Treading Lightly
We live in an age where decades-long abuse of our public lands has led to the closure of off-road trail networks all over the country, and the restriction of vehicles from parks. Ultimately this has come from lack of maintenance on high traffic trails that are
Trail Advisory: Imogene Pass
Imogene Pass is located at 37°55′56″N 107°44′10″W in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, within Ouray/San Miguel counties. At 13,114 feet, it is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan’s, and the second-highest vehicular mountain crossing in Colorado. The road is accessible exclusively by four-wheel-drive
THE REBELLE RALLY: America’s 1st Female-Only Off-Road Adventure
The Rebelle Rally is peculiar amongst off-road motorsports. For starters, as America’s longest off-road rally, traveling nearly 1,200 miles from Northern Nevada to within a stone’s throw of the Mexican border, it is open exclusively to female competitors. It’s also a multi-stage, multi-day navigation rally—putting it
Airing Down and Back Up the Right Way
The Libyan Desert’s sand seas aren’t called “seas” for nothing. For kilometer after kilometer, your horizon is bounded by nothing but rolling waves of sand—not a stick of vegetation breaks the surface, and your tracks are erased by the wind as surely as water reclaims the wake of a boat. And—just as with
Return of the Scrambler
The Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler started production as a stretched Jeep CJ-7 in 1981 and remained in production until 1986. Most notably, the Scrambler served its life under the hand of Former-President Ronald Regan on his California ranch, sporting a half top and integrated pick-up–style bed. The Gipper
Pulling Power: Recovery Winch Buyer’s Guide
No matter what type of rugged terrain you and your rig choose to take on, there’s always a possibility that your vehicle will need a bit of help to get through it. Equipping your truck with a recovery winch is a prudent move for obvious reasons.
Best of Both Worlds: An Aussie Toyota Pickup on American Shores
It’s not uncommon for off-road enthusiasts in North America to drool over unobtainable vehicles that are commonplace in other parts of the world. While the rest of the world has access to everything from diesel-powered Land Rover Defenders to modern-day Ford Rangers, our available set of
Log Corral Trail: Desert Route to Bartlett Lake
Not far outside Phoenix, Arizona is an interesting desert trail whose character changes through seasons. It lies within the Tonto National Forest on the western side of the Mazatzal Mountain range. Log Corral Trail starts in a wide sandy wash then funnels into a canyon as desert walls start