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Save The Maah Daah Hey

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Save The Maah Daah Hey

VOLUNTEER based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining the Maah Daah Hey Trail.

08/02/2026

🥇🥇 2026 MDH100 Women’s Champions

🥇🥇 History was made at the 2026 MDH100! 🥇🥇

During the pre-race meeting that morning, I jokingly told all 97 riders that this was the first year in MDH100 history that every guy was officially in danger of getting chicked. 😆🚴‍♀️

For those who aren’t mountain bikers, getting “chicked” simply means getting passed by a woman during a race.

Well… it almost happened. 😅

Our men’s champion was the only rider to break the 9-hour barrier, and just 15 minutes later, these two incredible women came charging into the finish…

Holding hands.

Together. ❤️

🚵‍♀️ Jenna Rinehart
🚵‍♀️ Leah Van der Linden

⏱️ Official Celebratory Time: 9:13:21
🚴 Average Speed: 10.8 mph

With that unforgettable finish, they accomplished THREE historic firsts in MDH100 history:

🥇 They became the first-ever female co-champions, creating the first tie for first place our race has ever seen.

🏅 They became the first women in the history of the MDH100 to break the 10-hour barrier, earning our coveted Sub-10 Hour Belt Buckles for the very first time.

📖 And because this was the first year our finish line was relocated to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, their incredible performance also establishes the first official women’s course record on the new MDH100 course.

That’s not just fast…

That’s historic.

Their decision to cross the finish line hand in hand was a beautiful display of sportsmanship and respect—one that perfectly captured the spirit of mountain biking. Sometimes the greatest victories aren’t about beating someone else; they’re about accomplishing something extraordinary together.

Congratulations to Jenna Rinehart and Leah Van der Linden for rewriting the MDH100 record books and inspiring everyone who witnessed this incredible moment.

We have a feeling this won’t be the last record you rewrite. 👏🏜️🚵‍♀️

08/02/2026

🏆 2026 MDH100 Men’s Champion

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 MDH100 Men’s Champion, Macky Franklin! 🏆

What. A. Ride. 💥

Out of 97 riders who lined up to take on one of the toughest singletrack mountain bike races in the country, only one rider conquered the Maah Daah Hey in under 9 hours! 🔥

🚵 Macky Franklin crossed the finish line in an incredible 8:58:23, averaging 11.1 mph over 100 miles of rugged Badlands singletrack. His performance wasn’t just fast—it was dominant.

This year also marked the beginning of a new era for the MDH100 as our finish line moved to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. With the new finish came a new course, and Macky’s incredible ride now stands as the first official course record on the new MDH100 course. 🏆

Congratulations on an unforgettable performance, a well-earned championship, and forever etching your name into the MDH100 record books.

The Badlands don’t hand out victories—they make you earn every single mile.

Enjoy that championship… and that course record. You’ve earned them both. 🤘🏜️🚵

⏱️ Winning Time: 8:58:23
🚴 Average Speed: 11.1 mph

07/31/2026

🚵‍♂️🌄 Good morning, amigos! 🌄🚵‍♂️

This is your Race Director, Nick Ybarra, coming to you live from Devil’s Pass! 🤠

I ran into a few hiccups while marking the course yesterday, but everything is on track and should be completely buttoned up by noon today. 💪

The trail is looking absolutely phenomenal this year thanks to the incredible SAVE THE MDH volunteer trail crew. They have poured countless hours into mowing, trimming, pruning, and clearing the entire course so you can experience the Maah Daah Hey at its very best. 👏🌿

🌞 Tomorrow is going to be HOT! Start hydrating and fueling today, not tomorrow morning. Drink plenty of fluids, top off your electrolytes, and make a smart nutrition plan. The heat is part of the adventure, but it’s something you can prepare for.

Our team has done everything we possibly can to set you up for a safe, successful, and unforgettable race. Now it’s your turn. Trust your training, race smart, and make a solid battle plan before you roll up to the starting line. 🎯🔥

We can’t wait to see everyone at packet pickup tonight! Thank you for choosing to spend your weekend with us in the beautiful North Dakota Badlands.

Let’s make history together at the 15th Annual MDH100! 🤘🚵‍♀️🏜️

See you soon!

