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IN GEAR April/May 2015 cal4wheel.com
CA4WDA, INC.
Bonnie Steele, Office Manager
8120 36th Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95824-2304
(916) 381-8300
Fax (916) 381-8726
[email protected]
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I N S I D E
President’s Message
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CA4WDA Contacts
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District Meetings
IN GEAR OFFICE
Suzy Johnson, Editor
222 Rainbow Dr. #12269
Livingston, TX 77399
(805) 550-2804
Fax (866) 888-2465
[email protected]
cal4wheel.com
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VP Reports
10-11
Natural Resource Consultants
Cal4Wheel shows its appreciation12
Molina Ghost Run info13
Hi Desert Round-Up Info15
Office Manager’s Report19
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RFP’s open for contractors
20-21
Sierra Trek info
Be a pioneer on Lassen-Applegate
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What is the CA4WDA?
Thanks to Winter Fun donors
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The California Four Wheel Drive
Association, Inc. (founded in 1959) is a nonprofit organization comprised of member
clubs, individuals and business firms, united
in a common objective — the betterment of
vehicle-oriented outdoor recreation.
We represent four-wheelers, hunters,
fishermen, and other outdoor recreationalists.
Ours is the largest organization of its type in
California.
Pismo run report25
THROUGH A UNITED EFFORT WE:
Beware of the Trona roller coaster24
Convention site of historic decision26-27
Club Spotlight: High Desert Four Wheelers28
Sweepstakes 201630-31
Poser Pages
32-33
Club Directory
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Donations
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Calendar
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Gearbox Directory
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Associate Members
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Promote responsible use of public lands.
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Develop programs of conservation,
education and safety.
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Encourage state and federal agencies to
develop new four wheel drive trails and
preserve existing ones.
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Distribute information to vehicle-oriented
recreationalists.
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glossy magazine format. We have a circulation of 10,000 to our members and
off-road businesses in California and adjacent states.
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I pledge to support the goals and objectives of the CALIFORNIA FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION, INC., in the
protection, respect and the enjoyment of our public domain lands and towards the betterment of off-highway vehicle
recreation. I am enclosing:
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($10.00 of your association dues is for a one-year subscription to In
Gear.) Ownership of a four-wheel drive vehicle is not a requirement
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BOARD MEETINGS*:
• May 2-3, 2015
• August 15-16, 2015
• November 21-22, 2015
• February 19-21, 2016 - Convention,
Rancho Cordova
NORTH DISTRICT*:
• April 18, 2015 Hosted by the Hi-Landers
• July 18, 2015
• October 10, 2015
• January 9, 2016
• April 9, 2016
WEB LINKS
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• July 11, 2015
• October 24, 2015
• January 30, 2016
• April 2, 2016
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• April 11, 2015
• July 25, 2015
• October 24, 2015
• January 23, 2016
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C
onvention was another reminder of how far we
have come. We witnessed history in the positive
vote for the association’s name change, and I
proudly watched my parents receive their 50 year pins.
We remembered the volunteers who came before us,
while honoring those who work so hard all year behind
the scenes. And best of all, we enjoyed each other’s
company once again and celebrated friendships young
and old. Along the way we learned a few new things at
the seminars and impressed each other by showing off
our vehicles.
District meetings are this month, and we encourage you to attend if you can. This is
your chance to offer your input, stay current on land use issues that are affecting your
area, listen to speakers from public agencies and other organizations, and most of all,
find out how you can volunteer to help run the association or help with an event.
