January 2011 Newsletter Volume XIV Issue 1 President s Message Inside this issue: Dealers Meeting 3 Ride Schedule 4 Leslie Gulch December 5 Hell s Canyon Ride 6 I am happy to see 2010 in my rear view mirror! Seabiscuit and I had a good year; he s chomping at the bit to get out there. Looking back, I feel our greatest accomplishment was the merging of Treasure Valley clubs with the newly formed Idaho State ATV Association (ISATVA). While renewing Seabiscuit s $12.50 off-road sticker, I reflected on the large number of off-highway vehicles (OHV) registrations processed in Idaho each year. Nearly 150,000 registered machines generate $1.5 million and justify the need to promote trail riding and representation on issues affecting Idaho riders. Haden Claiborne, BATR President Christmas Party 8 Web Corner 9 Web Map Feature 10 Time to RENEW annual club membership Form on page 12 The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) receive most of Idaho s OHV registration funds. The funds are used for safety training courses and trail maintenance, but a significant portion is set aside for grants and trail projects. To date, few applications are made for grants and projects. Our club was successful in applying and receiving a trail project grant in recent years. We purchased trail maintenance equipment, a cargo trailer and an ATV wagon with grant funds awarded by IDPR. Club dues are collected and applied to expenses associated with our newsletter, web site, donations to ATV entities such as the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the Bayhorse ATV Trail System. A portion of dues was used for lobbying elected officials. For example, we lobbied against a bill created to increase each Idaho OHV registration by $2.00. Fortunately, lobbying efforts were effective and the bill never made it to committee. I am pleased about our club s progress, especially in the area of member participation. I will meet with area club presidents and dealers this month to adopt a new program aimed at increasing Idaho s ATV sales and club membership. A plan is in place to work with the ISATVA this year on a repeal of an Idaho law which defines an ATV as a means of take. In 2011, we will continue negotiations with Idaho Fish and Game with a goal to move toward a more favorable solution. We can be encouraged that a positive working relationship with our elected officials was developed last year. I thank everyone for your support in 2010. I appreciate your time and effort helping our club to grow and prosper. In April 2011, I complete my term as president and ask that you give your support to the incoming president, officers and board members. I wish you a healthy and happy 2011! Boise ATV Trail Riders P O Box 190933 Boise, Idaho 83719 www.boiseatvtrailriders.org
January 2011 Newsletter Meeting Date & Time Tuesday, January 18 7:00 p.m. (3rd Tuesday of the month) Idaho Pizza Company 405 E Fairview - Meridian Dinner 6:00-7:00 p.m. Officers & Directors Officers, Directors, & Committee Coordinators Haden Claiborne, President....869-2640 hadkat@icehouse.net Pauline Jones, Vice President... 375-0101 prpjones@cableone.net Bill McBroom, Secretary... 859-3771 Bill_mcbroom@msn.com Barney Skogerson, Treasurer... 336-0267 sandeskog@juno.com LeRoy DeMond, Director (2013)... 898-5884 fdemond@msn.com Mike Dahlmeir, Director (2012)... 989-1606 michaeld@rmci.net Darrell McCracken, Director (2011)... 939-8478 darrelmc@cableone.net Mary Jo Dickson, Newsletter... 890-5097 mdickson@cableone.net Pauline Jones, Website... 375-0101 prpjones@cableone.net Pat McBrayer, Club Store... 938-0149 bmcbrayer@msn.com Membership Dues Dues: Four membership options available: Individual (18 & older) $15 per Year Family (Individual/Spouse) $20 per Year Sponsor/Dealer $60 per Year Associate (Advocate) $10 per Year Dues based on a calendar year January to December. All renewals are due January 1 and expire December 31. MEMBERSHIP CARD PROVIDES 10% OFF ACCESSORIES AT PARTICIPATING SPONSORS. REMEMBER TO PRESENT YOUR CARD WHEN MAKING A PURCHASE! Southwest Region ATV Clubs Boise ATV Trail Riders Meet third Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Idaho Pizza Company, 405 E. Fairview, Meridian. Contact Haden Claiborne (208) 869-2640 or e-mail hadkat@icehouse.net. Canyon County ATV Club Meet second Wednesday at Canyon Creek Restaurant & Lounge, I-84 exit 36, 1411 Shilo Drive, Nampa. Contact Carl Bloomquist (208) 989-7242 or e-mail cbloomquist@localnet.com. Emmett ATV Rough Riders Meet third Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at LaCosta Mexican restaurant. Contact Ray Ingram 365-1465 or e-mail raybevingram@q.com. Kuna Trail Riders Meet fourth Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at Peregrine Steaks & Spirits in Kuna. Contact Elizabeth Gilman 870-5416 or e-mail eecg28@ msn.com. Mountain Home ATV Club Meet third Thursday at Carlos in Mountain Home. Contact Rusty Faircloth 832-1275 or e-mail mhatvclub@msn.com. Idaho State ATV Association Officers & Club Representatives Page 2 Clark Collins, President....