Get Lost!:Adventure Tours in the Owyhee Desert

by Steve Silva

The Owyhee Desert is a vast expanse covering much of Southwest Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Northern Nevada. It represents a wild frontier for dual sport riding and touring. The area is famous for its rough but spectacular terrain, and its vivid history. Now, finally, a guidebook to what many have referred to as the most remote piece of real estate outside of Alaska. A guidebook that combines over 30 specific ride destinations with trail info, turn-by-turn GPS coordinates, mapping information, local history, bike set up, and an overview of over 6 million acres. Get Lost! will provide the adventure rider with a multitude of rides and information specific to this amazing area. From beginner to expert, this guide covers all the bases. Loaded with local history and anecdotes, the Owyhee Desert is famous for its western culture and Wild West lifestyle. Visit scenic Ghost Towns, remote rivers, dark canyons, wide-open steppes, hundred-year-old ranches and homesteads. See for yourself the challenges early immigrants and settlers faced and experienced. Smell the sage and hear the big quiet. Not much has changed since then. Lonely roads are waiting for you to explore. The time is now. Never has so much information been available in one easy to use guide. So saddle up your iron steed, pick a wild and lonely destination, and hit the trail. What are you waiting for? Go on, Get Lost! in the Owyhee Desert.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 23, 2008