— Suzy Johnson, Editor/Web Coordinator
CA4WDA CONTACTS
STATE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Steve Egbert
559-685-1928
559-936-3030 (cell)
[email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT
Mark D. Cave
559-623-5338 (cell)
559-733-4091 (home)
559-625-2000 (work)
[email protected]
TREASURER
Don Spuhler
530-333-2047
[email protected]
ALL BOARD MEMBERS: [email protected]
SECRETARY
Phil Moreno
559-901-2413
[email protected]
NORTH DISTRICT
OFFICERS
VICE PRESIDENT
Jo Snyder
209-331-5753
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
Troy McClintock
916-508-7907
[email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARY
Sherry Stortroen
209-602-4788 (cell)
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Dennis Atkinson
925-443-6014
Cell 925-518-2552
[email protected]
CENTRAL DISTRICT
OFFICERS
SOUTH DISTRICT
OFFICERS
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Escalera
559-904-5430
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Jesse May
562-421-6185
Cell 562-505-0075
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
Bob Wagers
559-250-5095
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
Terry Dean
661-917-3296
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Bonnie Ferguson
661-943-9744
[email protected]
NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSULTANT - SOUTH
John Stewart
619-390-8747
[email protected]
NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSULTANT - NORTH
Jeff Blewett
[email protected]
209-210-7880
MARKETING &
PROMOTIONS
COORDINATOR
David Jones
530-367-2443
[email protected]
WEB PAGE
COORDINATOR
Suzy Johnson
805-550-2804
Fax 866-888-2465
[email protected]
Send your change of address to
CA4WDA, Inc., 8120 36th Ave.,
Sacramento, CA 95824-2304 or
change it online at cal4wheel.com
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
STEVE EGBERT
PRESIDENT
T
THE AWARDS REMIND
US NOT ONLY
TO RECOGNIZE OUR
VOLUNTEERS AND CLUBS,
BUT ALSO TO REMEMBER
THE MANY VOLUNTEERS
THAT HAVE COME BEFORE
US...
We have just finished
our annual Convention and
it is always a very hectic
event for me, the board
of directors, contractors,
our staff (Bonnie) and the
Convention committee. I
would like to thank all of the
clubs that sent delegates
to this year’s Convention
to help make one of the
largest decisions we have
made in many years. Over
two-thirds of the delegates
voted to change our name
to the California Four
Wheel Drive Association.
Immediately after the
vote the assembly took
up the issue of what our
new logo would look
like. After much discussion and two motions
the group came to the
consensus that the
revised logo will look
much like it has since
our inception in 1959.
The new logo retains
the flat fender Jeep,
the bear, the green
state, and the Cal4
Yellow. We added our
website and more common
name Cal4Wheel.
At the annual banquet,
which is one of my favorite
parts of Convention, we
recognized many of our
volunteers and clubs with
our annual awards. The
awards remind us not only
to recognize our volunteers and clubs, but also to
remember the many volunteers that have come before
us, as many of them memorialize our predecessors that
did great things
for the
association in the past. I
would like to congratulate
all the award recipients that
you can see in a list in this
issue of the In Gear.
One other exciting thing
we did during Convention
was learn about the strategic plan that the board of
directors has been working
on led by North District Vice
President Jo Snyder. With
Jo’s leadership the plan has
been developed and now
will be implemented as an
ongoing action
item
for the board of directors.
I am proud that this board
moved this item forward.
We work hard on land
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VP REPORTS
What Cal4 means to me........
ROBERT ESCALERA
CENTRAL DISTRICT
VICE PRESIDENT
B
Y ATTENDING
THE MEETINGS
AND EVENTS, I WAS
ENCOURAGED BY
EVERYBODY THAT LIFE
WOULD CONTINUE...
JESSE MAY
SOUTH DISTRICT
VICE PRESIDENT
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I was invited to Molina Ghost
Run back in the mid nineties. I
went with a group of friends and
had great weekend. I ran a full
sized Bronco, with open diff’s and
3.08 gears. I had never put my
truck in low range; I was hooked.
The next few years I volunteered
as Molina Ghost Run Porta-Potty
chairman, and thus began my path
to my current position as Central
District vice president. During that
time I have had a series of health
setbacks, including kidney failure
and a below the knee amputation...
I became depressed and tried to resign, but Steve Egbert encouraged me to stay on and
continue with my volunteering.
I stayed on even between trips to the hospital and health appointments. By staying on
the board of directors it helped to keep my mind busy,
Cal4 saved me from depression. Losing a limb isn’t something that you just get over. By
attending the meetings and events, I was encouraged by everybody that life would continue if I would just get back into the swing of life.
On December 2011 I was amputated and then fitted with a prosthetic in late February.
The very first event of the year was the Kingsburg Snow Run. Although I wasn’t able to
attend to drive my ‘68 bronco because it has a clutch, my son and I jumped into the full
size bronco and headed our way up the hill. The members of the Kingsburg Club not only
aired my tires down, but also gave me a special parking spot next to the campfire. They
also filled my tires with air before the ride home; I knew I was going to be okay.
Well, bummers, I didn’t win the Jeep. Maybe the next one? I want to thank all the volunteers in the association for whatever the size/time they put in!
My request is always/still out there. So please schedule the date and time where I need
to be, so I can join you at your club meeting!
