Del Albright

COWBOY & OFF-ROAD POETRY BY DEL ALBRIGHT Originally published on ModernJeeper.com As we continue our series of off-road and cowboy poetry, author and ModernJeeper Del Albright takes us back to the mining days of Death Valley in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Characters were abundant and according to Del, "More money went into the ground than ever came out; and every town bragged on how many bars it housed."  Rhyolite is a ghost town on the outskirts of Death Valley, near the town of Beatty, Nevada. My Retreat from Rhyolite By Del Albright There I was late one night, on the outskirts of Rhyolite, I decided to stop in and have myself a bite. Not far from Death Valley, there ain’t much around Rhyolite, Bars and whiskey were the most common sight. Old Death Valley Scotty was in a bar having a toddy, He wanted me to join him, and I said ok, but first, I gotta go potty. He laughed and said, ok, son, we don’t want you to scare us, Head to th...

GETTING PEOPLE TO READ SIGNS IS A CHALLENGE But there is a cure. By Del Albright You’re driving to your favorite trail and whipping right on by the kiosk or starting place with all the signs of do’s and do not’s. We all do it. And we do it because we know our trail and the rules. Unfortunately, not everyone knows the rules. But they are sure “blind” to signs way too often. I spend a large part of my time educating folks on how to recreate responsibly – doing it right while enjoying the great outdoors. But the one thing that frosts me is how some people do not seem to see signs, and therefor suffer from what I call sign blindness – the inability to see what is in front of them and follow the rules! Read the whole article on ModernJeeper.com here:  More land use help here: RUN A BETTER MEETING LEARN MORE ABOUT NEPA WRITE A LETTER GIVE A SPEECH LEARN TO FACILITATE MEETINGS WHY JOIN A CLUB ORGANIZE A CONVOY JOIN THE RIGHT GROUPS GET VOLUNTEER TRAINING LEAD...

POST WILDFIRE OHV RECOVERY ALLIANCE (PWORA) LAND USE UPDATES: Historic, national alliance formed to restore off highway vehicle trails on public lands after devastating wildfires.  http://modernjeeper.com/restoring-wildfire-destroyed-trails/