By Cheryl May

At High Desert Round-up this year, the Dirt Devils hosted two runs, the Devil’s Loop and the Blue Moon. The Blue Moon, led by Ken "Ditch" Krieger, run was one intended for SUVs as well as drivers who were new to the off roading experience. There ended up being a total of 23 vehicles on this run, approximately half of which were Dirt Devils. Of the non-member participants, there was a good mix of vehicles and drivers. driving vehicles such as a new Cherokee and a new Ford Expedition. In addition, there were some other drivers who had a wider range of knowledge with older vehicles.

The run left from the camp ground, went up Stoddard Wells Road and turned into a wash and started playing among the hills. During the beginning it was joined by an additional six vehicles who had accidentally gotten onto the Devil’s Loop run and decided that wasn't a good idea. Three of the vehicles joined about 45 minutes late causing a couple of the vehicles to have backtrack to meet up with them.

The morning went well with only minor mishaps. The Expedition lost 4-wheel drive for a short time, but was later discovered to have been the result of children’s wandering fingers. The group met up with a tortoise that delayed them for a short time while it meandered across the trail. The biggest excitement seemed to occur when a dog went missing, but was soon discovered a little ways back.

Lunch was eaten at Slash-X and those wishing to continue went for more fun. Several vehicles decided not to join the afternoon portion as it was considerably more difficult, bringing the group down by about half. The afternoon was spent with several hill climbs and rock crawls going through portions of the Devil’s Loop, which everyone enjoyed.