Of course there are events that are coming up (look for them in the publication somewhere), so have you registered yet? Please do!
Clubs, please help Terry Dean out and give him your club information, see the latest
write-up about one of the south district clubs.
So from my ranting from last issue – Have you volunteered yet?
See you at the next meeting/event?
VP REPORTS
JO SNYDER
NORTH DISTRICT VICE
PRESIDENT
P
LENTY OF THANK
YOUS TO BE SAID FOR
WINTER FUN 2015.
SEE PAGE 23 FOR
A COMPLETE LIST
OF WINTER FUN
DONORS
My VP responsibilities
have been on the back
burner since last I reported
to you! Chairing the 33rd
Winter Fun Festival has
been on the front burner!
The following is a compilation of all the Thank Yous
(TYs) I posted on Winter Fun
Festival 2015’s Facebook
page after the event. I share
them here for all those who
don’t FB AND because multiple TYs never hurt!
OMG where do I start?
So many to thank! Well
maybe with Gary Redmond
(Grass Valley 4 Wheelers) for
making a trip to the Forest
Service office and meeting with my FS contacts,
to clarify what we could
and couldn’t do on FS land
because of lack of snow at
lower elevations. AND then
working with all the run
leaders to work out how to
work within those restrictions to have great runs!
Most of the runs are led by
Grass Valley
4 Wheelers.
However,
Mudsuckers,
Madhatters,
Sierra
Treasurer
Hunters as
well as Jim
Bramham
led runs as
well! Gary
Redmond
contacted
all of them.
Thank you!
Thanks to
Bonnie Steele
for making
sure we had
insurance and that the certs
were worded as need by
the fairgrounds and Forest
Service.
Thanks to Nellie Malloy,
Jeff Blewett and Frank Funk
for giving quick answers to
my questions, SO I could
appear to know what I was
doing!
Thanks to Pat and Mike
Bashore for answering all
the participant questions I
referred to them! And extra
thanks to Pat for redoing
registration packets because
of trail changes in the last
week! Pat and Mike are
Grass Valley 4 Wheelers.
They are another one of the
many reasons WFF would
not happen without the
Tom’s Thank you elsewhere
in this In Gear. Tom, I know
you had other things to
worry about besides WFF
raffle. Thanks so much for
seeing it through!
Thanks to Joe Malloy for
the T-Shirt design and to
Nellie Malloy for ordering
and handing out and selling the T-shirts and most
importantly being event
Treasurer! Glad you were
WINTER FUN COOK/SERVE CREWS
Friday Dinner
Kimber Hoey and the Sierra
Treasure Hunters
Saturday Breakfast
Frank Funk and the El Dorado
Jeepherders
Saturday Dinner
Richard Yeargan and the
Motherlode Rockcrawlers
Sunday Breakfast
Jenny Ward and the Diablo Four
Wheelers
Grass Valley 4 Wheelers!
Did you know that the
whole outdoor kitchen
area is setup by two guys
and whomever happens
to be standing around?
Ole shames you into helping out! Love his style! The
Support Services Committee
consists of Ole Stortroen
and Rich Martin and they
are very experienced.
They’ve been doing setup
for WFF (& Trek too) since
before I got involved over
ten years ago! Thank you
guys for your continued
support of Cal4’s events in
the North District. Your love
of four-wheeling, Cal4 and
life is an inspiration!
Another Thanks to Grass
Valley 4 Wheelers… this
time for setup of tables and
chairs in the hall and helping Ole and Rich and Frank.
Many hands make light
work!
Thanks to Tom Gunther
and the Mad Hatters for
their awesome collection
of raffle prizes! Please read
able to join us for a few
hours Joe!
Thanks to Trisa O’Brien
for gathering all the great
prizes for the kids. Always so
great to see them all excited
about what they’ve won!
Thanks to everyone who
helped you!
KC Green and the
Hi-Landers, thank you for
another great bar! I know,
as a club, you had other
responsibilities on that
Saturday. Thanks to those of
you that supported KC AND
Winter Fun Festival!
Thanks Amy Sagraves
and Matt Sagraves for our
Corn Hole Pit and all those
wonderful pancakes on
Saturday morning.
I have a big thank you
for Frank Funk, Food
Coordinator, and his cook
crews. Now if you pay
attention at all you know
that a different group of
volunteers cook and serve
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NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTS
JEFF BLEWETT
NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSULTANT
O
CEANO DUNES
SVRA WAS 15,000
ACRES IN 1983; NOW
IT IS 1,500 ACRES AND
THEY STILL WANT MORE.
