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RIDE REVIEW I 2ND ANNUAL RUGGED RADIOS NEVADA RALLY EXPERIENCE
The Rugged Radios
Nevada Rally Experience
includes many cool stops
along the way. These
charcoal kilns were built
in the 1870s to produce
charcoal for the silver
mills in Pioche and
Bullionville, Nevada.
While we didn't encounter
any aliens, a few staff members
at the Little A'Le'Inn restaurant
during our day-one lunch stop
had some of us speculating they
might have escaped from Area
51. However, we experienced two
days of incredible dual-sport rid
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ing, covering a total of 350 miles.
Caliente and its surrounding
areas offer an amazing blend of
high desert and mountain terrain
to explore, featuring many active
cattle ranches, mines, old struc
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tures and breathtaking scenery.
Located
a little over two hours
north of Las Vegas at an eleva
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tion of 5100 feet, we climbed
even
higher into the pine-covered
mountains, which are completely
different from what you find on
the Las Vegas Strip.
During the first Nevada Rally
Experience in 2024, Harden
learned that the definition of
difficult terrain for ADV and dual
sport riders varies widely, as
many of the 70-plus riders got
in over their heads while riding
large-displacement ADV bikes.
So, this year, Harden and the
team emphasized that the ter
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rain would be challenging and
limited participation
to just 25
riders. The result was a cohe
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sive group that could cover the
terrain
at a decent pace without
any major issues. The group