(208) 237-3460 brclark@sharetrails.org Karen Crosby, Vice President... (208) 484-8097 karenlcros@msn.com David Claiborne, Secretary... (208) 867-7062 dpc@ringertlaw.com Frank Axtell, Treasurer... (208) 635-0006 frank@northidahoatv.org Linda Brooks, Membership Manager... (208) 373-5247 love2atvidaho@yahoo.com David Claiborne, Boise Chapter Rep.... (208) 867-7062 dpc@ringertlaw.com The Boise ATV Trail Riders is a proud member of the Idaho State ATV Association, an organization composed of ATV clubs throughout the State of Idaho dedicated to the advancement of ATV interests and riding opportunities. For more information, contact an officer or our club representative.
January 2011 Newsletter Page 3 January Business Discussion topics - January 18 meeting: Ride Leaders 2011 planning meeting Vice President position Member raffle - must be present to win! Ride reports Website presentation Dealer Sponsors & Club Presidents meeting 2010 audit prep Finances Balance, November 30, 2010 $2,509.02 Dues income 952.00 Chainsaw sales income 365.63 Website expense 168.35 Trailer expense 34.64 Balance, December 31, 2010 $3,623.66 For club finance questions, email Barney Skogerson sandeskog@juno.com Dealers Meeting Thursday, January 13 7:00 p.m. No host Louie s Italian Restaurant 2500 E. Fairview Avenue Meridian A presentation on an exciting new program for local dealers aimed at boosting sponsor sales and club membership. Open forum and discussion to follow. A win-win situation at no cost to our dealership sponsors. All local dealers and club presidents are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Haden Claiborne, tel: 869-2640. Classified Listings Have Stuff to Sell? Place your ad in our Newsletter! There is no charge for members to list used items for sale in this newsletter. Items will be listed for the month requested only, unless the listing is renewed each month. E-mail: mdickson@cableone.net
January 2011 Newsletter Page 4 Rides & Events Schedule Listed events include rides from multiple local Idaho State ATV clubs. Rides may be cancelled on short notice due to weather, fire, schedules, etc. Please contact ride leader or check ATV Ride Center (ATV Ride Center) at www.boiseatvtrailriders.org. Attend monthly meetings for additional ride information. JANUARY 2011 SAT, JAN 15 - MOUNTAIN HOME CRATERS/ CINDER BUTTE Meet at Chevron off Exit 90 for prompt 9:30 a.m. departure, 30-35 miles. (Mtn. Home) Ride Leader: Rusty 371-1274 mhatvclub@msn.com? SUN, JAN 16 - SILVER CITY Meet at Walter s Ferry, depart 9 a.m. Conditions determine route, difficulty & unloading area. (Canyon) Ride Leader: Carl B. 989-7242 cbloomquist@localnet.com SAT, JAN 22 - JUMP CREEK/SUCCOR CREEK Ride from Jump Creek recreation area to Succor Creek Oregon State Park. Meet at Ion Truck Stop east of Marsing at 9:30 a.m. Intermediate ride, dependent upon weather, conditions range from dry to muddy, rainy to deep snow. Campfire lunch -Succor Cr. Appr. 40 miles. (Boise) Ride Leader: David C. 867-7062 dpc@ringertlaw.com February 2011 SAT, FEB 12 - SUCCOR CREEK Meet at ION truck stop, just east of Marsing and depart at 9:30 a.m. to the parking area at Jump Creek. Depart Jump Creek at 10 a.m. Estimate 40 miles - exact route and mileage TBD by weather. Conditions range from dry to muddy; rain to deep snow with blizzard conditions. (Emmett) Ride Leader: Ray I. 369-3241 raybevingram@q.com? SUN, FEB 13 - MALHEUR COUNTY Unconfirmed. Meeting place, time, route, difficulty to be determined after pre-ride (Canyon) Ride Leader: Carl B. 989-7242 cbloomquist@localnet.com MON, FEB 21 - OWYHEES - 2ND ANNUAL DEAD PRESIDENT S RIDE Meet 9 a.m. at Dan s Ferry Service (Hwy 45 & Snake River). Riders also welcome to join for 7:30 breakfast at Sunrise Inn, 515 12th Ave. Rd, Nampa. (Canyon) Ride leader: Travis Tyson 250-0842 travisdtyson@yahoo.com SUN, FEB 27 - CITY OF ROCKS Depart D&B Supply on Airbase Road at 9:00 a.m. sharp. Staging 1.5 miles off Hot Springs Rd for 25-35 mile ride. (Mtn. Home) Ride Leader: Tommy 866-9255 Trail Difficulty Guide EASY Mostly flat trails/roads with gradual hills, no side hills, some water crossings less than 10 inches in depth, and possible mud depending on season. INTERMEDIATE Some side hills, loose rocks, water crossings between 10 to 16 inches in depth, possible muddy and ruddy trails/roads, and occasional steep hills, and possible some snow and/or ice depending on the season. DIFFICULT Possible rocky or deep ruddy trails/ roads and steep side hills, potential water crossings with depth over 16 inches, very slow travel and possible deep snow and/or ice depending on the season. COMBINATION Combination of difficulties or variety of terrain (Intermediate to Difficult).? NOT KNOWN No information at publishing time. Note: The conditions of the trails or roads are subject to time of year and weather. Get your 2010 membership today! 706-1000 or 1-800-822-1616
