Paiute Trail | Fillmore, Utah
“Hot summer nights and my radio”… (if you guess correctly who sings it in the comments you will have my utmost respect) That was the song that was playing in my truck the day I headed down to Fillmore Utah for my annual ride on the Paiute trail. Fillmore, Utah is one of many cities... [Read more]
Rec UTVs: We Test, You Decide
After the release of Can-Am’s much-anticipated and outrageously powerful Commander 1000, the idea to test it against the fastest, coolest looking, most off-road capable UTVs on the market was a natural one. Needless to say, we were all pretty excited about it. Testing the UTVs with weight in the... [Read more]
Load Up The Trucks!
Good Friday to you all. I hope you’re all planning to take advantage of the great late-season temperatures and do some riding this weekend. After all, the play weekends are few and far between now that school is starting up. The weather will soon start to turn south and we all get wrapped up in... [Read more]
Off-Road Park Near Brainerd, Minnesota?
The "A" pin is Brainerd, Minn. If Gordy Hardy can get a few questions answered and hammer out the specifics, Minnesota may get another off-road park (specifically designed for dirt bikes and ATVs). Hardy, a powersports industry veteran and advocate, has been racing enduros for 30 years and... [Read more]
Stalking Bill Gates
Washington State, the 42nd admitted to our beautiful union, is home to a lot of notable people, places and things. One of them is Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, who is the world’s second richest person with a net worth just north of $53 billion. He lives on a 66,000 square foot Pacific lodge-style... [Read more]
ATV Camping In Nevada’s Mountain Desert
Climbing higher above the desert floor I turned and looked back down at the town that was beginning to look more and more like a model as it grew smaller. I looked past the town at the thousands of ammunition bunkers that lay scattered across the valley for miles and miles. Over to my right I could see... [Read more]
Going To Extremes
There are a lot of spectacular places to go riding on our lovely, varied planet – especially when you include dirt bikes, side-by-sides, ATVs and snowmobiles that can cover some surprisingly difficult terrain. Sometimes you can ride in a place with such extreme terrain that it’s like the... [Read more]
Ride With A Guide – Take An ATV Tour
Saddling up for a backcountry adventure in unfamiliar territory can be a bit nerve-wracking, especially if you’re planning to be your own guide. Sure, you may be fine with directions and thoroughly prepared, but being your own guide to the unknown can be a recipe for frustration, back-tracking... [Read more]
Putting Utility Quads To The Test
While I realize it’s only July, October is a big month here at ATV Magazine, as it’s the month we hold our annual ATV Trials testing event. Like everything else in the magazine business, we’re always working several months into the future. It makes for some fun situations — sweaty... [Read more]
Big-Time Testing
I’m no farmer, but I’ve always been around it in my life. My Great-grandparents Jack and Stella Morrison owned a farm where they mostly grew hay and raised majestic Clydesdale horses. On my father’s side of the family, my Grandma Mildred Kaiser has a farm that is also mostly used... [Read more]