07/27/2026

2026 Lil Mo River crossing on the MDH 100 & 75 mile SAG Route.

07/20/2026

🚨 LIGHTLY USED DR BRUSH MOWER FOR SALE 🚨

Low hours. Great personality. Only one previous owner. Occasionally develops an identity crisis 6 miles from the nearest road. 🤷‍♂️😂

After battling multiple days of triple-digit temperatures during the 2026 Big Push to SAVE THE MAAH DAAH HEY, we had exactly one casualty…

One of our trusty DR Brush Mowers made it six miles into the North Dakota Badlands, worked like a champ all morning, then decided that after lunch it was officially “off the clock.” 😅

We hiked out, grabbed a brand-new battery, hiked back in… only to discover the mower had developed an electrical short that immediately started cooking the new battery. 🤦‍♂️🔥🔋

Time to call in the cavalry.

Enter the legendary 2-wheel-drive Rokon. 💪🏍️ It hooked up to the wounded mower, hauled it out of the Badlands like a champ, and our crew simply grabbed another machine and kept right on mowing.

Mission accomplished. Big Push completed. Trail saved. 💥🌾

It’s moments like these that remind us why we’re so grateful for everyone who supports SAVE THE MDH. Your donations allow us to purchase and maintain the incredible equipment that we place in the hands of our absolutely unstoppable volunteers—people willing to tackle some of the hardest volunteer trail work on one of the toughest singletrack trail systems in the world.

Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us keep the Maah Daah Hey Trail findable, usable, and enjoyable for everyone. ❤️🤠

07/19/2026

🎬 THE CREDITS ARE ROLLING… ❤️

The 2026 Big Push to SAVE THE MAAH DAAH HEY is officially complete.

Nine days.

Nine consecutive sunrises.

Nine consecutive sunsets.

Thousands of volunteer hours.

Hundreds of miles walked.

Countless gallons of sweat.

And more than 180 miles of the Maah Daah Hey Trail once again stand ready for adventure.

Every day began with crews heading into the Badlands behind 450-pound DR brush mowers. Behind them came volunteers carrying heavy string trimmers, fuel, and water. Behind them came crews with loppers, hand saws, and pruners, carefully reclaiming the trail corridor one branch, one w**d, and one mile at a time.

It isn’t glamorous.

It isn’t easy.

It certainly isn’t comfortable.

But this is how the Maah Daah Hey is saved.

While many enjoy the beauty of this world-class trail for a few hours or a weekend, a dedicated team of volunteers willingly gives up vacation time, family time, and personal comfort each summer to ensure that experience is still possible for everyone else.

This year, they endured triple-digit temperatures, blistered hands, aching muscles, and long days that stretched from sunrise until sunset. Yet every morning they laced up their boots, fueled the machines, and went back to work with the same mission:

Save the Maah Daah Hey.

SAVE THE MDH remains the only nonprofit organization that partners with the Dakota Prairie Grasslands - U.S. Forest Service to perform this particular annual backbreaking, hands-on maintenance, preserving the trail in findable, usable, and enjoyable condition for hikers, mountain bikers, trail runners, equestrians, and every future visitor who dreams of experiencing the North Dakota Badlands.

To every STMDH volunteer…
You are the reason this trail still exists.

To every spouse, family member, employer, campground host, supporter, and friend who helped make these nine days possible…
You were part of this mission, too.

A very special thank you to John Peter for dedicating his time and talents to documenting this year’s Big Push. While the rest of us were focused on saving the trail, John was busy preserving the story. His photos and videos captured the grit, sacrifice, camaraderie, and heart behind this mission in a way that words alone never could. Because of his work, thousands of people will get a glimpse of what it truly takes to keep the Maah Daah Hey alive. Thank you, John, for helping us tell this story.

To everyone who has ever donated to our 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
You turned generosity into miles of preserved trail.

And to everyone who has ever simply said, “Thank you”…

Those two words have carried us farther than you know.

The work never really ends. Nature never stops growing.

But tonight, we celebrate.

Because for another year…

The Maah Daah Hey lives on.

If you’d like to stand with us in preserving one of America’s greatest trail systems, please consider making a tax-deductible donation at www.SaveTheMDH.com.

Together, we’re proving that ordinary people, united by purpose, can preserve something extraordinary.

🤠🇺🇸 See you on the trail.

07/18/2026

🔥 DAY 8 of the 2026 BIG PUSH to SAVE the MAAH DAAH HEY! 🔥

Eight straight days. Hundreds of volunteer hours. Countless miles of mowing, string trimming, pruning, and shoveling… all in the rugged North Dakota Badlands.