THEY WILL NOT STOP
UNTIL EVERY GRAIN OF
SAND IS CLOSED TO OHV
RECREATION.
RICE CANYON
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Eagle
Lake Field Office (ELFO) is
preparing an Environmental
Assessment (EA) that will
analyze the impacts of
development and maintenance within the existing
Rice Canyon 105 acre open
area managed primarily for
off-highway vehicle (OHV)
use. The Rice Canyon OHV
open area is located NE of
Susanville, California. The
purpose of the proposed
action is to protect OHV
users from unregulated
target shooting, create
loop trail opportunities and
encourage users to stay
in designated areas. The
proposed action would
take place within the Rice
Canyon open OHV area and
would include the following
components:
• Establish the location
of the existing 105
acre OHV open area
boundary. • Construct 3 miles of new
OHV trails. • Develop 1 acre of new
OHV staging areas and
install facilities such as
picnic tables, a vault
toilet and small shade
structures. • Maintain and develop the
existing 1.20 acre gravel
pit currently utilized for
parking and unregulated
target shooting and
install facilities. • Install entrance and
boundary signs and
markers. • Perform regular parking
and trail maintenance
with heavy equipment. • Restore and fence 0.25
miles of routes outside
of the designated OHV
open area.
The identified new and
existing routes and parking areas may be utilized
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for casual and Special
Recreation permitted
events. Initial implementation would begin in fall 2015
as funding becomes available.
KING FIRE RESTORATION
PROJECT
The Eldorado NF held an
open house for the King Fire
Restoration Project recently
in Placerville. The meeting
was very informative and
gave us a look at how they
plan to restore the areas
damaged by the King Fire.
The King Fire burned over
98,000 acres and 50,000
acres were burned in one
day. That is over 1 billion
board feet of lumber lost.
The firestorm that burned
50,000 acres in a day was
so intense that the land is
completely sterile and will
need help for it to come
back to life. The FS will
focus on the high severity burn areas of the King
Fire. They plan to go in and
harvest the burned trees as
soon as possible.
After the meeting I talked
to the FS and told them
CA4WDA would be willing to help as we did in the
aftermath of the Cleveland
Fire over twenty years ago.
So we may get a chance
to plant more trees in the
future. If any more information comes up I will pass it
on. My main focus going to
the meeting was to ensure
that when they restore
these areas they don’t
restore any of our trails out
of existence. The Hell Hole
Trail is on the top of the list.
OCEANO DUNES
In 2013, annual attendance at Oceano Dunes
SVRA was approximately
1.6 million visitors. With its
primitive beach and dune
camping, the SVRA is the
most popular camping des-
tination in all of State Parks.
They access about 1,500
acres that are open for OHV
recreation and several additional miles of beach routes
that are restricted to streetlegal vehicles. According to
a 2011 Economic Impact
Report, park visitors generate about $171 million dollars in economic benefit
to the business community. That activity sustains
approximately 2,000 jobs
in San Luis Obispo County.
Oceano Dunes SVRA is
under constant attack from
many different directions.
In March 2014 the air
district board voted unanimously to accept the settlement agreement. Officials
with State Parks and the
state Attorney General
approved the deal March 20.
The agreement comes as
managers at Oceano Dunes
are beginning to implement
$1 million in dust control
measures at the park. These
include installing 15 acres
of wind fences in the park’s
riding area and at least
5,000 hay bales in a buffer area between the park
and populated areas. The $1
million in dust control measures is intended reduce
emissions by 15 percent.
On February 11
the California Coastal
Commission (CCC) held
that it will review the operating permit for the Oceano
Dunes SVRA. The CCC
staff, Sierra Club and the
residents of Nipomo Mesa
is lobbying to close more of
the SVRA. More restrictions
to the SVRA could require
State Parks to reduce camping and day use, which will
have a negative impact on
the local economy. The
Sierra Club is asking their
members to include these
recommendations in their
NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTS
JOHN STEWART
NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSULTANT
T
HE ADMINISTRATION
HAS RELEASED ITS
2016 BUDGET REQUEST.
IN SHORT: INCREASED
FEES, INCREASED
SPENDING AND MORE
WILDERNESS.
FEDERAL BUDGET
The Administration has
released its 2016 Budget
request. In short: increased
fees, increased spending
and more wilderness. These
are discussion beginnings
and have a long way to go
before any final action.
