Ep 37: 11 Unwritten Trail Rules You Might Be Breaking

About this episode

Garrick and Melody discuss trail etiquette and share updates from the Montana Backcountry Discovery Route unveiling.

Garrick and Melody are back with a mix of adventure updates and practical trail wisdom. Garrick shares his experience attending the Montana Backcountry Discovery Route (MTBDR) unveiling in Seattle, including what the new 900-mile route looks like, the film screening, and why Montana might be the next big BDR destination for riders and overlanders. From there, the conversation shifts to one of the most important (and sometimes controversial) topics in off-road travel: trail etiquette. Ga...

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Hosts: Garrick, Melody

Topics covered

• trail etiquette
• off-road travel
• Montana Backcountry Discovery Route
• adventure updates
• travel wisdom

Keywords

• trail rules
• off-road etiquette
• Montana BDR
• adventure travel
• trail wisdom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: film screening

Places: Montana, Seattle

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