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Training Day (aka this side of youth)

January 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs

If a mid-life crisis is about recapturing your youth than there is one sure fire way to do it…  No it is not getting a big Harley, driving a fast sports car or dating younger women… Sure those all seem like good ideas and definitely worth a try, but  if you want to recapture your [...]

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Smile, I’m On Hidden Camera

December 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs

The great thing about going on the trails with a bunch of friends is that these days, everyone has a video camera.  Turns out when we weren’t looking one of the guys in the group caught us going through a few obstacles in the Tillamook State Forest ORV Park. Since I’m usually behind the [...]

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Black Friday Off Road Adventure

November 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs

Can I drive…  no.
Really, Can I Drive…  No.
Come on… Can I Drive… NO!
Oh #$%^@…  Never mind, I don’t want to drive.
You take 1 part rocks, 1 part mud and 2 parts gravity shake them all together and you have the 3rd annual Black Friday run.  Every year the Northwest FJ Cruiser Club (NWFJCC) holds it [...]

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You Want Me To Do What! Really… REALLY….

October 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs

So how do you become an internationally recognized off road driving, winching and safety trainer? Well if you are Bill Burke you start with a resume that looks like:

One of 2-person team to represent America in the Camel Trophy, a grueling 1200-mile rally across Africa (1991)
Developed and presented Camp Rover West, now known as “On [...]

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The CPR Run To Blue Lake

August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs

I drove the legend that started it all…  more on that in a minute, but first…
Picture yourself in the middle of nowhere, cell coverage is non-existent, the stars are beginning to poke through the night sky and your group is settling in for an evening around the camp fire when across the way you hear [...]

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