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Posted September 15 2011 07:27 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Do you have a Jeep with the venerable 999 automatic tranny? Have you ever been climbing a steep obstacle and had the tranny lose its prime?
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Bird's-Eye View
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Posted September 14 2011 02:06 PM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
It's a short jaunt to the top of the Postpile, where you can see how the glacier scraped over the top of the ancient columns. Glaciers typically carry a load of rocks and gravel along their bases. A moving river of ice...
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Posted September 14 2011 09:34 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
BDS Suspension and Fox Racing have teamed up and are proud to announce the release of a full line of Fox 2.0 Performance Series Shocks. BDS and Fox engineers developed this monotube shock with compression and...
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Worm's-Eye View
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Posted September 13 2011 03:33 PM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
Devil's Postpile didn't disappoint. This natural formation is unlike any other I've seen, and is well worth the hike and the bus ride.
Signs warn not to climb on the column pile at the Postpile's base. After all, each of...
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Get on the Bus
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Posted September 13 2011 03:01 PM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
I started this group of blogs by talking about my "bucket list," and the final day of our trip presented the chance to check off a another item: visit Devil's Postpile.
Devil's Postpile is a geologic formation called...
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Posted September 13 2011 07:56 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
The toughest, most heartbreaking barrier to the colonization of Southwestern Utah's "Dixie" was the Black Ridge between Cedar City and St. George, Utah. A deep, rough, lava flow clogged the valley from the base of the...
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Posted September 12 2011 10:27 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
During the past few days, ARB USA has been verifying fitment of current ARB product on the new 2012 Jeep Wrangler JK.
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Pancake-Style GM
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Posted September 10 2011 02:31 PM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
This GM car (identified the by the markings on the straight-six engine block) parked near the cabins at Mammoth Consolidated Mine shows just what the term "snow load" can really mean.
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Really Old BFG's
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Posted September 10 2011 02:14 PM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
Unlike many of the mining sites I've visited, the machinery in place at the Mammoth Consolidated Mine was remarkably intact. When sitting, machinery has two main enemies: nature and humans. Captain Obvious strikes again!...
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Posted September 9 2011 05:19 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
The 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo will invade the Pomona Fairplex Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 9, with everything off-road including new vehicles, thousands of parts and accessories, ATV test rides, freestyle...
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Posted September 8 2011 08:32 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
It's hard to explore the backcountry when sick. The flu season is just around the corner. Seasonal influenza, or the flu, is an extremely contagious respiratory infection and often includes symptoms like high fever, cough,...
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Posted September 8 2011 06:52 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Our Colorado's Rancho suspension continues to impress. Its quality is top-tier. One addition was needed, though.
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Hike-In Time Capsule
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Posted September 7 2011 10:09 AM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
We rested well after our day in the Bodie Hills. The next day held our trip's conclusion, but not before some more exploring. Two destinations remained: Mammoth Consolidated Mine, and Devil's Postpile.
The Mammoth...
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Filling up in Bridgeport Ain't Cheap!
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Posted September 7 2011 09:37 AM by Kevin Blumer - Assistant Editor
After we'd explored the haunted Chemung Mine, we tooled down the rest of the descent and soon found ourselves in Bridgeport, CA.
I wanted to top off my tank, most of use needed to use the restroom, and we needed to air...
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Posted September 7 2011 06:01 AM by Phil Howell_4Wheel Drive Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Located in Clark, Wyo., Morrison Trail was honored this past weekend by BFGoodrich® Tires as one of the 2011 Outstanding Trails. Off-road enthusiasts and members of the Magic City 4-Wheelers, Inc. were in attendance as...
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