Thanks for your help, the Twin Falls area is called Magic Valley isn't it ? I am figuring that Magic Mtn. must be a local Twin Falls riding area.
Yep, I heard about the Murphy race being cancelled, I posted about it along time ago just in case people didn't think we are losing important riding areas, we lost a National without hardly a whimper!
The High Desert Riders did a pretty good job with only three guys marking aprox 80 miles of trail, it is mostly open range and livestock knocked down signs and stuff. I had more than my share of crashes there, one where I was going down this hill called the screamer my front tire hit a rock and crossed me up flipping me and the bike, the bike did not get hurt since it used me as a cushion.
Desert racing is all about rocks,cliffs trees and other hazzards. The idea is who can ride the quickest and safest. I stopped to help a couple of riders, this kid could not remember going through the pits after the first loop and thought he may have crashed--his bell was rung big time. Anouther guy had a broken collar bone and I gave him some narcotics and encouragement to hold him over until we could get help in to him.
The fact is--that it was one of the most fun races in a long time, it is just them silt beds through the Sage brush really sucks.