W
e participated in the 40th anni-
versary of the Nevada 200 Trail
Ride last year and noted that it
is a bucket-list event for those who enjoy
great off-road trail riding. This year, we
changed things up a little bit. Instead of
the trail ride, we participated in the sec
-
ond annual Rugged Radios Nevada Rally
Extra-Terrestrial Experience, a two-day,
non-competitive, GPS- or Rally Comp-
navigated ride designed for dual sport
and large-displacement adventure bikes,
which is held the weekend before the
more technical Nevada 200 Trail Ride in
the same general area. Scot Harden, an
AMA Hall of Famer and multi-time Baja
1000 winner, is the mastermind behind
both the trail ride and the rally/dual sport
events. The latter aims to provide a rally
navigation element and utilizes gentler
routes suitable for riding ADV and dual
sport motorcycles. The Caliente, Nevada,
location is also near the highly classi
-
fied Area 51 U.S. Air Force facility, which
many believe houses captured space-
ships and extraterrestrial beings.
VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P107
OUT OF THIS
WORLD
WE SET OUT ON
A UNIQUE TWO-
WHEEL OFF-ROAD
ADVENTURE
BY SEAN FINLEY I PHOTOGRAPHY BY
MIGUEL SANTANA AND FINLEY
