Del Albright

LABOR DAY IS ABOUT WORKERS AND BUILDING AMERICA By Del Albright Labor Day is a federal holiday that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers; but nowadays with the decline in union memberships, it is more of an "end of summer" time to BBQ and hang out with friends.  Oh, and let's not  forget if you're being fashionable, it's the last day of the year to wear white. But while we're at it, let's tip our hats to the workers who made America strong and are still out there pounding steel, shaping wood, generating power, making stuff, fixing stuff, and taking care of the US economy. My Dad, Elmer Ward Albright (1917 - 2013) was a union man after he finished diesel engineering school after WWII. He became a master mechanic and worked for the shipyards of southern CA when I was growing up in LA and San Diego areas.  The unions were good to him and our family.  It was a time that was right for labor to be organized.  ## Del

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHAT AND WHO TO BELIEVE IN LANDUSE AND POLITICS, FORUMS, THREADS, BLOGS, SOCIALS? By Del Albright So with all the access threats, lawsuits, complicated politics, who do we trust and believe when it comes to social networks, organizations and forums? I will start this blog by saying, you have got to find someone you can believe in and support, or this ROAD CLOSED sign is about all we'll see the future.  Roads and trails are being closed at an alarming rate, inspite of the best efforts of some of our biggest OHV groups.  That is not to say we don't win a few. However, I am convinced, based on my decades of doing this landuse stuff, that we must join and support organized recreation groups if we expect to have a sport in the future.  We must support groups like the NRA if we expect to have guns in our possession as well.  So who do we join? If you read my stuff, you know I always say, JOIN everything you can afford to join.  Spend $100...

PICS NEEDED OF CLOSED AREAS FOR NATIONAL VISUAL CAMPAIGN FOR ALL OFF-ROADERS TO USE AND SEE By Del Albright and Olaf Kilthau, AreaBFE Olaf Kilthau, Owner/Managing Member of Area BFE Adventure Park in Moab, UT, is asking for pics from us – of CLOSED trails/areas from all over the country!  Yes, trails and riding areas that have been closed to us (no matter how far back), with signs showing the closure or a gate or other barrier showing the trail/road/riding area CLOSED. Olaf plans to initiate a visual campaign (hopefully with enough pics to post daily messages and closed trail signs) for all of us to see what has really happened to our outdoor backcountry access.   This will also give us a database/inventory of at least some of the losses we have incurred. Pics should be internet sized (less than 1 meg; preferably jpeg). Pics can be emailed directly to Olaf, using olaf@areabfe.com Please add a short description of the pics you send.  Your note to Olaf might ...

RAM-ROD LIGHT SPEED ROD HOLDER VIDEO ON LAKE WITH DEL ALBRIGHT I use RAM Mounting Systems products in my boat, RV, Jeep and other vehicles.  They make a bracket and mount for about anything you can think of, and the reason I use them is that they work, they're tough, and they do what is promised in their marketing. This pic shows the Ram-Rod Light Speed holder that is in my video below.  Wow, this baby is sweet and works great -- trolling, stationary fishing, or just temporary set your rod down where it's secure, yet easy to grab. Also pictured (besides the leaf litter in my boat) are the RAM cell phone/Spot holder and the RAM GPS holder for my Garmin.   And yes, that is a custom, Del-Built, Roll Bar over the console -- smile -- not really a roll bar, but it's a great grab handle and brace (leaning post). Now enjoy my short video of the Ram-Rod Light Speed Rod Holder.

OHV RECREATION DEPENDS ON WHAT WE GIVE TO AND LEAVE BEHIND FOR OUR KIDS By Del Albright Allow them to run freely forever by giving our kids the tools, education, opportunities and good examples they need in their growth.   Don't let unnecessary and silly bureaucratic baloney mess up their chances for fun in life. Yes, some rules are always necessary, but this society of ours has gotten screwy in some areas when it comes to trying to regulate us and our children.  I've seen freedom of choice battered down to near nothing in some cases.  We should always be able to choose and allow (choose our way of life and allow what we want to happen to us, within reason). America is founded in freedom.  Freedom means having choices and reasonable decision-making chances.  Our military is strong because individuals are able to act decisively, improvise, adapt and overcome. They got that way from a freedom-based upbringing. Let's keep it that way. Mis-guided politi...

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE TIERRA DEL SOL 4X4 CLUB REGARDING OCOTILLO WELLS SVRA STATE PARKS LAWSUIT From: Joseph Smith Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 8:15 PM Subject: TDS Statement and PDF of State Parks Demurrer   California State Parks has filed a response to the lawsuit that wants to limit open riding in the Ocotillo Wells SVRA (OWSVRA). The State has a filed what is called a demurrer. The basic thrust of the demurrer is that Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and The Desert Protective Council (DPC) have improperly invited the court to intervene and tell State Parks how to run the OWSVRA, something the law does not allow.   In order to pursue this lawsuit, PEER/DPC must identify a particular ministerial (non-discretionary) task, required by law, that State Parks has failed to perform; and PEER/DPC has not done so. The hearing regarding the demurrer is scheduled for December 13, 2013.   If the demurrer is granted, the entir...