January 2011 Newsletter Page 5 Leslie Gulch Winter Ride Journal Ride Leader & Story: Jim Maxey Sunday, December 12, 2010 Photos: Brian Sack
January 2011 Newsletter Page 6 Adventure at White Bird The following is the first of a series of stories describing a 2010 Memorial weekend ride into the Hell s Canyon National Recreation Area. It was written to inform readers and serve as introduction of an upcoming ride on May 29-30, 2011. Part I. Invitation to Adventure In January 2010, an announcement was made at the monthly meeting that Harold and Judy Morris, Coeur d Alene, planned to lead a group of ATV riders on two day trips into the Hells Canyon of central Idaho, including Pittsburg Landing and Kirkwood Ranch. Harold and Judy explained in an interview, their belief that people are very fortunate to have ATV ride access into the Hell s Canyon area. They recommend spring as the best time to go. It was reported that previous rides guided by Harold and Judy had included upwards of one hundred riders from several northwest states. Some local members knew Harold and Judy and vouched for their organizational abilities and assured that it would be a worthwhile trip. Jay Hastings, Canyon County club president and Boise club ride leader Jim Maxey were invited to pre-ride. Jay stayed on as ride leader. Don Butler and Richard Lambert, north Idaho ATV enthusiasts, filled ride leader positions too. Harold Morris offers last minute instruction to riders before departure into Hell s Canyon. Scott and Mary Jo Dickson and I signed on to record the event with photos and video. It sounded like fun! What would the weather be like? What could we expect to see? Going with a hundred other riders? What would that be like? What would the riding trails be like? Where would we park our vehicles and trailer? We needed more detail! Being Idaho natives, we knew that the area is steeped in history. The Hell s Canyon is North America s deepest river gorge. There are no roads across the 10mile wide expanse and only three roads that lead to the Snake River between the Hell s Canyon Dam and the Oregon-Washington border. The town of White Bird, named for the creek which runs through it, is the site of a battle beginning the Nez Perce Indian wars of 1877. It is located between Grangeville and Riggins on U.S. Highway 95, not far from where gold was first discovered in Idaho at Lucile. Pittsburg Landing on the Snake River is the last take out point on the Snake River before entering Hells Canyon and the Seven Devils. Kirkwood Ranch, once owned by Idaho Senator Len B. Jordan who had a sheep outfit there in the 1930s, is listed on the Register of Historic Places and is the subject of a book written by Grace Jordan, Home Below Hell s Canyon. Next month: Adventure at Whitebird Part II. Mike Roberts For ATV rider sign-up, lodging reservations and/or information about the May 29-30, 2011 Hell s Canyon Ride, contact Kilgore Adventures at 800-469-8757 Or, contact ride leaders Jay Hastings tel: 916-549-2887 email: jehasti@gmail.com and Jim Maxey tel: 861-7326 email jimmaxey@hotmail.com
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January 2011 Newsletter Page 8 Thank You A special thank you to Haden Claiborne for organizing a terrific December 14 Christmas party! Linda Brooks and Barney Skogerson assisted by collecting payments for dinner. The pasta dinner and dessert served up by Louie s Pizza and Italian Restaurant in Meridian was excellent. John, the waiter, delighted guests with a talented vocal performance of White Christmas. About 30 members and spouses filled the private room with holiday cheer. Reminiscing of past rides was mixed with plans for future adventure. All participated in a white elephant gift exchange unwrapping a variety of items from bun warmer to an ATV cover. Mary Jo Dickson Following the rules of the gift exchange, Marjorie Glass steals Jim Maxey s white elephant gift, a collapsible wooden basket.
