Del Albright
Author, Outdoors Adventurer, Public Lands Advocate, & Proud Patriot
WELCOME TO OUR DIGITAL CAMPFIRE
We’re glad you’re here.
If you landed here from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, a nostalgia post, an overlanding discussion, a land-use story, or an old abalone photo from the California coast — welcome.
I’m Del Albright: author, outdoorsman, retired fire chief, combat veteran, and lifelong advocate for public lands and sustainable outdoor recreation.
Most of my life has been spent outside — desert trails, Sierra mining roads, rice paddies in the Mekong Delta, mountain camps, coastline dives, hunting adventures, and backcountry expeditions. Those experiences shaped my stories, my values, and the books I now write with my wife, Stacie.
Pull up a chair by the digital fire — I’m glad you’re here.
From the granite of the Rubicon Trail to the dirt roads of Death Valley, from the windswept dunes of Glamis to the rocky Pacific shoreline and the pine forests of the Sierra, we’ve spent decades riding, wrenching, teaching, writing, and standing up for motorized access and responsible outdoor recreation.
This site brings those experiences together — our books, land-use insights, leadership lessons, Jeep life, overlanding, and outdoor photography — all rooted in stewardship, history, and adventure.
Where to Begin:
👉 Visit the Blog – Trail updates, land-use insights, leadership lessons, and advocacy action.
🎙️Get Involved in Landuse – Learn shortcuts for land access, organization, diplomacy, and volunteerism — from local trails to federal policy.
📚 Explore Our Books – From land use to leadership, from poetry to policy, from combat to conservation, from Western history to Death Valley — the stories that shaped my life are now on paper.
💬 Connect With Us – Drop a note, share your story, or join the conversations that matter
🎙️New to Land Use? – Start here – and learn how to keep lands, trails, and roads open.
We’re building more every week — so bookmark us, subscribe to our updates, and follow along as we keep pushing for a future where access and adventure go hand in hand.
See you on the trail,
Del & Stacie
About Del Albright
Welcome to the home page of Del Albright. I’m an adventurer and outdoorsman who loves four-wheeling, writing, overlanding, camping, and photojournalism. As a dedicated career advocate for sustainable outdoor motorized recreation, I’ve built a career championing responsible land use and access to public lands. I’m also an internationally published author, member of Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC), and retired Wildland Fire Chief with Army combat service in Vietnam.
Del Albright's Blog
Del & Stacie Albright's Books & Writings
To inspire, motivate, and facilitate…
Here, you will find links to books, writings, articles, and more from Del Albright.
Del is an internationally published author and 2014 Inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He brings 60 years of motorized recreation experience, 26 years of fire service career, and 40 years of landuse to the table.
Del Albright Landuse & Access
Being part of the solution, getting involved in land use and access to public lands is critical to keeping our trails open. It’s not that difficult or time consuming.
Bureaucracy is not hard to deal with once you understand the basics of their role in land use and access. The payback will be more open trails for you and your children.
Without our involvement in public lands and access issues, those who oppose our way of life will shut us out of public lands.
