INTERVIEW I RICKY CARMICHAEL'S NEW ADVENTURES
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states in the country,
covering big miles.
Yeah. We had an epic
time on our RC Summer
Adventure ride this past
year. How it originated
was five to six years ago
we rode from Loretta's
to Sturgis, and it was
all roads. Then that
kind of morphed to
where we are today.
JH [Leale] and Ray
Butts sit down and
look at possible
routes, and I put some
input in. I just really love that
area of Idaho, Montana, etc.
You talk about Darby, Montana.
Love going there. It's a staple in
our ride.
I know these small towns
are happy to see five or ten
guys come in and buy dinner,
get some drinks at a bar, and
buy some groceries. It really
supports their economy in the
summer, and Darby, Mon-
tana's summer is short.
That's right. Darby is like a
staple in our ride. We
stay at Rye Creek Lodge,
and they are just so
hospitable. To your point,
when we're there it's
10 to 13 people, rent-
ing little cabins. We can
make a little impact on
the economy for that one
night, and it's cool to be
able to go there.
You're going to have
to book your stuff early
now because every-
body in the adventure
bike
world is
going to be going to
Darby, Montana now.
Yeah. I know, right? The
thing that blows my mind about
adventure riding, there are
so many roads and so many
options… it's endless. And it's
been kind of tough, from a me-
dia and people perspective.
Tough like there's a waitlist for
riders that want in, or busy from
a sponsor/media perspective?
I don't
want it to feel like
work. There's time and a
place for that. It's growing
so much, it's hard to find
that balance. But still, I feel
like if we can keep it mellow
and it's still a fun trip with the
boys, and capture raw, or-
ganic content, that's what it's
