Tag: Trail Riding 101

Bear Awareness

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As an ATV/OHV rider you are a participant in the great outdoors. While most of your events may be day trips, you may join the rest of us out on the trail for those special weekends and other overnight events. This will of course involve some camping. May I see a

Snake Bites

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Light snows and early run off provides the optimum environment for our slithering friends, snakes. They are prolific and common in foothills, back country, and right in the midst of the urban population. While most snakes are not poisonous, all too many are. Young snakes offer even a more nasty

ATV as Babysitter?

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NOT! I had the opportunity to chat with one of the Rangers in one of the prominent National Forests here in Utah. One of the points he mentioned to me is worthy of sharing with you here. Of the many serious challenges our forest managers have, the most difficult to understand, is

Certification

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Who Should Certify? You! Why should you become certified as an ATV rider? There are actually two correct answers to this question, depending on your age. If you are under the age of 16 and have no valid driver's license, if you want to legally ride an ATV you must be certified. Even if

Where to Ride

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Where and When NOT to Ride Your ATV One of the first questions I asked was "Where can I ride my ATV?" The initial answer I was given was wrong. I was told, "Just about any place." However, I did some research on where "any place" was, and soon discovered that

Riding Switchbacks

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Steep and narrow switchbacks are often found off in the hinterlands in places where ATVs and Motorcycles have been the only vehicles to venture. These trails are often times a test of your personal bravery and skill as an ATV driver. The slightest misjudgment may result in seeing your machine

Handling 2×2 vs 4×4

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Time to choose your riding preference.  This will often depend on where you want to ride and what you want to do, but either way, if you choose 2x2 or 4x4 the riding experience will be different and you should know those differences. If you happen to be of the opinion

Controlling Your ATV

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When in training, you are told that you should never ride double, tandem, or with a passenger on any machine that was not built for that purpose. This is good advice. However, it is not illegal to ride double in the State of Utah. There are a numerous reasons why

ATV Quick Test

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“Sure, I know how to ride” are the six most common words preceding a serious accident. You may know how to ride a bicycle, you may know how to ride a motorcycle, you may even know how to ride a unicycle, but you have to learn how to ride an

Ride Preparation Checklist

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Be Prepared for Your Ride It certainly does not hurt to be prepared, even over prepared, when going on a ride. Although many of the trails go through small towns dotted throughout Utah and it is possible that someone may come along eventually, making preparations for your trip will save you