Bear Awareness

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

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?

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

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