Del Albright

  30x30 INITIATIVE – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 4-Step Call to Action to Assure Motorized Recreation By Del Albright INTRO: The Biden Administration's pledge to conserve 30% of America's land and waterways by 2030 is undoubtedly one of the biggest and strongest environmental actions in recent history that could negatively affect motorized recreation. Land use advocate Del Albright summarizes what this means and what we need to do with a 4-step call to action for you to be the eyes and ears. DETAILS Known as the America the Beautiful Plan, America the Beautiful, or the 30x30 Plan, this effort (Executive Order N-82-20) will supposedly protect biodiversity, head off some mass extinctions, and help prevent the economic disasters predicted by some scientists associated with climate change. But, as with most media-enhanced programs, this is couched in "climate fix" and global warming. It's hard to argue with that wording. It is hard to argue with the goals of conservation,...

  It’s all about access to our heritage of freedom By Del & Stacie Albright We have finally learned the secret to why backcountry motorsports enthusiasts love what we do so much. We can now wrap our arms around the magic that keeps us all working on our machines and hitting the trails, dunes, deserts, and mountains. It is merely about freedom. It is about access to the heritage of freedom that has been fought for so hard in our country and overseas. It is a fundamental component of patriotism. https://modernjeeper.com/off-pavement-patriotism-and-jeeping-freedom/

  TREASURES ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT COUNTRY By Del Albright A few years ago, Stacie and I had the pleasure of 4x4 touring the rugged beauty of Arizona with our good friends Bob Levenhagen and Mary Wendt Levenhagen. One memory that still sticks with me is standing beside a towering, iconic saguaro cactus—an absolute giant of the desert. These natural monuments are just one example of the many backcountry treasures waiting to be discovered across this great country. Did you know a saguaro cactus can live up to 200 years, grow as many as 25 arms, and tip the scales at 6 tons? It’s a living legacy of resilience and survival in some of the harshest terrain imaginable. And it reminds me just how vital it is that we protect the natural and cultural wonders we encounter on the trail. From the deserts of Arizona to the alpine lakes of the Sierra, the historic mining roads of the Rockies to the deep conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest—there are treasures around every bend. B...