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Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route
September 7-14 It’s that time of year again: when four aging knuckleheads — with the youngest among us having just crossed the fifty-year mark (that would be me)— jump on heavily modified dual-sport motorcycles and head into the unforgiving vastness of the American West, where a single mistake can end a trip early, yet some…
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Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route 6-13 Sep 2026
Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route (COBDR) Map & Information The Pre-Flight Ritual: Gearing Up for the 2026 Trek The “planning itch” has officially returned. We are currently deep in the pre-trip rabbit hole—a chaotic but necessary phase of obsessing over topo maps, wrenching on bikes, and scouring VRBOs/Airbnbs, hotels, etc., for the perfect rest stops. It’s…
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Shipping Day!
No turning back now! Federal Motorcycle Transport just stopped by the house and picked up the bike. It should arrive to my friend Matt’s house in the next couple weeks. He just happens to live on the trail. Bikes are ready, gear packed and now we have another month before this thing starts. I’m on…