Judith the Jeep

08/08/2025

Man this guy is always putting it out how it is! I have a huge appreciation for Colorado SXS Adventures

This Ain’t a Landfill – It’s Our Trail System

Haven't You Had Enough..???

By Doug Russell | Colorado SxS Adventures

Some of you are just now waking up to the trash problem on our Colorado trails—but I’ve been yelling about it for years. Where were you back then? When I was blowing the horn, calling it out, begging folks to step up and stop treating our public lands like a damn dump? Where were you when we were doing trail cleanups almost every weekend?

You were silent. You were absent. Or worse—too busy turning a blind eye.

Now? Now the couches, tires, beer cans, busted gear, and diapers are everywhere. Now you’re shocked. Appalled. Mad.
Well, welcome to the fight. Some of us have been in the trenches for a long time, trying to save what we love.

If you’re trashing our trails, disrespecting the land, or acting like the rules don’t apply to you—I will take pictures. I will take video. And I will light social media up with it.

Because you’re not just making a mess—you’re giving the rest of us a bad name. You’re the reason we get trail closures, bad press, and more restrictions shoved down our throats.

If you want to be that guy? Fine. But you’re gonna be that guy with your face posted for the world to see.

No more excuses. No more pretending “someone else will clean it up.”
This isn’t a landfill.
It’s our backyard. Our freedom. Our responsibility.

So here’s your warning:

If you ride, then ride like it matters.
Pack It In, Pack It Out
Tread Lightly
Be Respectful.

Be better—or stay home.

Because I’m done watching this community get dragged through the mud by fools who shouldn’t be out there in the first place.

You’re either part of the solution or your a part of the problem.

Your call.

08/08/2025

Beyond thankful to have been given the chance and oppertunity to help educate about our trails! I'll see you all out here for the Jeep Freedom event out at the Buffalo Chip!

One of the incredible trail guides we have met along this journey, Ty the Jeep Guy, has a few things that you need to know before making your trip out to the Black Hills next summer.

Watch Here:
"Jeep Freedom Starts with This, What Every Jeeper Should Know Black Hills National Forest"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cov1_A3B1xQ

06/08/2025

Whoever it was that didn't have the balls to run the last obstacle on this ROCK CRAWLING TRAIL. Then, decided to bail out the side and run over a ton of trees in the process. Respectfully, You shouldn't be out trail riding. Your trail pass should be revoked, and you should have to spend eternity trapped driving on nothing but highways. This is the direct behavior that gets these kinds of routes closed.
If you aren't prepared to run a rock crawling route, don't continue past the sign saying it's a hard route.
Get with the times and stay on the trail. If you can't follow that simple set of directions, stay at home.

04/08/2025

Dispersed camping here meant no campfire, but it was well worth the trade-off.

03/08/2025

Midnight storms to screaming elk. It was a night for the books. 🤙

01/08/2025

01/08/2025

A place for Eddie, from start to finished-ish

31/07/2025

Y.O.R.R. Yellowstone Off Road Racing footage from Noah and I running recovery! I was able to grab some awesome shots of everyone sending it across the course. Rollovers, Hitlist Motorsports almost clearing the table top, to Austin Pyatt showing off his fancy new wrap. It was a great day of Racing.

Nacho Race Team Inda DEBT Racing

We’re at the legendary Buffalo Chip 100, which is part of the Yellowstone Off-Road Racing Series! This is where the dust flies, and the action never lets up....

31/07/2025

Colorado SXS Adventures has to be one of my favorite pages out here. He has done nothing but speak the truth, and but the unsaid out in the open in a respectful manner. So far, everything I've seen him post, I agree with 100%.

Are Jeepers a Dying Breed?

By Doug Russell | Colorado SxS Adventures

Not dead. But definitely outnumbered.

There was a time when Jeepers were the backbone of offroading—low gears, lockers, and crawling through canyons long before the term “Side-by-Side” even existed. Back then, you didn’t just buy a Jeep—you built it. You wrenched, you welded, and you EARNED your stripes one trail at a time. I know .... because that's the world I came from. I built a ground up rock crawler. You couldn't really buy a out of the box hard core, ready to go serious off-road rig back then. You had to build it. This is were the term "built not bought" came from. Our clubs were tight and that came from the built not bought mentality.

But look around now…

It’s not that they’re gone—it’s that they’re being outnumbered. By rigs with more suspension travel, less effort, and a whole lot more financing.

What Happened?

SxS Culture Blew Up

Let’s be honest—Side-by-Sides are easier to buy, easier to haul, and easier to drive. You don’t need to be a mechanic to hit the trail anymore. You just need good credit and a free weekend.

That lowered the barrier. And with it came a flood of new riders who never even considered a Jeep.

Cost and Complexity

Modern Jeeps are pushing $60K–$80K stock. Then you lift it, armor it, regear it, and you’re $100K deep before you’ve ever hit the trail. That’s a hard sell when you can pick up a capable SxS for half that—and actually use it.

Trails Are Changing

Jeep trails are getting tighter, bumpier, and more rutted. Why? Because they’re being used more by SxS's. And with more narrow, technical routes and 50-inch trail restrictions popping up, Jeepers are slowly getting squeezed out.

But Here’s the Thing—It Takes More Skill to Wheel a full size rig... Yep, I said it.... hate me if you want....but it's true!

No offense, SxS crowd—I'm one of you—but let’s call it like it is:

Off-roading in a full-sized rig takes more skill. Period.
You’ve got a longer wheelbase, less visibility, more weight, and a higher risk of body damage. You have to drive the trail—not float over it. Then, for most .... you gotta drive it home.

You don’t “point and shoot” a Jeep like you can in a turbocharged SxS with a 72-inch stance. You crawl. You pick lines. You understand clearance and articulation. One wrong move and you’re in for a long day with a winch and a dented ego.

That kind of skill? It’s earned. And it deserves respect.

Don’t Count ‘Em Out

True Jeepers? They’re still out there.

Still wrenching in the driveway. Still waving to other rigs on the road. Still showing us how to crawl instead of conquer.

They taught a lot of us how to tread lightly, fix what breaks, and wheel with precision. And in this new world of throttle-happy weekend warriors—they still matter.

The Bottom Line

Are Jeepers a dying breed?
No. But they’ve gone from the main event to a side act in the off-road circus.

And honestly, we could use more of that old-school patience, skill, and trail etiquette today.

So next time you pass a Jeep picking its way up a rock garden, don’t blow by in a cloud of dust.
Give a wave. Give a nod. In fact, stop and watch, you might learn something! Because they were here before us—and they’re still doing it the hard way.

** I wrote this because I care about all motorized trail users.
We need to bridge the gap, we need to get along. So...I'm asking for peace. I want to hear what you have to say....but be respectful.
Thanks

24/07/2025

Thats a spicy sounding 4.7, wonder what that exhaust setup is 🤔🤔 Let's be honest, .pyatt and his TJ was looking good, AND sounding good as he made his way around the Buffalo Chip!
(Ignore my voice cracking, I was excited ok).