Our guests on Episode 58 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast are Inna Thorn, executive director of Backcountry Discovery Routes, and Tim James, BDR’s board president. Backcountry Discovery Routes is a nonprofit organization that creates off-highway routes for dual-sport and adventure motorcycle travel. BDR has introduced a new route with free GPS tracks nearly every year since 2010. When we last spoke to Inna and Tim last year on Episode 33, the Wyoming BDR had just been released. In 2023, the Oregon BDR was released, making it the 12th full route, and each one can be completed in about a week. Backcountry Discovery Routes has also released shorter BDR-X routes that are loops that can be done in two to three days. Through the tireless work of its staff and many volunteers, Backcountry Discovery Routes maintains existing routes and continues developing new ones. Future BDRs will include Southern California, Montana, and the Southeast. Visit the BDR website to learn more and support their efforts.
LINKS: RideBDR.com, BDR on Instagram, BDR on Facebook
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- Ep. 57: Tim Card, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser
- Ep. 56: Kyle Petty, Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America
- Ep. 55: Guillermo Cornejo, Riders-Share.com
- Ep. 54: Kevin Duke, Editor-in-Chief of American Rider
- Ep. 53: Killboy, Killboy.com
- Ep. 52: Perry Steed, OperationPurpose.net
- Ep. 51: Forrest Hobbs, TransAmerica Trail “purist”
- Ep. 50: Dave Scott, Part 3 on the TransAmerica Trail
- Ep. 49: Gina ‘Brooklyn’ Neumann, Leather and Lace MC
- Ep. 48: Dave Scott on the TransAmerica Trail
- Ep. 47: Neale Bayly, motojournalist and philanthropist
- Ep. 46: Dave Scott, TransAmerica Trail Part 1
- Ep. 45: C. Jane Taylor, author of Spirit Traffic
- Ep. 44: Moshe K. Levy, Moto Mouth Moshe
- Ep. 43: Can Akkaya, Superbike-Coach.com
- Ep. 42: Andre LaPlante, MotoVentures
- Ep. 41: Scott A. Williams, writer and contributor to Rider
- Ep. 40: Chris Peterman, Director of Motorcycles at CFMOTO USA
- Ep. 39: Hayley Bell, Founder and President of Global Business Development for Women Riders World Relay
- Ep. 38: Eric Trow, Rider Contributing Editor and Stayin’ Safe Principal
- Ep. 37: Bill Dragoo, Dragoo Adventure Riding Training (DART)
- Ep. 36: Gordon McCall, Director of Motorsports for The Quail Motorcycle Gathering
- Ep. 35: Rennie Scaysbrook, Pikes Peak record holder, motorcycle journalist, and racer
- Ep. 34: Cat MacLeod of Leod Escapes Motorcycle “Track and Tour”
- Ep. 33: Inna Thorn and Tim James of Backcountry Discovery Routes
- Ep. 32: C. Jane Taylor, author of Spirit Traffic
- Ep. 31: Alan Wilzig, motorcycle collector and owner of Wilzig Racing Manor
- Ep. 30: Scott Moreno, founder and owner of IMTBike Motorcycle Tours and Rentals
- Ep. 29: Greg Rice, long-distance rider and Iron Butt Rally competitor
- Ep. 28: Brian Case, Director of the Barber Advanced Design Center at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
- Ep. 27: Steven Goode, motorcyclist who completed the Great American Deli Schlep to support MAZON
- Ep. 26: Nancy Gerloff and Mark Augustyn, creators of Mimi and Moto: The Motorcycle Monkeys
- Ep. 25: Jess Stone, designer of the K9 Moto Cockpit and founder of Ruffly
- Ep. 24: Eddie Braun, Hollywood stuntman who completed Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon jump, and star of the film “Stuntman”
- Ep. 23: Ryan McFarland, founder and CEO of Strider Bikes and All Kids Bike advocate
- Ep. 22: Americade interview with Bill, Gini, and Christian Dutcher
- Ep. 21: Peter Starr, motorcycle filmmaker, author, and MotoStarr podcast host
- Ep. 20: Jon DelVecchio, founder of Street Skills and author of “Cornering Confidence”
- Ep. 19: Lauren Trantham, founder of Ride My Road
- Ep. 18: Keith Code, founder and director of California Superbike School
- Ep. 17: Valerie Thompson, world’s fastest female motorcycle racer
- Ep. 16: Wayne Rainey, president of MotoAmerica and a motorcycle racing legend
- Ep. 15: Longhaulpaul (Paul Pelland), Chasing the Cure: a million-mile motorcycle journey for MS
- Ep. 14: Andy Goldfine, Aerostich founder and Ride to Work Day advocate
- Ep. 13: Dr. Gregory W. Frazier, America’s #1 extreme motorcycle adventurer
- Ep. 12: Daniel Calderon, Curator of Exhibitions at SFO Museum
- Ep. 11: Peter Jones, Rider columnist and author of The Bad Editor
- Ep. 10: Christian Dutcher, Director of Americade and Touratech DirtDaze Rally
- Ep. 09: Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of The Perfect Vehicle
- Ep. 08: Rainer Buck, CEO of Edelweiss Bike Travel
- Ep. 07: Michael Lock, CEO of AMA Pro Racing
- Ep. 06: Alonzo Bodden, motorcycle enthusiast and comedian
- Ep. 05: Paul D’Orleans, publisher of The Vintagent
- Ep. 04: Eric Trow, Rider columnist and owner, Stayin’ Safe Advanced Riding Training
- Ep. 03: Clement Salvadori, traveling motorcyclist and Rider contributor
- Ep. 02: Kevin Wing, world-class motorcycle photographer and Rider contributor
- Ep. 01: Robert Pandya and Discover the Ride at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows
