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MJ Destinations POI: Brushy Mountain Prison, Petros, TN
All too often we Jeepers get too hung up on hitting the toughest, wildest, muddiest trails we can find. I must be honest; I am as guilty as anyone on this. On this destination, we are going to take a step back from the trails and check out one... Read more
MJ Destinations: An Intro To The San Juan Mountains of Colorado
One of the most popular areas in Colorado for Modern Jeepers is in Ouray, Colorado, known as “the Switzerland of America”. Ouray is located in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado on US Hwy 550, 70 miles north of Durango and 98 miles south of Grand Junction. The portion of... Read more
Crawl Magazine’s Crawl The Con 2020 : Part 1
An epic adventure awaits when you get invited to the Crawl Magazine Crawl The Con with some of the coolest people in the industry. With events cancelling left and right, it was a no brainer to go and get some trail time in! I mean who doesn’t want to... Read more
Don’t Cheap On Your Jeep!
I bought my first brand new vehicle when I was in college nearly 30 years ago. In keeping with my family’s tradition of loyalty to the Jeep brand, it was a 1993 Jeep Wrangler YJ. Buying that rig at that point of my life was not the best decision.... Read more
ModernJeeper Destinations: Hell’s Canyon, Duff, Tennessee [Updated!]
Hell’s Canyon…A trail that will test every piece of equipment on your Jeep. A trail that can and will break your junk. Some say that it is cursed. Some say that it is not designed for Jeeps. And I say it is my nemesis. UPDATE: We have been contacted... Read more
The Road Less Travelled: A California to Wyoming Overland Jeep Adventure – Part 3 of Part 2
Heading further up-river in search of even more exciting fish holes, I’m soon reminded why this place lives in local legend. The topography quickly changes from a flat plain to steep cliffs on both sides of the drainage. This must be the gulch Bobby told me about. This adventure... Read more
Off-Roaders Launch ‘National Trail Clean-Up Day’
It’s TIME! Get together with your friends or local club and be a part of a national clean-up day. It is scheduled to take place the weekend of July 18-19 and everyone is welcome to participate. Not only will this event help to keep trails and other off-highway areas clean... Read more
Find The Road Less Travelled: A California to Wyoming Overland Jeep Adventure – Part 2 of Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment from our friend Dan Smarg. We have broken the story into multiple parts, and this is Part 2 of the second part. We want our readers to know that this plays into a larger “Epic Jeep Road Trip” story that we will publish... Read more
Find The Road Less Travelled: A California to Wyoming Overland Jeep Adventure – Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the second story from our friend Dan Smarg. He was hesitant to submit it, but wants our readers to know that this plays into a larger “Epic Jeep Road Trip” story that we will publish as it comes available!   We left off Part I... Read more
[pics] EVENT: Updated! Florida Jeep Jam, Panama City Beach!
UPDATE: Scroll to the bottom to see this years attendance numbers! With all the craziness going on in the world, we finally got out to visit Panama City for Florida Jeep Jam! In the past it’s always been a challenge to make it there due to other events we... Read more