Del Albright

 HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS DO WE NEED? WHAT IS NAMRC? By Del Albright Originally published 1998; re-published with additions January 2016  I had my new TJ Jeep hung up and somewhat wounded in a “crack” in Moab not too long ago, about to get out the duct tape and bailing wire, when a couple dirt bikers came by.  They saw my delimma (mechanically disadvantaged that I can be at times) and stopped their bikes to watch the show.   I was grunting and moaning and shaking my head like a guy who must know what he’s doing.  They smiled, pulled off their helmets, and settled in for a long show. Well, the gist of it is, they were not only mechanically knowledgeable, but also very helpful.  I gave up on the duct tape and got out the Hi-Lift jack.  Between the jack, a few tools I had, the trusty winch on the front of “C UN RD” (Seeing Red), and the three of us, we got the Jeep out in no time and back on the trail.  As we stood aro...

AVOID CHASING SHADOWS: FIND IMPORTANT BLOG POSTS HERE. A Summary of Links to Significant Blog Posts By Del Albright, BRC National Ambassador TRASH: Keeping Trash Off Our Trails: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/01/keeping-trash-off-our-trails.html HISTORY: A Bit of Land Use History: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-bit-of-land-use-history-with-todays.html FOUR E's : Four “E’s” of Protecting Access: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/09/four-es-of-protecting-access.html EGOS: Egos and Personalities Killing our Access: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/12/they-are-killing-our-access.html NAMRC: How to Form a State-Level Recreation Council like NAMRC: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/12/forming-state-level-recreation-councils.html LEADING: 10 Tips for Volunteer Leaders: http://delalbright.blogspot.com/2015/12/10-tips-for-volunteer-leaders.html LETTERS: How to Write Effective Letters to Politicians and Bureaucrats: h...

OFF HIGHWAY, OFF-ROAD BUSINESSES NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU THE CUSTOMER Saving Trails in 2016 Will Take us All Doing Our Part. By Del Albright, National Ambassador, BRC I ask for your help as we start 2016 to get a TON more off-road, off-highway businesses to join or renew in  BlueRibbon Coalition . I just reviewed this list of member business and dang, I'm a bit disappointed. Please take a look (by state) and if you don't see YOUR favorite business, shoot them a personal email, post on their FB page, do whatever it takes, but we WILL NOT save trails and keep our sports alive WITHOUT our businesses fully behind us. Period.  This job of keeping our backcountry motorized recreation sports alive and our trails open will take all of us doing our part.  BUSINESSES ARE KEY -- they may also be busy and not remember to join up or renew.  Let's help them help us. LINK to current BRC business members (and clubs)  https://www.sharetrails.org/about/mem...