![[pics] Introducing Dan Smarg! Finding The Road Less Travelled!](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/@OFFZGRD-Skyline-Drive-13.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1)
A California to Wyoming Overland Jeep Adventure – Part I Blog & Photos: The orange sun just dipped below the razor-sharp ridgeline and I haven’t even aired-down yet because I’m racing to get to anywhere I can call “camp” before twilight vanishes. It’s a very familiar story – one... Read more
5 Ways to Let Out Your Inner Land Use!
Land Use Updates March 17, 2020
Actions Speak Louder Than Words Let’s say you’re on a trail ride with your club/friends, and someone throws a cigarette butt out the window. Or how about “that guy” you see who keeps driving by trail trash leaving it for you to pick up? It’s so easy to pretend... Read more
![[pics] “Everything Is Bigger in Texas” and Racing Is No Exception!](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6764-scaled.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1?v=1584199577)
[pics] “Everything Is Bigger in Texas” and Racing Is No Exception!
LifestyleMotorsports March 14, 2020
Texas-style racing came to King of the Hammers this year with a new race rig, #4659 “Manche”, in the 4600 class of the Every Man Challenge race! I met Donnie and Alexandra Kehlenbeck at my first Dirt Riot race in Katemcy, Texas at Wolf Caves Offroad park. As husband... Read more
![[pics] Trust! In Your Gear, Rig, and Homies](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/trust-dv-jeeps-sierra-scaled.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1?v=1584030379)
[pics] Trust! In Your Gear, Rig, and Homies
Lifestyle March 13, 2020
What are you willing to sacrifice? It’s time to turn up your inner Jeeper. This is probably the most important message you’ll ever hear about the off-pavement, overlanding, Jeeping, adventure-based lifestyle. It’s about trust! Have you asked yourself just who you (really) trust to spot your rig through a... Read more
Here at ModernJeeper, we have witnessed club and personality conflicts lately that could jeopardize our Jeep lifestyle. We encourage you to do everything you can to help resolve conflicts and focus on keeping our trails open. Please see if something here in this 2018 flashback from Del Albright will... Read more
![[catie’s corner] Roadtripping with the Jeep Down the 101](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DSC_0255.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1)
Today we venture back to last Spring when Catie took us down the coastline on the famous Highway 101. We’ve heard folks are planning ocean-side trips with this warm weather we’re having in the west. No matter how you use your Jeep we’ve got you covered at ModenJeeper. The... Read more
Let’s Stop Losing Trails to Bureaucracy
Land Use Updates March 3, 2020
Today we flashback to 2018 with this hard-hitting land use piece that still merits your attention — perhaps more so than ever. Let’s make sure we understand and use government and bureaucracy to our favor in keeping trails open. The Editors. How to Win with Bureaucrats and Politicians Effectively... Read more
![[catie’s corner] Exploring Cadillac Ranch with Make Her Mean!](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ffee78_8bf76fc451274e8987ad72b1cf3ad2c5mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.jpg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1)
Jeeps are cool, but have you seen these Cadillacs? As you head into the city of Amarillo, Texas, you may pass by this fun tourist trap. Back in 1974, ten Cadillacs were placed in the ground nose-side down to represent the Golden Age of the Automobile and show off... Read more
What’s The Name Of Your 4-Wheel Drive Vehicle?
Lifestyle February 28, 2020
There is a long tradition in this country of applying names to inanimate objects. Tin Lizzie, you may recall, was the nickname given to Ford’s Model T. Some people still use the term when referring to their car. During World War II, pilots and troops would regularly give a... Read more
Warning! Refresh Your First-Aid Kit
Lifestyle February 26, 2020
As we enter the wheeling and exploring season please be sure to be prepared in all areas — especially your safety. Here, we flashback from June last year on a Tom Severin article about something easily overlooked; your first aid kit. Take a minute and do a refresh. The... Read more