The photo at the top of this article shows a lot of happy faces, tired bodies and muddy clothes, all carefully posed on the far end of a rocky corridor spanning a boggy creek on Grand Mesa. The photographer might simply have been seeking a "family portrait," but there's a tale behind this image. The group is the Western Slope ATV Association, and the photo clearly indicates how this volunteer organization managed to donate nearly 8,000 hours of time and energy in 2011 to various public agencies, including the U.S.
(Board Member - Ravalli County Off Road User Association)
Senator Max Baucus has introduced The Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act that will increase the Bob Marshall Wilderness area by 67,112 acres and designate 208,160 acres of public lands as a Conservation Management Area (CMA). The CMA is a new land management designation that Senator Baucus advertises as a "home-grown" category . This Act would affect areas along the Rocky Mountain Front east of Choteau and Augusta.
Adventure riding is near and dear to me. So, you can imagine how excited I was when I learned that a new area was now open to motorcycles. After all, what could be more adventurous than riding into the unknown?
