DESTINATION | Inside DuneFest

Behind the Scenes at Oregon’s DuneFest Words and Photos: Betsy Fessler One of the ways cities attract tourism is by organizing special events.  New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras.  The motorcycle rally in Sturgis South Dakota is another good example.  Often an event is centered on a particular characteristic that is unique to the…

DESTINATION | Big CRIT, Little Worries

Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation Words and Photos: Betsy Fessler Parker, Arizona is known as home to the grueling Parker 425 off-road race. Less well-known is that Parker is also home to the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) and much of the town of Parker is within the reservation’s boundaries. Consisting of four different tribes,…

An Unlikely Winner Polaris Engineer Defeats Top Off-Road Racers to Win Championship Off-Road Turbo Race

An Unlikely Winner Polaris Engineer Defeats Top Off-Road Racers to Win Championship Off-Road Turbo Race Words & Photos provided by Polaris This past weekend at the Championship Off-Road Turbo race at ERX, Polaris came away victorious. But the Polaris victory wasn’t the surprise story coming out of ERX. It was the fact that the victory…