4x4, Off-Road

Holcomb Valley Road (3N16)

The portions of Holcomb Valley Road that I drove through were of generally easy difficulty and would be easier with no mud or snow. I decided to head up to Big Bear and try some snow wheeling and was very pleasantly surprised by the Winter wonderland I saw. There was lots of fresh snow and not to many people on the trails; I guess that not many drivers were interested in taking on some moderate snowfall. I started the trail on the eastern side near the Big Bear Transfer Station (aka Dump) and head up and west from there. I continued along 3N16 until reaching the junction with Coxey Road (3N14) and headed south as the Sun fell. As I passed through the western portions of the road there was a Chevy Volt with some chains on behind me that made it through with little issue along with a diesel-powered F-250 that got out of a hole as soon as he put his transfer case in 4-LO.

There is a trail south of the route I described known as Holcomb Creek Road (3N14) which is much more difficult and would be harder to complete with a full-size truck like mine. There are numerous hiking, highway-legal 4×4 trails, and even a few OHV trails that connect to 3N16 and it’s a great way to enjoy the area and take in a whole lot at once if you only have an afternoon free and aren’t interested in any hardcore trails. I’ve embedded some map and trail information below. Enjoy the photos and videos and look for the rest of them here on the dedicated page!

Eastern starting location:

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Western ending location:

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USDA Forest Service – Holcomb Creek Information

USDA Forest Service – Holcomb Valley Road Information

2020 election, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party

Feeling the Bern: Super Tuesday II

The results from the last round of primaries have been in for a few days now and it’s now time to rub salt into the wounds of Bernouts who view the world so simplistically that they always use Star Wars or Harry Potter analogies to describe everything that they believe in. Bernie managed to win North Dakota and lost every other state that held a Primary Election a few days ago including Michigan (where he beat Hillary last time). Let’s take a closer look at some election results:

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The aftermath…

Individual state results:

At least Bernie got one victory…

Oof, those Mississippi results. I wonder which Democratic Party constituency doesn’t “Feel the Bern” and voted for the Obama guy?

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There’s quite a lot of salt to be mined from the left and I wholeheartedly believe that leftists will continue to provide countless hours of entertainment. There’s the fine example of the folks at The Young Turks and their bestiality-supporting host Cenk Uygur talking about going to “war” against the Democratic Party. There is a channel that has compiled all of the best points of The Young Turks impotent and soy-filled rage coverage of the election results and I promise that you won’t be able to contain your laughter!

Who in that video do you think cried the hardest: Michael Moore, Chunk, or someone else? Let me know in the comments below. Everyone’s favorite “Squad” member blamed Sanders’ election losses on “voter suppression” (however the left defines that anymore) and complained about “kids” waiting three hours to vote. Isn’t nice to know that people in their early 20s are kids in the eyes of AOC? Oh, the horror of having to wait for something…

“Well, I think one thing that isn’t being talked about is the rampant voter suppression in this country,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Right there in Ann Arbor, where we had that rally, those kids were waiting three hours in line to vote in Michigan. And so when we talk about who’s turning out and who’s not turning out, we absolutely need to be clear.”

Here are a few more insights into the mind of some typical Bernie supporters:

Well, that’s enough of my commentary for now. Enjoy the memes and comment below if you can tell which ones are real!

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2020 election, Bernie Sanders, Communism, CPUSA, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary, Illegal Immigration

Super Tuesday results are coming in
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A rare sighting of Joe Biden supporters…

Results are coming in from Primary Elections all over the country and Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren and Michael “Mini Mike” Bloomberg did absolutely terrible. Warren lost badly in the state where she serves as a Senator and managed to get third place. Amazing, simply amazing…

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Slow Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the only two Democratic candidates to receive any meaningful number of delegates but Mini Mike can always lay claim to being the victor of the American Samoa Caucus:

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Isn’t also hilarious how Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Tom Cryer, and probably someone else who never had a chance all dropped out in the same 24 hour period just before Super Tuesday? Isn’t also amazing that they all endorsed Bid all of a sudden? It really makes you think, huh? I’m sure that they totally weren’t promised a bunch of stuff by the DNC to support the failing Biden campaign. It’s also hilarious that despite all of this support and attention suddenly coalescing around the former Vice President that Bernie may still end up winning the majority of the elected delegates. Just like Shillary Hillary Clinton said in her latest interview: “Let’s follow the rules, we had rules last time, we have rules this time,”. I wonder if Hillary will be saying the same thing to the fine folks at her upcoming U.S. District Court trial deposition?

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Here’s a quick peek at how only Sanders and Biden are is getting a meaningful number of delegates out of California. I wonder how the DNC feels about early voting in California and all of the wasted votes on Buttigieg and Klobuchar? Sorry Democrats, but there’s no “do-over” for your thrown-away vote. Unless of course, they’re voting early and often.

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Anyway, that’s enough of my opinions on the Primary Election results currently available as I’m typing this post out. For now, I’ll leave you with some memes from the fine folks at Economic Illiterates for Bernie Sanders. Enjoy!

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4x4, Off-Road

Cleghorn Road Group Run

I recently went on a decently sized group run to Cleghorn Road just off of I-15. The main trail is easy and I have documented it before but I simply desired to show off some of the group photos and passing through all of the terrain without several inches of snow cover. A fun time was had by all and you may find the rest of the photos and videos here on the dedicated page. Enjoy!

