February in New Mexico means two things to us: the spring winds are about to howl and our very favorite annual 4WD event is upon us. Truly our rite of spring, the Chile Challenge is held each February near Las Cruces, New Mexico. The event got its start in the early '90s and has grown to such extent
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4x4s Invade Sin City
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Mountain Goats have nothing on the Rocky Mountain capabilities shown during this trail ride!
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Take a look at some of the new off-road products that were shown at the 2006 SEMA Show.
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KGB 4-Wheelers hold a benefit ride for kids wth cancer.
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Read about the 34th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari
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Las Vegas, the city of a million lights, is replete with lavish casinos and mega trade shows; it's the original sin city. When someone mentions Las Vegas, these are the things most people think of. What you may not know is that just a few miles beyond the bell
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The Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts meanders through some of New England's most spectacular countryside. This famous trail had been used for centuries as a Native-American footpath and later by settlers, and is abundant in historic sites, folklore, and excellent
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Piute Pass came hard. Some trails come easily, some less so. Some routes put up so much resistance that you would swear they defy tires purely for the sheer joy of putting a satisfied look on the face of the 'wheeler who finally completes them. From the size o
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We love 'wheeling our '02 Project Jeep TJ. Not that we thought we wouldn't; it's just that we really, really love 'wheeling our Project Jeep TJ. It started out simply enough, with a few parts added here and there in an effort to increase its off-road capabilit
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When we hear about trail closures or new forms of legislation under consideration by groups of unhappy anti-'wheelers, we really start to worry. When our sport comes into question, we're lucky that there are groups and individuals passionate enough to take tim
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The final round of the popular Northeast USA Rock Crawling & Off-Road Championship (NEUROC) was held at Paragon Adventure Park in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, closing out the 2003 season. Tackling some of the world's oldest mountains, the NEUROC event attracts comp
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High in the heavily forested mountains of Montana, the 4th Annual Divide Ride Jamboree was held for another group of hearty and enthusiastic four-wheelers. The event is sponsored and organized by the Montana 4x4 Association and features exciting trail runs and
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The North American XJ Association recently completed another Best of the West trail adventure. As the name implies, the goal of the club is to explore and conquer the toughest trails the West has to offer. This year, members of the XJ association headed to Col
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After covering rockcrawling events throughout the United States for the past few years, you can only imagine our keen interest in an event that allowed us to travel outside the usual rock obstacle venue, let alone an event that brought us to Cabo San Lucas, Ba
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Things are big in Texas, and Texans are proud of it. The largest of the lower 48, the Lone Star state has it all: tall hats, tall tales, 72-ounce steaks, longhorns, and cattle ranches that extend as far as the eye can see. One thing you probably didn't know is
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Some time in early May, we received an e-mail from Jason "Yoda" Coleman, vice president of Jeeps of North Texas (JNT), asking if we wanted to cover the club's first annual off-road event. Well, being the avid off-road enthusiasts that we are, we immediately ju
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The California and Nevada gold rush of the 1850s and the flood of humanity it unleashed upon the West was an anomaly this nation only experienced once. Sweeping the country like a tidal wave, rag towns and mining communities sprang up everywhere, populated by
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In a relatively short period of time, Rich Klein, the founder of CalROCS, has made a lasting impression on the world of extreme rockcrawling events. The series' most recent success was Madness at Moon Rocks, which was held in Nevada at the Hungry Valley OHV pa
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Full-Traction Suspension has introduced the first true kit suspension system for Jeep YJ Wranglers. What makes the Full-Traction YJ suspension unique is that each of the system upgrades is a great stand-alone improvement for your Jeep YJ, and when combined the
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From the BeginningWe were in northern Idaho with members and friends of the North Idaho Trail Blazers 4x4 Club, exploring some of their most noted trails. The Trail Blazers are an 8-year-old club based in Coeur d'Alene, and they're made up of about 15 member
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You've heard the advertisement sitting in traffic on the way home from work: "WRCK really rocks! All rock, all the time! You can't find rock like this anyplace else!" But our thoughts drift to another place that truly fits that description. This place, too, is
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I came across the road by accident. It was so long ago now that I don't even remember exactly what I was looking for when I found it. I was probably poring over maps of southern Utah, as I often do, looking for possible forays deep into the backcountry. There,
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And to think it all started in a chat room...a slew of Jeep Grand Cherokee owners sick and tired of "grocery-getters" and "soccer mom" comments that, believe it or not, were oftentimes coming from other Jeep brethren. Having carved their own niche within the f
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The winter of 2000/2001 left its mark on the Midwest with colder-than-average temperatures and a lot of snow. While this may not have made all Midwesterners happy, it certainly wasn't a problem for the Minnesota Go-4 Wheelers of Minneapolis. The folks in this
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