I recently read an article titled “Clean Up, Clear Out For The New Year” by Badlands Offroad Adventures. (Thanks to The 4×4 Podcast for pointing it out!) It was a good article and the first item on their list of things to do was to make or buy a first a first aid kit (FAK), […]

The old broadsword.com domain here will be going to its new owner very soon, so you’ll want to update your bookmarks or at least take note of the new site. You are now at BRnav.com. Or more specifically, at BRnav.com/wordpress/. Which is good because the site homepage is just an “under construction” placeholder for now. […]

If everything goes according to plan, there will be big changes coming to this site by the end of this month. After being the only owner since the early days of the interwebs – 1996 if memory serves – I am selling the broadsword.com domain to a new business startup. It wasn’t an easy decision, […]

East Side of Mt. Shasta Date Driven: 12/30/13 Length: 30.8 miles (20.8 miles on dirt roads, 10 miles paved) My Drive Time: 1 hour 7 minutes Start: Intersection of Highway 97 and Military Pass Road, N41º 33.530′ W122º 12.545′ End: Intersection of Pilgrim Creek Road and Highway 89, N41º 15.251′ W122º 04.504′ GPS Track: GPX […]