AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL STARTS WITH YOU – PROTECT THE RIDE!

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL — RESPECTING THE RIDE AND THE LAND By Del Albright Somewhere in the American West – where adventure meets stewardship. There’s nothing quite like venturing into the backcountry, especially in places where the land still echoes with the raw beauty of America’s wilderness. These mountains, ridgelines, and alpine trails are more than […]

EARTH DAY – ACTION, AWARENESS, & APPRECIATION

EARTH DAY April 22nd – THE THREE A’S OF STEWARDSHIP IN MOTORIZED RECREATION Action, Awareness, and Appreciation By Del Albright   Earth Day: The 3 A’s of Stewardship – A Roadmap to Keeping Public Lands Open Every year, Earth Day gives us a chance to celebrate the incredible beauty and value of the natural world. […]

PEST ERADICATION, NORTHERN CA GROUND SQUIRRELS

SHOOTING GROUND SQUIRRELS, HELPING RANCHERS IN MODOC COUNTY, CA The Belding’s Ground Squirrel is a well-established, very much disliked pest in northern CA, including Modoc County. Sometimes mistakenly called a prairie dog, Beldings live in communities and can destroy a pasture in no time. They love alfalfa. Modoc County, up near the borders of Oregon […]

REPURPOSED DESERT FENCE: OLD TIRES AND FRONTIER INGENUITY

USING TIRES TO BEEF UP OLD IRON FENCE WITH FRONTIER INGENUITY By Del Albright  If you explore the remote desert long enough—whether overlanding, off-roading, or just wandering—you’ll witness ingenuity that borders on genius. Survivors and settlers in harsh conditions had to adapt fast and waste nothing. What might look like junk to some becomes treasure […]

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH RESPECT

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH RESPECT; CAPTURING MT. WHITNEY THE RIGHT WAY By Del Albright If you’ve ever pointed your lens toward Mt. Whitney at sunrise, you know it’s a spiritual moment. The light dances on those granite spires like gold dust. It’s no wonder this spot draws photographers from all walks of life. But with great […]