The red rock country of Southern Utah never fails to amaze me. It has been a few years since I have made a trip to Blanding and the closer I got, the more excited I became. Traveling down Highway 6 to Interstate 70, we saw the jagged outline of the ridges of the San Rafael Swell on our right. ...
My experience on the Arapeen Jamboree was amazing. It is the first time I have been since 2005, so a lot of things have changed in those 18 years. Originally, this jamboree had rides both in the San Rafael Swell and on the Arapeen Trails. They have now separated these into two events — the ...
The Curtis Creek Trailhead is one of the access points to the Shoshone OHV Trail System. It is popular because it's so close to some of Utah’s best mountain ATV trails and it is only a mile east of the Monte Cristo Campground, which is northeast of Huntsville. Parking is a problem because ...
Weather is a factor whenever you venture out into the backcountry. Sources for weather information vary and making decisions on apps for weather can be pretty tricky. I use Weather Bug and the Weather App on my phone. When the Bug says 30% chance of rain on a given date, I look at the hourly ...
Driving on Interstate 15 by the town of Mona, you would never know that there is such a beautiful trail as there is northeast of town. In fact, you have to know where to go to find the trail because there is no evidence of its existence that can be seen from the freeway. Our friends Terry ...
Friends from Arizona have been coming out of the summer heat to Utah to cool off on our beautiful trails. This has been an annual adventure since I started writing these articles back in 2004, with the exception of two years during the pandemic. Eric Awerkamp and his family caught the ATV ...
I have ridden Chicken Creek before, but I have also ridden Farmington Canyon many times. It seems like even old trails make for new adventures. The Chicken Creek trailhead is east of Levan. Everyone I have talked to seems to know about the name of this little town, but for the record, here ...
The new adult OHV certification course has been in effect for a full eight months now and the feedback from the OHV community, county officials and law enforcement has been positive. One county commissioner made the observation that people seem to be calmer on the trails. In researching ...
The subject of today’s article about hydrating in the backcountry was inspired by my good friend Phil Bostrom down in Beaver. He is a guide for the Beaver County Trails ATV Jamboree, which was held earlier this month. Our conversation led me to believe that hydration on the trail would be ...
In a continuing effort to provide information on places to ride for people new to the OHV world, I am reviewing one of my favorite trail systems in Utah. The Arapeen OHV Trail System is situated in Sanpete County, which is right in the middle of the state. That makes for a short distance ...
