Yesterday I rode along on a Great Outdoors 4WD outing on part of the Bradshaw Trail. Other than little bits of dirt roads near Dos Palmas, this is the first time I've gotten to see the Bradshaw Trail which is drivable by any vehicle with good ground clearance. We started along the Coachella Canal near Dos Palmas and headed east, paralleling and crossing the Eagle Mountain railroad. A lot of the Bradshaw Trail runs along the border of the Navy bombing practice range which is lined with warning signs. A few dummy bombs were near the road in order, I ...

Fortunately the parents of 18-year old Ryan Schallenberger had kept themselves fully informed on how to tell when your child may be about to go off the tracks. So, when they picked up the 20 pounds of ammonium nitrate young Ryan had mail ordered they thought it would be a good idea to search his room. That's where they found the cassette tape that he had identified as to be played after his death. Once law enforcement became involved even more stuff was uncovered and Ryan was arrested. The basic outline of his plan was this:

1. Blow up his

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