vegas style

st anthony with tribal htown and gtp offraod

nicely done pete

couple pictures Neal Rideout took of me playing in idaho

that is devils bowl at the very end of the dunes. it is steep and big. thats a fast turbo car in the picture

Well my endless dune season has come to a pause and dumont season has almost started. it has been a awesome year added 2 new dunes to my list (sand mountain nv and st anthonys idaho) and visited a couple of annual summer dunes. duned dumont until april. then in may i made the trip up to sand mountain nv for spring break. my norcal and oregon people lead some awesome rides thru the tall dunes. the dune isn't big but is tall and has some really nice lines. there was a decent amount of people camped there but i didn't find the dunes crowded. also spent a day running the gravel roads around the dunes fun fast well maintained roads (its all military and mining in the area) pui a hundred miles on that ride with fuel and lunch at middle gate. next trip was up to coral pink Utah for forth of july. crowds have been low for the last few years you used to have to send someone up early to save spots. but this trip we pulled into a empty meadow and it never got close to full over the weekend. i always love the sky up there watching clouds and storms flow up the valley with the pink sand as a backdrop. it is a nice break from the vegas heat and the dunes are different but very fun to ride. end of july it was up to oregon Dunefest and a 3 week road trip on the oregon coast and highway 101. started with fleeing a vegas heat wave and heading up to Newport oregon for 3 days of sightseeing and cool weather. i have always thought of newport as the perfect beach town with a little of everything nice port and harbor with a old town touristy area mixed with working fish processing plants. you can go on a fishing charter or just a whale watching cruz. Ivers seafood restaurants are a must. and always end up with a bag of salt water taffy. from there it was time to head north and get on the sand at winchester bay for a week of dunefest. again with the norcal/oregon crew. we had a big camp and the rides were fast and long. there are many dunefest events with racing and dealer demos (polaris arctic cat and canam led rides try the dunes and try all the new machines) concerts and vender row it is a busy week and goes by too fast. from there i worked my way down the coast with a couple days in brookings oregon to clean up and charge up form the week of boon docking. it is a nice quiet coastal town i stayed at a rv park between the ocean and the marina very peaceful and great sleeping with it being cool and listening to the waves crash. i road tripped down the highway 101 from there to santa cruz and stayed 3 days there sightseeing Monterey bay enjoying the beach and the beautiful people. might have to spend some more time there next year. last trip of the summer was up to St. Anthonys Idaho (idaho dunes rv park) for the UTV invasion at the end of august. first trip up there for me. mike and adam from GTP products Dale with Htown and Russ of tribal whips made the trip with me. our first trip into the dunes i was seeing the lines and lead a fast flowing ride all the way back to devils bowl (even if we didn't know thats where we were). the dunes are fun and offer many lines. i got in a half dozen good runs including the organized run with ill guess over 30 UTVs. learned to fuel every time back because a full speed run to the end and back took almost a full tank. i made reservations for next year in anticipation that this will be a annual event. think we will know after the dust clears from this first time event. participated in the teeter-totter balance contest the show and shine some of the poker run (cut short by being the first on scene to a bad fire that burned a guy and his polaris burned to the ground. he was life flighted out) and also did the group ride and a photo shoot with neal rideout. i also did a lot of socializing being that i knew a ton of people and met a bunch more. like dunefest it went fast and i didn't get to spend time with everyone i wanted to but there is aways the next trip. monday after the invasion a group of us (the utv hangover crew) headed north to island park idaho for a couple days trail (and highway) riding around the continental divided. stayed at the red rocks rv park in the lake henry valley. first day did a ride up to the FAA puntang station at about 10000 feet you can see 3 states idaho montana and wyoming. it was windy and cold but the view was well worth it. the next day we took a couple trips one to wade lake and another to west yellowstone. where we cruzed the streets in our rzrs. trying to take a different way back proved tough with only a snowmobile map and out phone gps. ran into a couple 50" gates and a couple of unmaintained snowmobile trails as it got dark. couple of the guys with us had had enough so we decided to risk a ticket and jump on highway 20 and do 70mph down to a point we knew how to get back. i was smiling the whole way guess that s the rebel coming out. made it back safe and sound on tickets. loaded up that night and headed out early for the 750 mile drive back to vegas. love the 75/80 mph speed limits all the way home. california seems so stupid with the 55 towing speeds after that run try 3 states guess 4 if you count arizona thru the vigil river gorge. i run very smooth at 75 and you can knock the miles down. next up will be dumont for halloween and i guess i have a new crop of campfire stories. and a few new friends to hook up with this winter season.