This incredible crew continues to show up with grit, determination, and servant hearts to preserve one of America’s greatest trail systems. Every mile we reclaim helps keep the Maah Daah Hey findable, usable, and enjoyable for hikers, bikers, trail runners, and equestrians for generations to come. 💪🌾🇺🇸

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, we’d love to have you! Whether you can help for a few hours or a full day, every volunteer makes a difference.

📍 Rendezvous: Bennett Campground
🍽️ Dinner: Tonight at 6:00 PM
🥞 Breakfast & Muster: Tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM, followed by marching orders for another day of saving the MDH.

Thank you to everyone following along, cheering us on, supporting our mission, and especially to the volunteers who continue to answer the call. Together, we’re proving that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things when they work together for a cause bigger than themselves.

See you on the trail! 🤠🌄

07/17/2026

🌾💪 DAY 7 OF THE BIG PUSH TO SAVE THE MAAH DAAH HEY! 💪🌾

Here’s our incredible Day 7 crew heading back out onto the MDH Trail! 🤠🔥

One of the best parts of the Big Push is seeing fresh faces join the mission alongside our veteran volunteers. Every new set of hands helps us cover more miles and brings us one step closer to preserving the entire 180+ mile Maah Daah Hey Trail System for everyone who loves to hike, bike, run, and ride.

Together, we’re mowing, string trimming, pruning, and clearing the trail to protect it from overgrowth, erosion, and ultimately extinction. Every mile we save today is a gift to future generations of trail users. 🌲🚵🏃🐎

📍 Join us!
🍽️ Rendezvous: Bennett Campground tonight at 6:00 PM (MT) for dinner.
🥞 Muster Point: Bennett Campground tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM (MT) for breakfast before we head back out on the trail.

Thank you to every volunteer, donor, and supporter who is helping us SAVE THE MDH! We truly couldn’t do this without you. ❤️

PublicLands 💪🌾🇺🇸

07/16/2026

💪🏼🤠 DAY 6 OF THE BIG PUSH! 🌾✂️🔥

Another incredible crew of volunteers is heading out into the North Dakota Badlands today to continue our mission of Saving the Maah Daah Hey Trail! 🙌

Six straight days of battling the heat, overgrowth, and rugged terrain… and this team keeps showing up with smiles, grit, and servant hearts. ❤️ Every mile they mow, string trim, prune, and restore helps ensure the MDH remains findable, useable, and enjoyable for hikers, bikers, equestrians, and trail runners for generations to come.

👏 Please help us give these amazing volunteers a HUGE THANK YOU in the comments! They are sacrificing vacation time, comfort, and a whole lot of sweat to preserve one of North Dakota’s greatest treasures. 🇺🇸

📍 Today’s Rendezvous & Muster Point:
🏕️ Magpie Campground

If you’re planning to join us, that’s where you’ll find us this evening and where we’ll gather tomorrow morning before heading back onto the trail. We’d love to have you! We provide the trail tools—you bring your work clothes, water, and adventurous spirit! 💪🌲

Thank you to everyone following along, cheering us on, praying for our crew, donating, and sharing these updates. You are part of this mission too.

Together, we’re saving the Maah Daah Hey! 🤠💚

07/15/2026

🔥💪🏼 DAY 5 OF THE 2026 BIG PUSH TO SAVE THE MDH! 💪🏼🔥

Five days deep… and this crew just keeps showing up and GETTING IT DONE. 🤠🇺🇸

Mile after mile. Machine after machine. Long days, sore bodies, Badlands heat… and one mission that keeps us moving forward:

💚 SAVE THE MAAH DAAH HEY. 💚

Today this amazing crew is heading back out to mow, string trim, prune and reclaim more miles of the MDH Trail from overgrowth! 🌱⚔️🥾

⛺️ Tonight we will RENDEZVOUS at Rough Rider State Park!

☀️ Rough Rider State Park will also be our MUSTER POINT tomorrow morning as we fuel up, organize the crews and head back into the Badlands to do it all over again! 💪🏼🔥

If you’re planning to join us, please text Mike Haase for details on where to find the crew! 📲

We are five days into the Big Push… the trail is getting clearer… the miles are stacking up… and the momentum is BUILDING. 🚜💨🌱

WE’RE NOT DONE YET.

🔥 THE BIG PUSH CONTINUES! 🔥

💪🏼🤠🇺🇸

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600 2nd Avenue SW
Watford City, ND
58854

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Tuesday	8am - 10pm
Wednesday	8am - 10pm
Thursday	8am - 10pm
Friday	8am - 10pm
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Sunday	8am - 10pm

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(701) 570-9138

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http://www.SAVEtheMDH.com/

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