Month: September 2010

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

  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 […]

  with Jim Bova   Zookin’ 2k1 During the fall season the hills of Western Mass are brilliant with color. What a better place for Zookin2k1 the second annual event the brain child of Glenn, Wildweasel, Loud and Yankee Tim Walters. We arrived at the campsite Saturday afternoon as the first group of Zooks was […]

Click Here To Visit Y2K ZookiMelt  with  TD (Troy) Graham;  photos by Michelle Maslo-Norman   Ever notice how really good ideas seem to take on a life of their own?  Take the common fork, for example.  Do you really think that the inventor thought, “You know, I’ll bet in 5000 years, civilized people won’t be […]

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 […]