will always love unfolding a printed map. I treasure my Butler Motorcycle Maps. Never plan a trip without studying one. And even if you are not…
Riding Partner Breaks Ankle In Golfing Accident, Not On His Motorcycle
I've told my riding partner, Lance Sallis of Central Texas Restorations, not to participate in high-risk sports like golfing, but the guy just wouldn’t listen. Only a few weeks since finishing our epic Wyoming Backcountry…
An Inaugural Ride Of Wyoming’s Eight-Day Backcountry Discovery Route And Tips For Your Ride
I seldom read stories about a rider’s experience on a Backcountry Discovery Route. There are a couple of reasons why. First, I’m jealous. I want to be riding the route, not reading about it. Second,…