Well said Bob.
Like he said, holiday weekends can be crazy. Alcohol and dune vehicles don't mix very well. There used to be a lot of outragious sandrails and with a lot of power flying over the drifts. Some of these guys have more horsepower than common sense. I personally helped lift one guy out of a tree when he decided to make his own trail. He had no clue what was on the other side of the drift and just hit the NOS to go up and over. We should have left him there for being an idiot. Of course, after we got him down, he did it again, but without getting stuck.
I haven't been out there sense the early 90's. It sounds like a lot of things have changed. If you need autoparts while your there, make sure you hit my parents store in Coos Bay - McInerney's Auto Parts
Have fun and post some pictures!