 

2020 election, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Republican Party

President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address

I have embedded President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address below. I caught about the last hour of it and I can say that I generally liked what I heard. Perhaps the new Democratic Party platform is to provide taxpayer-funded medicine for any illegal immigrant who steps foot on U.S. soil among other terrible ideas, but I think most Americans will agree with what President Trump supported in this speech. What was the reason for all of the women Democrats wearing white again? To hell with it, who knows and who cares…

If you have some extra time, you can also watch the LGBTQIAWXYZ+ State of the Union Address where some guy complains about transgenders not being allowed into the U.S. military. If there was anything that could add to the combat capability of warriors, it’s the addition of soldiers who feel the need to cut off significant portions of their bodies, take hormones that they can’t produce in sufficient quantities to make their bodies into something that they will never be, and who will be on a Limited Duty status for years and may not ever be able to deploy.

European Union

Leaving the European Union

What a joyous time for the U.K., the shackles of the treacherous and overly bureaucratic E.U. are finally being thrown off. After the communist Jeremy Corbyn led his Labour Party to a crushing and historic defeat a Brexit that has been wallowing and languishing for years finally happened just a few days ago. This blog post represents yet another case where I don’t need to add to much commentary but can link to others who explain the feelings of jubilation (or sadness) amongst the British and Europeans.

The Spectator – You can thank Remainers for the hardness of this Brexit

Above is an article by a man who opposed Brexit but has the self-awareness to realize that perhaps dragging it on for years and opposing the will of the British people might have some blowback.

sp!ked – A glorious victory for democracy

Indeed, a glorious victory for Britain.

The Spectator – The agony of Brexit – for us Germans

An article written by Ms. Stefanie Bolzen  who bemoans the loss of the U.K. from the jackboot of Brussels bureaucrats. She seems to have a rather low opinion of many E.U. member states (“freeloaders” among other unflattering terms) and just can’t understand why the British might not want to participate anymore. Par for the course, the author calls the main opposition party Alternative für Deutschland a bunch of racists.

U.K. Daily Mail – Party like it’s January 31! Brits far and wide including in London, Boston, Warrington and Glasgow celebrate Brexit in style with festivals and pub crawls to mark history

The Daily Mail can be a very interesting news source and I’ll post some of the jubilant (and somber) photos below. Enjoy!

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Quite stylish, don’t you think?

Of course, not everybody was happy with the outcome…

2020 election, Bernie Sanders, Communism, CPUSA, crime, Democratic Party

Bernie’s Bernouts like the Gulags

The 2020 general election draws near and the incredible positions of the Democratic Party supporters are becoming more and more plain. In the instances that I’ll showcase in this post, it’s Bernie Bros who are talking tough about instigating violence, imprisoning political enemies, and letting their inner National Bolshevik out. Here’s the soyboy Martin Weissgerber (courtesy of Project Veritas) talking tough and extolling the virtues of Soviet Gulags and forced re-education. I’m sure it would be a real Cultural Revolution:

I guess it’s safe to say that this Bernout has never used a gun before. I also love how he seemingly assumes that no “rich” people might shoot back. Here’s another video (why can’t any media corporations do this kind of undercover work) once again brought to us by Project Veritas that exposes the thoughts of one Kyle Jurek (Iowa Field Organizer, Sanders Campaign):

Getting sent to Siberia was no big deal, and anyone who opposes the Sanders’ vision of socialism requires re-education or liquidation. Just accept your Marxist overlords you neo-Kulak you! Here’s another gem of a video featuring Kyle Jurek where he states that “Fucking cities burn“ and how he believes that him and his fellow Bernouts have to save mankind:

This coming November it’s time to rout the Democratic Party at the ballot box and keep them from attaining the Presidency. Trump 2020!

cinema, Humor

Endless trash from Disney’s Star Wars

Buy everything! Question nothing! Consume product! Just buy more Disney’s© LucasFilm™ toys, DVDs, Disney+ access, and just accept what is being pushed on you. I could state my opinions on the latest Star Wars trilogy but why bother when so many others can do so much more exquisetly? I watched The Force Awakens and was mildly satisfied while watching it and found The Last Jedi to be confusing and awful (Disney’s© LucasFilm’s™ strange anti-capitalist message was more than a little ironic to me). In light of this I’m not even going to the theater to see the latest product from Disney’s© LucasFilm™ and am just watching some reviews of it instead. I liked them quite a lot and I hope that you find them entertaining as well, enjoy!

Red Letter Media is simply amazing!

Remember: “They can fly now!!!”

4x4, Off-Road

La Sal Pass

La Sal Pass is a trail of moderate difficulty on the western portion and easy difficulty on the eastern side of the plateau. To pass through the western side of the pass you’ll need a 4×4 truck with good tires and ground clearance while the eastern slope is minivan friendly under dry conditions. There is no single hard obstacle, just lots of small shelf sections, a talus rock slope, boulders strewn about, and a few fallen trees that may get in your way. Be ready to deal with oncoming traffic on narrow sections of the trail and possibly back up in an undesirable location. Don’t go on this trail if you’re scared of heights.

The base of the trail starts at about 4,000 feet and climbs to ~10,400 feet at the highest point and will require several hours to traverse. The nearest paved road on the western edge is Pack Creek Road and for the eastern face is UT-46. My only regret on this trail is not starting it a few hours earlier in the day. You’ll find lots of trail information and photos below and the rest of the amazing photos may be found on the full page. Enjoy!

U.S. Forest Service Manti-La Sal Forest – Maps and Publications

U.S. Forest Service Manti-La Sal Forest – Road/Trail/Campground Conditions, Moab Monticello District