Del Albright

TDS New Location; New Fun; Huge Raffle; and New Obstacle Course This year TDS Desert Safari is located down the road 8 miles east of the old location at the Training Area. CA State Parks are not issuing permits this year so don't blame the club for the move. 2016 Safari HQ is at Johnson's Landing,  a private RV park facility. There is limited dry camping north of the HQ. Camping and normal recreation (that doesn’t require a permit) is still available on the State Park lands. TDS club folks are building an obstacle course at the new HQ, complete with a mud pit. And, as a bonus this year Johnson’s Landing will have a BEER GARDEN for your enjoyment.  Let’s not forget the Fireworks Show! The club promises it will be LOUD and in-your-face fun this year. Finally, our famous Raffle is now up to $150,000. One more note: as you get close to camp, dial your radio to FM 99.9 to hear the club broadcasting directions/information about the new HQ. 54th Annua...

Purposeful Volunteerism: Pushing Beyond Holding Our Ground Only by escalating to more offensive strategies will we win the battles for access.   By Del Albright, Ambassador Sharetrails.Org/BRC Do not just volunteer; but rather up-purpose your volunteerism ! In today’s world when we are all torn in many directions by multiple jobs, kid’s school games, community involvement, paying bills, family commitments and more, we must stop wasting our precious volunteer time.  Too many of us have become trapped into the status quo of losing ground in the long run.  Herein I will explain purposeful volunteerism and how we need to push beyond just holding our ground when it comes to access to responsible motorized recreation. First of all, we must embrace the concept “think globally; act locally.”   If you want to up-purpose your volunteer time, I suggest you always consider the big picture before you invest your time.  Ask yourself, “in the big scheme o...