Great Turn out last night on the BLM CAPO meeting for El Paso's and Spangler.

WE as a group were well represented. Lots of tension in the air and the BLM guys had a hard time speaking over the Drone...

We are all angry and want answers but as far as the meeting goes it was not about answers it was about getting your public input in to ensure your favorite trail does not remain closed...Plenty of time to down load a form and submit it with a map or if you are cleaver a GPS file of the trail in mention, Huh... they just gave us permission to ride closed trails as long as we are GPS'ing that mo...Nice

There was a revelation last night, We discovered who has been putting out the red stakes and why. Not BLM proper but BLM volunteers. They say it is to protect the already approved WEMO that they are following so that the Judge does not take away more trails. With the CAPO still not finished it seems inappropriate to me as a waste of time and money that would be better spent on a lawsuit against the Sierra Club for being Dueshe's , but that is just me

Contact friends of Jawbone for more information on why they feel that following the WEMO now protects us later, I talked to Ed about it last night and while he made some sense I do not know if I can swallow that pill just Yet....

If you come across a red stake that you feel is placed on an open trail Please mark the coordinates and Email BLM or better yet pull it and take to them just to make sure there's no mistakes ..LOL...Just kidding

I will post a link to the CAPO stuff soon or go to the political action link and grab it there

FIGHT.....

It does not matter if you are a democrat, independent or a republican. Know your vote! If riding and racing is important to you and your family vote for someone that believes that same as you!

I will add this...most democrats vote for more regulation of public land but not all so be careful!!!

Two weeks out till election...Vote your bike..if your guy does not support equal land use you need a new Guy Or Gal. Lets do this, Rock the Vote!

Do you have fear? When you twist the throttle as your flying across the Desert do you wonder what will happen when you Crash. (if you are a desert racer it is not a matter of if you crash but when) Fear Not!
God has a plan for your life. He knows the number of hairs on your head, he takes care of the flowers in the field and the birds in the air, do you not think that he is mindful of you? You are his greatest creation and he wants to know you in a very personal  way. 

We all fall short, none of us are without sin so do not worry that you are not good enough or smart enough or anything enough. You are more than enough for Jesus. Ask for him to be part of your daily routine, pray, read the bible. It will start to make sense if you give it a chance...Here is the way I see this part of my life,
I accept Jesus, I develop some confidence, I start to find myself wanting more than the Thug life and all that represents. I have peace, I fear not and when I die, I get to go to heaven. If i am wrong in this what did I give up? I mean really?    
But if Jesus is real and I do not ever develop a relationship with him and when I die I go to a place of weeping and Gnashing of teeth..Horrible...
Just Saying....

Today I wake up and realize that shortly we may be down to just two small riding area's in southern California to host desert races and open riding. If Johnson valley truly goes back to the Marines that will cut down our open desert riding area in half... We need to come together and be a force. Contact your representatives today and tell them that responsible open riding is important to you!

It is now official. The Dreaded Red stakes are popping out all over the desert. the WEMO is now in effect and all of the meetings you went to and posted your favorite trail did no good as far as I can tell. That was all just a shell game to keep us out of court so they could proceed with the largest trail closing ever in the state of California.   I am begging all riders to go check their favorite trail and see if it is now red staked. If it is and you went to a meeting and wrote up a letter as to why it should stay open please do 2 things. post to this and tell the story and contact someone and complain. I will have names and addresses posted soon.
It is not about Johnson valley anymore, its about riding as we know it.....Peace

CAPO Meetings on El Paso and Spangler area near Ridgecrest  October 25th at 6pm and November 17th at 9am both at Carriage Inn, 901 China Lake Blvd in Ridgecrest
Meeting also at Jawbone Wednesday Nov 15th at 6pm...Make one of these meetings and bring your whole family, Especially wives and daughters as they seem to think that only crusty old men enjoy desert racing....