IDBDR Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route Documentary Trailer
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The IDBDR is the fifth route developed by the Backcountry Discovery Routes organization for dual-sport and adventure motorcycle travel. The IDBDR is a south-to-north route across the state of Idaho covering over 1,400 miles of mostly non-paved track.
The route begins in the old western town of Jarbidge Nevada and meanders through the west side of the Idaho Rocky Mountains on the way to the Canadian Border at the Idaho Panhandle. Two stunning and historic backroads are part of the IDBDR - the Magruder Corridor and the Lolo Motorway. Several small mountain towns in Idaho are visited along the way including Yellow Pine, Burgdorf Hot Springs, Elk City, Avery, Wallace, and Clark Fork.
The Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route goes through very remote sections of the Rocky Mountains.
There's wolf, elk, moose, bear. This is Idaho. We are out looking for adventure and Idaho provides
any level of riding that you want to pursue. This is a cool old town. You got a hotel, dance hall,
really cool place to roll through. There's really almost nothing in these towns. They're little
tiny old dilapidated ghost towns in some instances. In others there's one small convenience store.
It's a very cheap place to live because there's nothing no place here to spend your money.
This is a showcase of deserts and rivers and streams and mountains and wildlife and people.
Well it's a damn good place to be. You ought to stop by. We had people bring us
gifts of wine, fresh vegetables, amazingly gracious and nice people.
These people live out here in you know these tiny little communities
and that's I think what's part of the character of the Idaho BDR that's different than the other
the other BDRs. We only have 1.2 million people in the state of Idaho and then the rest of this state
is wilderness and backcountry. The roads are endless. I mean the dirt roads in Idaho they just
go on forever. There's just so much to see. Technically I would say it's probably the
easiest route we've had so far but that much road coming at you day after day is is pretty stunning.
I wouldn't say it's difficult but it is challenging. It's relentless.
It's not like hurling along in your car in air-conditioned comfort. The sights, the sounds,
the smells are reminiscent of what Lewis and Clark may have experienced. We were lucky enough to stay
in some rustic cabins a couple of nights. No electricity, no running water. Bring your own
sleeping bag in, set it down. The little towns and the historical things along the way are really what
keep the route interesting in my opinion and then of course to be able to end a long day's ride by
soaking in a hot spring is it's unbelievable. Waking up in the morning seeing the deer tiptoe
through camp it was really a neat experience. You can't get much more beautiful in this country.
It's remote, can be challenging, it's very scenic. Everybody should ride it. When you live in Idaho
you're really proud of your state and I think this BDR shows off Idaho really well.