enjoy yourself jill wish i could have made it but i think I'm duned out tell halloween week

what i was was talking about oversteer is with knobbies and 4 wheel drive in the sand it will pull you into sharper turns with the possibility of tipping. you just have to watch how aggressive your turns are. you will get the hang of it quick. sorry i can't make this trip with work and a road trip to idaho next week.

vic the big horns do pretty good in the sand i would run 7 psi without beadlocks and as low as 5psi with beadlocks. run in 4 wheel drive and be careful about over steer. the only places you will have issues are long steep hills and sharp razors

hopefully October is cool and we can start dumont season early

im in spot 37 at the idaho dunes rv park.. stop by

atc 70s mikes favorit toy to work on..

I'm sure Htown can hook that roof up and GTP can get you lit up and while your at it get some tribal led whips ….lol

its a endless dune season if your willing to travel. mine was sand mt nv spring break ,coral pink forth of july ,dunefest first of august ,idaho dunes for the utv invasion end of august , then its almost dumont season again! figure my first dumont trip will be second week of october.

why do you bag on sxs so much pete? i could understand rhino farm equipment but todays sxs are dune ripping machines as capable as many sand cars . or is it because we outnumber the cars now? i understand not going to the show but i almost feel the need to defend my choice of a sand toy

dunefest

coral pink july 4th

still learning to fly but the video is feeling pretty stable now <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/100365663" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" ">quad copter fly over of the coral pink meadow</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4679399">steve t</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

the gorge on the way up was evening and we didn't hit too much traffic. single lane with Krail on both sides for a couple miles. today i hit traffic for a couple miles as it went down to one lane but it was only single lane for a mile or so. i heard it was going to be a couple years to rebuild most of the bridges

Just got back from a nice trip to coral pink. good group and had some nice rides, i didn't think the closers got in the way too much. not a lot to report weather was nice a little warm during the day and a few rain showers but the evenings were nice and made for good sleeping. i took it easy and made it home with all 12 tires rolling. ready for the next stop in my dune tour Dunefest in oregon on the road virgin river gorge little challenging but managed a picture cane bed road washboarded mike and I my artsy side came out but i chased him down and ran him over

I'm thinking pink

yea short notice and you should find 2 vehicles thats not a place to be stuck or broke alone… i might be available but not solo

glamis

sleeping by the campfire

i have had 4 different gopros. i have a hero 3 silver and a 3 black both work great and take full hd. but if i was going to buy another i would look at the new sony action cams. they have some nice features and are cheaper then the gopro. the active stabilization caught my attention. if you do go gopro look for a coupon. when gopro is at shows and conventions they often offer $100 off when you sign up with your email.

the xp1ks at sand mt spring break made me do it! love my 900xp and I'm in no position to upgrade so i thought i would add some HP to what i have. after doing a fair amount of research i settled on alba mainly because they have everything in a nice kit and it is a proven product. also i liked albas cams more top end power seemed better for duning. i also went with the SLP muffler nice tone with out being too loud so i can still hear my tunes. this kit dynos at +20 hp so i think i will be very happy for a while. mike adam from GTP Offroad and myself hooked it up today can't wait for the next trip. dunefest and the utv idaho invasion are going to be even better