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Jeep Celebrates 20 Years as the Exclusive Auto Sponsor of the X Games!
The Jeep® brand is celebrating its 20th year as the exclusive automotive partner of X Games Aspen 2023. Returning to Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain, the partnership will include broadcast, linear, social, digital and experiential extensions. Additionally, the Jeep Presents: X Games Aspen Best in Snow title, honoring one of the... Read more
The 2023 Progressive King Of The Hammers Preview
The 2023 Progressive King of the Hammers Powered by OPTIMA Batteries kicks off today. From its humble beginnings as a wager between a small group of friends in 2007, it has grown into the largest off-road motorsports event in the world and one of the largest to take place... Read more
Are Turf Battles and Conflict Going to Kill Our Jeeping?
6 Tips on How to Manage Conflict (Updated article from ModernJeeper Feb. 2020) Ever since the upside-down world of 2020, the author has noticed a hefty jump in club and group conflict in our Jeeping world. Of course, human conflict is unavoidable when you gather people who are passionate... Read more
My Dream Coming True
In 2001, I wrote an op-ed entitled; I Have a Dream.   My dream back then was that someday all trail users would respect each other’s personal choice of recreational activity and work in a collaborative manner on important trail stewardship projects, travel planning, and forest health efforts. Shortly... Read more
Keep On Jeepin’: Live Young; Think Old
The Future of the Real You The last few years have shown us how precious and short life can be. As a result, many of us view decisions about how we spend our Jeepin time differently. We are now looking to the future more. We’ve seen terrible things happen... Read more
What We Share And Don’t Share Off-Road
One December about five years ago, I took a group to Saline Valley to celebrate New Year’s Eve. While at the campsite I realized I didn’t have a tent. Completely forgot to pack it that day. As a seasoned four-wheeler, this basic blunder was especially difficult to swallow. On... Read more
DONSTRADAMUS’ Top Ten OHV Predictions For 2023
Editor’s Note: The Great Donstradamus has emerged from his cabin deep in an oak savanna located at a secret location in the Pacific Northwest with his OHV and resource management predictions for 2023.  He offers insights into key topics of the day such as Climate Change, E-Vehicles, DMV, OHV... Read more
30×30 Initiative — Is There a Future for Jeeping?
4-Step Call to Action to Assure Jeeping Recreation The Biden Administration’s pledge to conserve 30% of America’s land and waterways by 2030 is undoubtedly one of the biggest and strongest environmental actions in recent history that could negatively affect where we Jeep.  Land use advocate Del Albright summarizes what... Read more
Advice from Wise Jeepin’ Man on Mountain
Once Upon A Time… My fingers were ragged from climbing a jagged mountain peak, only to find a wise, old man sitting there, legs crossed, deep in thought.  His eyes were nearly glazed over with some sort of a gecko green haze. “Old man,” I said, “what are you... Read more
Off Pavement Patriotism and Jeeping Freedom
It’s all about access to our heritage of freedom By Del & Stacie Albright We have finally learned the secret to why backcountry motorsports enthusiasts love what we do so much. We can now wrap our arms around the magic that keeps us all working on our machines and... Read more