WYATT TAYLOR:
On Sunday morning December 17, 2017, 14 year old Wyatt Taylor was on his ATV heading to a remote pasture to feed his family's horses. Traveling on the side of the road, the ATV hit an unseen rock causing him to lose control of the steering. The ATV rolled over down an embankment, over a barbed wire fence, and into a ditch. Wyatt was thrown from the ATV and ended up pinned underneath it with his face forced against the tire. To make matters worse, during the crash the throttle was pinned into the engaged position resulting in the tire spinning against his face. After 30 minutes, the ATV ran out of gas, Wyatt escaped and was life flighted to UNMH.
As a result of the accident, Wyatt sustained full thickness burns down to the bone on the right side of his face from the top of his head to his jawline, with major damage to his right eye and the right side of his nose, including full thickness burns to portions of his left hand and arm. Wyatt faces years of recovery and many complicated and unique reconstructive surgeries, and therapies to restore his face, save his vision, and regain the use of his left hand.
Wyatt is an amazing young man! He always has a smile and a cheerful word for everyone he meets. His heart is as big and beautiful as the mountains he calls home. With a true servant's heart he is happiest serving his community of La Cueva, New Mexico. His dream is to one day be a full-fledge Wildland Firefighter with the United States Forest Service.
With the COVID mess being what it is, this year’s event is going to be a little different than last year’s. We are still riding up to the Jemez Mountains, but when we get there, we’re going to hang outside (unless there’s a lightning storm), eat some burgers & dogs and have some cold drinks, hang with our friends, make new friends and best of all, let Wyatt know that New Mexico’s motorcycle riding community has his back. We are requiring attendees to wear face masks as dictated by the governor and social distancing. There is plenty of room in the parking area/field where we will be to accomplish this. We are continuing to monitor the New Mexico’s Dept of Health website as well as the governor’s mandates.
THE RIDE: We are going have organized 5 staging areas for riders to gather the morning of the ride. Los Alamos, Cedar Crest, Santa Fe, Espanola and Albuquerque.
Los Alamos: 9:00AM: Stage at the Los Alamos VFW. 10:00AM: KSU - Contact Richard Sturgeon
Cedar Crest: 7:30AM: Stage at the RIBS BBQ. 8:00AM:
Santa Fe: 7:45AM: Stage at Santa Fe Harley Davidson. 8:15AM: KSU
Espanola: 8:00AM: Stage at Espanola Plaza Convento. 8:30AM: KSU
DESTINATION: 11:15AM: The Jemez Springs, NM.
RAFFLE: We were blessed to be offered an amazing Raffle Grand Prize (our only prize) by Classic Air Medic. A 30 Min Scenic Flight out of Los Alamos for the winner and 2 guests. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20. The winning ticket will be drawn and announced at 1:30PM.
FOOD: Cancelled