There are three points
within the budget request
that are important to OHV
recreation:
FLREA Renewal: The
administration recommended that Congress
extend the existing version
of FLREA through Sept. 30,
2017. It is due to expire on
September 30, 2016. Then,
it said it would propose
legislation for Congress to
“permanently” authorize the
program. FLREA brings in an
estimated $281 million per
year.
FLREA - Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement
Act is the authorization for
the BLM and Forest Service
to charge “user fees.”
Dumont Dunes and Imperial
Sand Dunes (Glamis) have
user fees under this authority, as well as other recreation areas across the
nation. Ensuring that pending changes to the existing
(and proposed) legislation
do not harm to OHV recreation is a major concern to
the national OHV groups.
Wilderness: The pressure for increased wilderness is always present. The
budget proposal is focused
on Arctic National Wildlife
Reserve for wilderness with
a result of elimination of a
major source of oil necessary for gasoline.
In addition, there are
numerous areas proposed for wilderness that
have been languishing in
Congress for several sessions. These are being
reviewed for consideration as “wilderness” by
Presidential Proclamation
under the Antiquities Act.
Two such areas are in
California: Berryesa-Snow
Mountain and Route 66/
Mojave Desert Protection.
There are others (smaller in
scope) that would have an
impact on OHV opportunity.
Agency Funding: The
budget proposal contains
increased agency funding
for habitat and resource
protection; nothing for recreation.
FOREST SERVICE
There are a number
of current and proposed
actions within the Forest
Service that will affect OHV
recreation. Budget priorities are funding boosts for
national monuments, logging and landscape restoration. Restoration often eliminates routes used for OHV
recreation. Within California,
the prime targets for restoration are Burney-Hat Creek
in Lassen NF, Dinkey Lakes
in Sierra NF and Firescape
Project in Mendocino NF.
There are other smaller
scale fire restoration efforts
in other forests.
The Sierra, Sequoia, and
Inyo NFs are entering into
forest plan revisions. This
effort will involve other
forests within the state in
the coming months. Local
involvement (local governments and local stakeholders) are key to maintaining
recreation opportunities as
these planning processes
move forward.
BLM
BLM is preparing release
of a draft rule covering their
process for plan revisions.
Early indications are that
it will resemble the Forest
Service planning rule. Local
involvement (local governments and local stakeholders) are key to maintaining
recreation opportunities as
these planning processes
move forward.
A major component of
that future effort is a travel
management and analysis
process.
BLM LAS VEGAS RMP
The comment period has
been extended until March
9, 2015. This proposed
resource management plan
revision, unless modified,
will have a significant impact
on historic dispersed OHV
recreation, the functional
elimination of competitive
motorized events, and the
closure of virtually all OHV
use of sand wash-based
trails.
This has significance
for California OHV from
two points. First, the use of
sand wash-based trails is
prevalent throughout the
southern California desert
region. Second, this plan
begins the groundwork for
increased protection of the
desert tortoise critical habitat throughout a four-state
region, including southern
California.
The BlueRibbon Coalition
is meeting with local users,
elected officials, and BLM
staff to review the plan.
OHMVR
The current state budget
provides full funding for
Division (SVRA) operations
and grant program. Some
acquisitions are moving forward that will protect OHV
opportunities at Hungry
Valley SVRA and in the
Jawbone/Dove Springs area.
The Ocotillo Wells lawsuit is stuck in legal limbo
with no recent update.
Meanwhile, the general plan
preparation is moving forward.
