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Moab, Utah

6/27/2020

If you are lucky enough to spend a little time wheeling in Moab, you are lucky enough. There’s no place else quite like it. Take any trail set against Moab’s breathtakingly surreal backdrop of ancient landforms and you will be transported into a land shaped and reshaped by tremendous and unimaginable forces of upheaval, erosion, wind, ice and water that have been occurring for some 300 million years, back to a time before dinosaurs roamed, when Moab was situated on the coast of an inland sea on the supercontinent of Pangaea. The epic story is in the rocks. It’s a lot to take in, but the experience of wheeling in Moab will grab you and etch itself indelibly into your soul! And so we are drawn back to experience and to be enchanted by Moab again and again and to wheel with old friends and new.

Here are links to a couple short vids featuring some new friends we met on our recent wheeling adventure in Moab. Enjoy! :)

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ModernJeeper Adventure - Moab

6/27/2020

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Day One: The Pickle Trail OHV Trail with ModernJeeper in Moab, Utah.

An adventure in Moab is always a good time. Two days of wheeling with ModernJeeper Adventures hosted by Outlaw Jeep Adventures in Moab makes for one epic Jeep adventure! ModernJeeper Adventures along with Outlaw Jeep Adventures took care of everything from food to logistics and made sure we were all hooked up with new Rugged Radios and guides. We were split into two groups for both days. On the morning of day one, our group set out to tackle a trail known as The Pickle, a short drive just northwest of Moab near Sevenmile Rim. The trail explores the area near Hidden Canyon, with parts of the trail traversing through sandy washes in the canyon and others over a slickrock section of Entrada Sandstone called the Moab Tongue, aka Mashed Potatoes. Obstacles included the fifteen foot double-ledged dry waterfall known as Dill Pickle, a dicey squeeze into the Pickle Slicer, a double climb called the Jalapeno Pickle, copious mashed potato-like sandstone mounds in the Mashed Potato area and finally a dip into the Gravy Boat. We really enjoyed this trail. Different from some of Moab's more popular trails, but a great one nonetheless. The trail offers some challenging obstacles and beautiful scenery, with views into Hidden Canyon, Book Cliffs to the north and the La Sals to the southeast in the distance. We will definitely come back to wheel there again!

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An epic overland adventure in Death Valley with ModernJeeper Adventures

4/8/2020

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Death Valley is truly a land of extremes! A vast and seemingly inhospitable place, but it was so much more than we could ever have imagined. We covered a lot of ground on our adventure with ModernJeeper in 4 days. Throughout the trip, Del Albright (Uncle Del, as we all called him) led the way as he regaled us with Death Valley's many riveting tales and storied history over the CB and by fireside each night. We were awed by Death Valley's incredible landscapes and ever-changing scenery and learned so much about it's fascinating past. Overlanding in Death Valley was an epic adventure we will never forget! A big thank you to Del and all the folks with ModernJeeper for planning this amazing trip! Also, thank you to Robert up at the Cerro Gordo Mine for sharing with us all the colorful tales and history of the old mining ghost town. We thoroughly enjoyed his stories!

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ModernJeeper Adventures - Rubicon

9/5/2019

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The Rubicon IS the quintessential Jeep adventure. ModernJeepers really hit this one out of the park with a 4 day amazing adventure. Starting on day one with a visit to MetalCloak's headquarters in Sacramento to a mini-Skillz Day and driver's meeting at Prairie City SRVA before heading to the trailhead of the Rubicon where we were to set up camp on the first night. With lake-side designated camp spots and meals prepared in camp for us each night, we were well-taken care of throughout the entire adventure. Over the course of the next three days, we worked our way from Loon Lake through the many obstacles along the Rubicon Trail, such as The Gatekeeper, Little Sluice, Big Sluice, Cadillac Hill among others. We had ample time to really soak in the adventure and truly enjoy our experience on the Rubicon.

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Tillamook, Oregon Jeep Adventure with ModernJeeper Adventures

8/10/2019

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From it's wind-swept coast to it's densely forested hills, Northwestern Oregon is hauntingly captivating and incredibly beautiful. Our two day Jeep adventure with ModernJeeper Adventures would take us out into the dunes of Sand Lake Recreation Area and on into the wooded hills of the Tillamook State Forest to traverse it's endless network of meandering trails.

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ModernJeeper Adventure Moab, Utah - Memorial Day Weekend 2019

6/8/2019

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We signed up to attend the ModernJeeper Adventures second annual Moab Jeep Adventure. We had a great time with two days of wheeling several of Moab's iconic trails, Golden Spike and Moab Rim to name a few.

ModernJeeper teamed up with Outlaw Jeep Adventures of Moab for the event and they took good care of all of us throughout the weekend. Meals and guide taken care of, all we had to do was show up with our Jeeps ready to wheel!

We enjoyed meeting all the folks that came out for the event and we look forward to participating in the next ModernJeeper Adventure. You can get more information about upcoming MJ events @ modernjeeperadventures.com