Top 10 Fears of a 4WD Trail Leader
Lifestyle September 7, 2018
Special from Tom Severin, Badlands Offroad Adventure Have you ever wondered about being a Trail Leader? Ever imagined yourself guiding a group of four-wheelers down historic trails and through scenic landscapes? What has stopped you? Most likely a lack of confidence has stood in your way. Understandable. Leading a... Read more
MISSION POSSIBLE: Restoring OHV Trails Ravaged by Wildfire
Land Use Updates September 6, 2018
OHV RECREATION COMMUNITY RESPONDS IN FORCE TO WILDFIRE CRISIS ModernJeeper is proud to be part of a national organization with a focus on post wildfire recovery that is being formed in response to popular OHV recreation areas impacted by intense wildfires burning in California and the West. The Post... Read more
Imagine a Cure for Sign Blindness
Land Use Updates September 4, 2018
Getting Folks to Read the Signs and Follow the Rules You’re driving to your favorite trail and whipping right on by the kiosk or starting place with all the signs of do’s and do not’s. We all do it. And we do it because we know our trail and... Read more
W.E. ROCK GRAND NATIONALS
Motorsports September 3, 2018
WORLD EXTREME ROCK CRAWLING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Special thanks to Mike Boyle for the featured photo. W.E. Rock Grand Nationals hit Farmington, NM September 8-9,2018 with rock crawling extreme fun and excitement. Chokecherry Canyon in Farmington is known to many rock crawlers as a gnarly place to put tires to... Read more
Cowboy Poetry: Highway 50
Lifestyle September 1, 2018
Special to ModernJeeper: Cowboy Poetry Part 3 Highway 50 By Del Albright Highway 50 is said to be the loneliest highway, Where the pavement stretches far across the desert skyway. Where you can see the snow-capped mountains across the distant plains, and anybody who drives out there must not... Read more
Off-Roading Is Not a Hobby; It’s a Lifestyle
Lifestyle August 31, 2018
I recently made a decision that most people would not label as “sane.” This past July when my son turned sixteen and got his driver’s license, I immediately went out and bought him a 1941 Jeep Willy’s MB on 35 inch tires for a daily driver. When my co-workers... Read more
Note: ModernJeepers should take heed of this valuable insight from Don Amador into the aftermath of devastating wildfires. Our access back into these burned-out and devastated areas can wait until we get the “all clear” sign. The Editors With post-fire assessments underway on the Mendocino Complex and Carr Fires... Read more
ModernJeeper’s Cowboy Poetry: Ol’ Shep and the Wolf
Lifestyle August 25, 2018
We continue our series on Cowboy Poetry, reflecting on the western ranching lifestyle. The ModernJeeper likes to think that Cowboy Poetry could just as easily be called the Jeeper’s Poetry – associated with the lifestyle of the off-roader. Enjoy this series of our favorite cowboy (ModernJeeper) poetry every Saturday.... Read more
Tree Carving Stories of the Spanish Basque Sheep Herders The camp was like many he had enjoyed over the few years since he had immigrated from Spanish Basque Country to the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Shade was cool and refreshing, water was abundant and the sheep... Read more
Got Jeep? Get Skillz… SkillzDay Returns in October
Lifestyle August 23, 2018
The JK Wrangler represented the single largest influx of new Jeep owners in the history of the Jeep. With over 1.7 million built in the North American market alone, hundreds of thousands of first timers were driving off of Jeep dealer lots across the country with a brand new,... Read more