The state OVH Program
is facing a “sunset” — meaning, unless renewed, the
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AWARD WINNERS HELP CAL4WHEEL SUCCEED
Our annual awards banquet at Convention gives us a chance to honor those who work so hard to make our programs
and events successful. Thank you and congratulations to the following honorees:
2014 South District Membership Development Award
Gear Grinders 4WD Club
2014 Central District Membership Development Award
4x4 in Motion
2014 North District Membership Development Award
Diablo Four Wheelers
2014 Douglas Sinclair State Membership Development Award
Dana Holland
2014 CA4WDC Webmaster Award
Clovis Independent 4 Wheelers, Mike McGarity
2014 CA4WDC InGear Editor Award
Roughwheelers, Karen Lykins
2014 CA4WDC Safety Award
Esprit De Four
2014 CA4WDC Associate Member of the Year
sPOD
2014 State Community Service Award Diablo Four Wheelers
2014 Tara Ballard Woman of the Year Amy Cave
2014 Bozzy Willis Memorial Individual Land Use Award Jim Bramham
2014 Don Dobson Memorial Club Land Use Award Tierra Del Sol Four Wheel Drive Club
2014 District Outstanding Conservation Project, South
Eastern Sierra Four Wheel Drive Club and Tierra Del
Sol Four Wheel Drive Club
2014 District Outstanding Conservation Project, Central
Clovis Independent Four Wheelers
2014 District Outstanding Conservation Project, North
Esprit de Four
2014 Don Klusman State Outstanding Conservation Project Hi-Landers 4WD Club
2014 Lew Siepert Memorial Club of the Year
San Diego Four Wheelers
2014 Cap Randall Memorial Member of the Year
Dave Jones
2014 Ed Dunkley Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement
Steve Gardiner
2014 Event Recognition Awards for Convention 2015
Winter Fun Festival 2015
Jo Snyder, Frank Funk
Thank you for 33 years of
Winter Fun Festival
Grass Valley 4 Wheelers
Association Convention 2015
Bonnie Ferguson, Angela Cook
Molina Ghost Run 2014
Steve Egbert
Hi Desert Round-Up 2014
Jesse May, Keith Graham
Sierra Trek 2014
Amy Sagraves, Bill Ellis
High Sierra Poker Run 2014
Joel Hyatt, Michele Hyatt
Operation Desert Fun 2014
Angela Cook, Scott Bradley
Panamint Valley Days 2014
Bonnie Ferguson, Terry Dean
Win-a-Jeep Program 2014-2015
Jeff Blewett, Steve Gardiner, Jack Chapman, Jim
Bramham, Suzy Johnson
Win-a-Jeep Program 2014-2015
Thanks for going above and beyond…
Chris Collard
Thanks for going
Above and beyond
Again this year!
Bonnie Steele
2014-2015 Win-a-Jeep Master Builder
MetalCloak and CloakWorks 4x4
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MOLINA
GHOST RUN
May 8-10, 2015
Hollister Hills SVRA, Upper Ranch 6 miles west of Hollister in San Benito County
Runs:
Saturday Group 1, One Locker Required,
Harder Trails & obstacles
Saturday Group 2, No Lockers, Easier Trails
& obstacles
Saturday SUV Run
This annual event had to be relocated due to the
closure of Clear Creek Management Area. We will
have some new activities to challenge you and your
vehicles. Improved dry camping is included. Let's
make this the best event yet so that we can help
fight closures like the one at Clear Creek!
REGISTER ONLINE AT CAL4WHEEL.COM/MOLINA-GHOST-RUN
Name____________________________________________________________________
Phone (_______)___________________________________________________________
Email ____________________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________
CA4WDC Member? Yes____ No____ Individual____
Club Name _______________________________________________________________
Complete and mail
before May 3, 2014 to:
Molina 2013
1465 North "M" St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Have questions?
Steve Egbert (559) 936-3030
[email protected]
Help keep
public lands open!
Proceeds benefit Cal 4 Wheel
REGISTER ONLINE AT CAL4WHEEL.COM/MOLINA-GHOST-RUN
Registration includes Saturday poker run, camping, Upper Ranch access Friday-Sunday,
one dinner, one dash plaque, one drawing ticket
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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Roll bar or factory hard top
Functional parking brake or
micro lock
Tow strap or winch
First aid kit
Jack capable of lifting vehicle
and tools to change tire
Spare tire within 3" of existing
tire (no temp spares)
Fire extinguisher with gauge
properly stored
Seatbelts for all vehicle
occupants
Antenna(s) properly restrained
Adequate attachment points
front and rear
Battery hold downs, no bungie
cords
Functioning low range in
transfer case
License or green sticker
registration
Traction aiding differential in at
least one axle for some runs
Safety committee has final say over any
questionable issues regarding vehicle
inspection.
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comments to the California Coastal
Commission:
• Prohibiting camping within 100
meters of snowy plover enclosure
areas.
• Implementation of year-round
closure for Snowy Plover.
• Prohibiting night riding and the use
of high-intensity lights.
• Close the Pier Ave. and Grand Ave.
entrances.
• Require an Environmental
Impact Report on the impacts of
vehicular recreation on the dunes
and a carrying capacity study to
determine how many visitors per
year in the dunes could be deemed
environmentally sustainable.
