big adventures

Jul 30

Virginia City to Butte - History on Display | MTBDR #2

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Virginia City - a self-described ghost town; full of living people. After surviving the sloppy descent into Virginia City, we wasted no time in fueling up and getting back on the road. We'd covered significantly less ground than we'd planned to on the first day of the Montana Backcountry Discovery...

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Jul 27

Island Park to Virginia City - Mud, Snow, and Motorcycles Only | MTBDR #1

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It's summer, and that means it's time for our annual run at another BDR (Backcountry Discovery Route). We've been doing these for a decade now, and - at least for the western states' routes - we're starting to run out of options! Luckily, the good folks over at RideBDR must have a sixth sense...

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