Folks flock to Irby for Desert 100

IRBY-The Annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 brings thousands of riders, family members, spectators and pets from around the country to the scabland fields seven miles west of Odessa, and this year's 52nd iteration was no different.

By Friday morning, hundreds of RVs lined the Irby fields, with no end in sight. Folks stood in line for registration, to buy t-shirts and to mingle with other campers despite pouring rain, blowing winds and sopping mud.

Tommy Larm of Vancouver brought his son Whelin for his third Desert 100. Larm, who has been riding motocross for most of his life, said comradery return...