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I would not request any additional rules. We all know where and when to be careful and when there are enough rules to cite the area gradually becomes a cash cow. Example… Glamis

It's looking like we'll be closing the Dumont season out with one more trip on March 18-20. I thought my season was done as of last trip, but I'm not finished yet. I'm having too much fun out there lately to shut it down just yet. Who knows, we may still do another weekend in April. haha With that said, is anyone else going out that weekend? It's looking like we'll have a good size group of buggies for this one. If your interested in joining us, let me know. Doesn't matter what you drive or ride. If you like to dune hard, let's do it.

I will be helping out in this years Baker to Vegas run. I think my support leg will take me right past Dumont. We are slated to start at 9am Saturday just North of Baker. So if traffic is all jacked up feel free to look for me and give me the one finger salute. I am planning on flying my drone for some footage for our team so I hope we are near the dunes while I am out there. After that I am Vegas bound till Monday!

Not much can be done about this except to educate parents that the trenches need to be filled in. Will that happen, probably not and it has been an issue for years. Been in those a couple of times myself. i learned that when I hit the flats it's nice and slow all the way back to camp. This stops the dust and pit racers and really the dunes are the place for the throttle, not the flats. not saying anything negative about you but it has been the point we have tried to make through education and LEO contacts.

Pete,I can fill you in. I found this was being used in the Midwest to grade a lot of farm roads that they just couldn't keep up with using your typical grader. This machine is capable of being towed behind a 1 ton truck (preferably with a manual tranny to absorb shock). The operator can control the blades by hydraulics from the cab of the truck. It is designed to grab the dirt/gravel etc from the build up on the side of the road and replace it onto the actual road and has steel diggers that will remove high spots.As the machine is pulled it smooths the side debris back into it and it is smoothed out by the back of the machine. This should keep the road in a more manageable condition instead of bringing a road grader operator from needles and the grader from Barstow just prior to the big weekends. This piece of machinery was purchased through a grant and the BLM finally got it. I am sure there will be a learning curve but it should result in a smoother road in a more consistent manner than before. I am proud to say this was my last recommendation before leaving the sub-group and with John's help we were able to persuade the BLM management to go for the grant and buy the machine. I am very proud of the things that myself and John were able to do with the sub-group from the widening of the river crossing to the grader. I hope we spent your fee demo dollars wisely and I left the dunes in the best condition that the situation would allow.