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ZookiMelt Schedule   THURSDAY 9:00am Badlands gates and registration open 9:30am This is a setup day for volunteers; there are no guided trail runs or special events. Feel free to hook up with your favorite volunteer and follow them around,  or do a little exploring with your own group. Trail leaders will be available for […]

  At the drivers meeting it is decided that we will all go to a trail about 45 minutes from camp. We broke into two groups with us being in the first group. The ride to the trail was uneventful. We arrive at the trail and lock ’em in. As we turn on to the […]

Hiedi with Danny L rolled over all the obstacles Tim made it with no difficulty while Wayne broke a u-joint and Dave too needed the winch.       The next obstacle was the mud pit. Going around the left side was the SAFE way through it. Some however tried for the center bottomless approach. […]

The group slowly made it through the pit and on to drier land.  A few of us continued on with little problems. Many had rides home of up to 10 hours so a group of us headed on back to the campground to break camp. Everyone made it home safely ending what was a great […]

  Click Here To Visit ZookiMelt 2003with Bill Johnston Photos by Bill Johnston, Steve Schilling and Mike Kirn The ZookiMelt is unquestionably one of the largest (if not THE largest) Suzuki vehicle oriented event in all of North America. It is a time when Suzuki enthusiasts get together from all over the continent to share […]

  Click Here To Visit There were some participants that needed to upgrade and strengthen a few things before hitting the trails. Here you can see some new spring perches being installed.    When one sees signs like this one at the entrance of the Purgatory trail, it would lead one to believe that the […]

  Click Here To Visit Everyone that I met had a blast. There were a few that didn’t get to the event until late, but they made it up on the second day on the trails. The weather had added a bit more water to the trails and creeks, but that made for a few […]

  Click Here To Visit Steam Corner Campground offered a breakfast on Saturday morning. This year it was without the early morning loudspeaker invitation, so folks were in a much better mood.   The Campground was a busy place for food, fun and socializing. Billy-Bob renewed his reputation as iZooks Master Chef, complete with a new […]

  Click Here To Visit ZookiMelt 2001… A Photo Review Photos and story by: Bob “Killer Bee” Norman Now ,finally just some random trail pics to end with… Jeff Pollock doing his best “Where’s Waldo” gig. “Panel Pivoting” around a tree on orange. Dig the groovy tractor tires!! Who says Trackers can’t wheel? They’re cutting […]

  Click Here To Visit At 9:00 AM on Friday morning, the gates to the Badlands Off Road Park opened for the throngs of Zooks, tow rigs and trailers that had patiently waited. Once they made it to the registration area, the line stretched back half a mile before disappearing around the corner and out […]