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Monday, March 12, 2018

CA OFF ROAD 4x4 EVENTS


CALIF 4WD ASSOC HAS EVENTS IN YOUR AREA



Support the sport by attending events in your state.


By Del Albright, Life Member

One of the best ways to support your sport, make sure we have a sport in the future, and get some wheeling in at the same time is to attend events in your state association, in this case the Calif. 4Wheel Drive Association (www.cal4wheel.com).

Cal4Wheel has several events run by dedicated volunteers who work hard to help the Association grow.  Do your part by attending those you can fit in.  It's another way of doing the main things that keep our sport alive:  Join, Donate and Volunteer.  In this case, volunteer your time and rig for a fun weekend on the trails around great people.

More on events in Cal4 right here: https://cal4wheel.com/events
Del
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Saturday, March 10, 2018

"VIRTUAL" FUN HAS ITS LIMITATIONS

BEING VIRTUAL IS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR ACTIVITIES ALIVE AND WELL.


By Del Albright


Whether it's about guns, your kids school parent's program, your church, your RC hobby or your off-road/backcountry motorirzed sports, being VIRTUAL is not enough!

Virtual fun will not stop those that want to change what you enjoy doing; or even close down your sport.
JOIN those groups that support your activtites if you expect to keep them alive the way you like things.
I spend my fair share of time with my nose in my phone; but I kick myself often to remember to do MORE than explore the virtual world. We have to join, donate, volunteer and be part of keeping what we love to do alive and well.

Start with a national group for your activities; include Regional and State Associations and groups. But JOIN and do what your time allows to be part of the solution.
For example, for the price of my phone I could have purchased a full year membership in all these outfits: BlueRibbon Coalition, cal4wheelUnited Four Wheel Drive AssociationsNevada Four Wheel Drive Association N4WDA, California Off-Road Vehicle Association, American Motorcyclist AssociationTread Lightly! the NRA, and a few more groups.
Just do it; join up and be heard.
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Monday, March 5, 2018

BRC/SHARETRAILS TO DC


BLUERIBBON COALITION HITS THE HALLS OF CONGRESS

Don Amador and Paul Turcke (Attorney) Educate Politicians on Access Issues.

By Del Albright

In the words of Don Amador: 

It was a really great trip back to Washington D.C. this week with BRC counsel, Paul Turcke. The trip was to educate Congress, the USFS, BLM, Dept. of Interior DOI, and Administration about the important role that recreation has as an economic driver and the need for their support of “boots on the ground” recreation staff, etc. 

Lots of very good meetings with agency, congress, and admin. Also, got to visit with our counterparts at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), and ARRA. 

(Picture is of me and Terry Heslin at the BLM office on M street – Terry and I were surprised to see each other at the BLM HQ. As many of you know, Terry helped start the OHV program at Stonyford, CA – before Applegate – and then moved over to the BLM where he has proved himself as a recreation leader and an important element of the national BLM recreation program. Terry currently serves as a BLM leader in New Mexico)
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More from Don Amador at http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/
More on Sharetrails.Org here.
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

TDS DESERT SAFARI 56TH ANNUAL

TDS Desert Safari This Weekend

Salton Sea - Ocotillo Wells SVRA

By Del Albright

By far, one of the largest raffles in the 4x4 world with an amazing club and tons of fun in the desert near the Salton Sea of CA, Tierra Del Sol Desert Safari is one of our favorites!

March 2-4, 2018.  They are even giving away a Polaris RZR (drawing).

This is the 56th annual Safari to give you an idea how long this club has been gettin' it on! 

Get more info at https://tdsdesertsafari.com/

We will be there representing BlueRibbon Coalition/Sharetrails.Org.
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