I think it important to give our brothers from the East respect. They have to deal with water, mud, trees and slickery that we don't have very often.
Oh yeah, that would be me too, I left SoCal 40 years ago and now ride the mud and water of eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. But I also have a place in the New Mexico Rockies and ride the more arid terrain reminiscent of SoCal. Anza Borrego was a favorite place to hike and camp as a Boy Scout. Oh, and all my youthful experience out there 4 wheeling was in old trucks, Jeep’s and Land Cruisers......
Keep posting pics of your trail rides out there....😎