January 2011 Newsletter Page 9 Web Corner by Pauline Jones Renew Membership Now! Why can t I see the scheduled rides? It is time to renew your Boise ATV Trail Riders (BATR) membership in order to receive PAPER TRACKS newsletter and have access to scheduled rides listed on the ATV Ride Center. The new club website www.boiseatvtrailriders.org requires users to REGISTER and club membership will be verified before users can access the newsletter, scheduled rides and events calendar. Club members may post impromptu rides and classified items. Associate members, the Emmett, Canyon, Mtn. Home and Kuna club members must register in order to view scheduled rides and event calendar. Only registered users may submit comments or questions. BATR Registration is EASY! How do I register? Registering on the BATR website it easy. Open webpage, scroll down to the bottom right hand side of the screen, click on REGISTER. Provide a username and password, your first and last name, your e-mail address, which Idaho State ATV Association you belong to, and answer the human verification question. Click submit. You should receive an e-mail back from the BATR website with your username and password, along with a verification link back to the website. This link is blue. This link must be clicked on or your e-mail address is not verified and will be considered not human. All this is to avoid computers hacking into our system. For the non-batr club members, your registration is sent to your local club to verify that you are truly an active and paid member. This is a manual process and should take less than a couple days to complete. This is a must to protect not only the BATR website, but also the posted information. Master Sponsor box Nested Comments? What is a nested comment? On the new BATR website, comments or questions can be submitted for public viewing and answering. When answering a comment or question, click on REPLY rather than submitting a new comment. When you click on REPLY, that keeps the conversation together with the main topic. Keeping a stream of comments together is called nesting. If needed, these nested comments may be reviewed as one entry. This may become very helpful in planning rides for the next year.
January 2011 Newsletter Page 10 New Map Feature on Web for the Rides! There is a new map feature on the Boise ATV Trail Riders website. Ride leaders may post a Google Map to indicate where to meet, the staging area, trailhead, etc. This feature is only available to BATR members or local ATV clubs registered on the website! After logging in, click on the ATV Ride Center heading near the top of the homepage. Select 2011 Monthly Rides, then move your mouse to the right and click on a month. Below is an of Mountain Home Club s March 20 Fossil Butte ride. Click on Full Story for ride details. Scroll to the bottom of the ATV Ride detail screen to the map. Under the map, click on Directions. In Box (A), enter your home address, city and state in the. Click on Get Directions and the system will map driving directions from your home to the staging area. Below your address, the entire route is displayed, turn by turn with approximate mileage. It will also provide Suggested Routes and approximate travel time. Staging Area: You can view the (B) staging area by zooming in to view a photo of the parking lot. Or, click on the little yellow Peg Man and drag it over the way point marker. This opens a street view photo. Select the direction toggle for a 360 degree view. Grab the N (north) and advance it clockwise 45 degrees (three o clock). Voila! You can view the staging area parking lot. Pauline Jones, Web Administrator Reminder: BATR Members Please Register on the new BATR website as soon as possible to gain access to the many web features. It is user friendly and fun! Have questions or need help? E-mail Pauline at prpjones@cableone.net or call (208) 484-3040.
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