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Click Here To Visit I decided to take a crack at the Upper Helldorado trail (Lower is now private land and closed forever) The first real obstacle was a problem for me with my newly installed military surplus front bumper. It kept getting hung up on the rocks and I ended up driving sideways in […]

  Click Here To Visit ZukFari – Moab, Utah 2004with Donald RobertsPhotos by Heather & Nathan Galvin, and Jeffrey Roberts The 2004 ZukFari started off with a BANG although most people reported it sounded more like a snap or even at least a loud crack when Eric Bewley of Corvallis Oregon snapped a rear axle […]

  with the Zooki Melt Gang. This is the third installment of a multi part article. Many of the attendees have given their thoughts on the weekend and we share them here with you.  Before we broke for camp, there was the RTI competition on The Badlands’ 23-degree ramp. One by one, egos were inflated, […]

with the Zooki Melt Gang. This is the second part of a multi part article. Many of the attendees have given their thoughts on the weekend and we share them here with you.  The Badlands ORV park offers all the off road terrain you could possibly imagine, and we were to experience most of it […]

  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 […]

  Click Here To Visit with Bill Johnston ZookiMelt 2007 – A Family Reunion First of all, thanks to all of you that made it out to the Badlands for ZookiMelt 2007. Without you, there would be no event. You came expecting a few days of fun, friends and even a bit of excitement. I […]