As the riding season winds down PANTRA’s group rides are shortened and simplified.  The Hells Canyon Loop Ride is one of our annual Fall half-day rides for “capable” beginner riders and above. We had two route leaders scheduled to lead the group or group(s) if we needed to split the riders into two smaller more…

Bridge Construction Video: After the USFS had a “Batey-Bould Off-Road Motorcycle Trail System Assessment” done, the USFS had decided to give a CLOSURE ORDER of the trail system because of the liability and sustainability issues identified in the assessment.  The number one reason for the closure order where the bridges that had completely failed and…

Ride Video: The “Wallace To Avery Ride” is PANTRA’s most challenging group ride of the year and is geared for our intermediate(+) to advanced riders only. With no measurable rain for more than a month and the forecast calling for a 95 degree high temperature,  it was almost a certainty that the dust and heat…

Ride Video: July 15th 2017 is when PANTRA had our 2nd annual Gold Creek Lodge Ride & BBQ.  The forecast was for temperatures in the mid 90’s with dry and dusty conditions. However, late in the night on Friday, a thunderstorm rolled in bringing in some light rain that lasted up until the 9:30 riders…

There was a one year pause of PANTRA’s annual “Fathers Day Weekend Campout & Ride” at Little Pend Oreille (LPO) Trail System because of a scheduling conflict with, PANTRA Gold sponsor, Stix & Stones Off-Road’s inaugural “Silver Mountain XC” hard enduro race. With this years conflict seemingly averted, our annual Fathers Day weekend event was…