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ATV adventures: Three ATV-friendly towns that edge the Paiute trail system

The Paiute ATV trail system is the largest system in the country if not the world. It is rated as one of the best trails in the country. Within the trail system, the Paiute ATV Trail is a 275-mile loop that has no beginning and no end. In addition, there are more than 1,000 miles of marked ...

ATV Adventures: A tale of two ATV-friendly cities in Utah

The Utah ATV community is still growing at a healthy rate. According to Nick Faulkner at Young Powersports, 40% of the people buying machines are new to the sport, which also means new to Utah trails. By featuring ATV-friendly towns, I intend to point people to some of the best places in the ...

ATV Adventures: Making Christmas special for your OHV friends

Unless you are one of those people who have all their Christmas shopping done before Halloween, Thanksgiving is over and it is time to make your Christmas shopping list. If you have friends who enjoy riding OHVs in the backcountry, here are some tips and ideas to brighten their Christmas ...

ATV Adventures: 2023 report shows huge OHV benefits for local communities

The results of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) report for 2023 show significant gains in Utah’s outdoor recreation economic output. According to the BEA, Utah’s outdoor recreation economy grew from $8.1 billion in 2022 to $9.5 billion in 2023. That represents an increase of nearly ...

ATV Adventures: Stories of GPS tracks in Utah’s backcountry

A GPS is a wonderful instrument. Over 30 navigation satellites that circle the Earth constantly send out signals. Your GPS picks up these signals and, using the strongest from four or more satellites, can compute your exact location. Because it is a radio that receives satellite location ...

ATV Adventures: An ATV adventure that happened when plans went wrong

We were on the second day of a two-day ride with Terry and Michelle Maxfield in Washington County. I have been fascinated by Indian rock art called water glyphs since I first saw one on Lost Spring Mountain. I was excited to show one to our friends. Water glyphs may have been used to navigate ...