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The Toyo Tires Desert Invitational – It’s Bryce Menzies!
On January 31 in Johnson Valley, CA., the desert racers showed up to kick up some sand! The Toyo Tires Desert Invitational Presented by Monster Energy kicked off an action-packed week of racing featuring the biggest purse in desert racing. $270,000 in prize money was awarded across T1, T2,... Read more
What Does a “YJL” Look Like?
This year Quadratec decided to do something unique! Having been in business for 30 years, they enlisted the help of Modern Jeeper and friend Greg Henderson of Unofficial Use Only for help in creating this creative combination. Quadratec’s boss and founder Ted Wentz once owned a ’89 YJ Sahara... Read more
WE Rock Schedule Changes For 2021
We were hoping 2020 was the last year with schedule changes, turns out we were wrong! COVID restrictions have struck again and we’re making some BIG changes – please read.   Bagdad is out. There’s a small window to host the Bagdad event and once we get out of March, it... Read more
So You Want To Be A Trail Guide?
You’ve been four-wheeling for some time now. Probably drove a few challenging trails and endured a weekend in ugly weather. Perhaps you participated in one of my excursions (or someone else’s) and thought, “I’d like to be a Trail Guide.” That’s great. While the position entails a fair amount... Read more
Adventure Awaits : MJ Exploring
What does “Adventure Awaits” really mean? This simple phrase means so many things to each individual. So, what does it mean to you? Even if we think we know what it means to us, what does it mean in your life? Are you going on an adventure?  Is your... Read more
A Few Facts From Last Year’s MJ Show Podcast!
As we get into the first few days of this New Year, we thought we would say thanks to our readers, listeners and fellow ModernJeepers by sharing a few fun facts about the ModernJeeper Show Podcast from last year (we will try to not mention the actual year any... Read more
Unmasking Landuse and Events in 2021
How exactly do we “unmask” the mess we have been in for nearly a year and get back to saving trails, having vendor shows and events, and doing our motorized recreation thing? It is not simple. We will have rules to follow, leftover paranoia, and transitional habits to break... Read more
New Outdoor Recreation Economic Report Shows Off-Road as Important Factor
Editor’s Note: Originally scheduled to be published back in 2018, this story missed it’s schedule, but we feel as if the content is still appropriate and timely, so we are publishing it now with some updated information. Quiet Warrior Racing or QWR (Editor’s Note: wait…what is QWR? Even I... Read more
2021 Land Use and Access Outlook
Where will we be wheeling and exploring in this new year of 2021?  Allow me to give you some insight. The mess we call 2020 is now hindsight and 2021 is off to a rough, but better start.  But our jeeping, overlanding and adventures for this year are tenuous... Read more
MJ Destinations: Gold Bar Rim – Moab, Utah
Gold Bar Rim is a cliff rim that stands 1200 ft above highway 191’s path in Moab Canyon. The cliffs slope downward to the southwest, the rim has a 360 view. The trail is rated a 6 and is suggested that you have lockers front and rear as well... Read more