• La Grande Tract area — a 584-acre
parcel in the middle of the park be
designated a buffer between the
southern riding area and the Dunes
Preserve.
Oceano Dunes SVRA was 15,000
acres in 1983; now it is 1,500 acres
and they still want more. They will
not stop until every grain of sand is
closed to OHV recreation. The CCC
needs to hear from all of you so please
send comments to odsvracomments@
coastal.ca.gov and tell them why OHV
recreation is important to you.
SIERRA CASCADES DIALOG
Region 5 of the USFS is working to
develop greater collaborative relationships with forest stewards and stakeholders within the Forests along the
Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges.
The participants want more discussion of planning and implementation
of policies for greater forest health;
specifically, strategic fuels treatments
across landscapes with mixed ownerships, adaptive management, increasing public and agency education and
ecosystem services. To date they have
had ten meetings over the past four
years. The dialog strives to:
• Bring together public and private
land managers to grapple with a
landscape approach to planning
and conservation, beginning with
fire protection issues.
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Develop stakeholder collaborative
capacity to address challenging
complex issues on a broad scale.
• Lay the foundation for Forest Plan
revisions.
This is another group mainly made
of Forest Service personnel, local government agencies and environmental
groups who are laying the foundation
for future forest plan revisions. We
must attend these types of meetings to make sure OHV recreation is
addressed in their future forest plan
revisions.
SIERRA NEVADA FOREST AND
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (SNFCI)
The focus of the SNFCI is to
address key issues and impediments
affecting successful achievement of
increased forest resiliency through restoration in the Sierra Nevada Region.
This plan largely serves as a regional
blueprint and will guide the development of Watershed Level plans.
Together these efforts will further
identify and refine the scope, scale
and cost of ecological restoration of
our forests. It is also anticipated that
this plan will be integrated into a Sierra
Nevada Watershed Improvement
Program, aimed at addressing watershed health. The report also identified
the main impediments to increasing
pace and scale, and potential solutions
to these challenges, which included:
inadequate funding available in relation
to the need for forest restoration; the
need for more efficient planning processes and larger landscape restoration through collaborative efforts; the
need for enhanced wood and biomass
processing; and the need for increased
use of fire as a forest restoration tool.
Goals and objectives of the SNFCI
Action Plan:
• Identify and quantify the specific
projects needed to restore Sierra
Nevada forests to a state of
resilience and the cost of their
implementation.
• Increase state and federal
investment in forest restoration
activities, as well as securing
investment from downstream
beneficiaries and the private sector.
• Address state and federal policy
issues that will remove impediments
and increase the pace and scale of
forest restoration and improving
the socio-economic well-being of
Sierra communities.
This is another group like the
Dinkey Landscape Restoration Project
and Sierra Cascades Dialog that are
looking at over all forest health. SNFCI
is a smaller group made up of Forest
Service personnel, timber industry
people, environmental groups and a
couple OHV recreation groups.
IMPERIAL SAND DUNES
RECREATION AREA (GLAMIS)
After a 14 year battle the BLM
reopened the 49,300 acres that were
closed in 2000. But it also closed
9,000 acres of the of Peirson’s Milk
Vetch critical habitat areas, including
the Patton Valley corridor. The Patton
Valley corridor is a heavily used corridor that is used by those who camp
in the Ogilby and Dune Buggy Flats
areas. When it came time to comment
on the plan hundreds duners submitted comments and almost all of the
submissions contained a comment
regarding the need for a corridor to
Patton Valley through the proposed
closure. But the BLM decided that
they needed to develop a balanced
and defendable plan, and to reopen
the 49,000 acres of administrative
closures, they must manage 100%
of critical habitat as closed to OHV
recreation. I will be attending a field
trip with US Fish and Wildlife to look
at possible alternatives to the Patton
Valley corridor.
This is a brief timeline of our Glamis
lawsuit for the past 14 years.
• March 2000- the Center for
Biological Diversity filed for
injunctive relief in U.S. District
Court, Northern District of
California against the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) alleging
that the BLM was in violation
of Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act.
• November 2000- the BLM
temporarily closed approximately
MAY 22-24
STODDARD VALLEY
Slash X, Stoddard
Valley Off-Highway
Vehicle Area,
Barstow, CA
Round-Up
REGISTRATION FORM (Please Print)
Driver’s Name_________________________________________ Phone__________________________________________
Address______________________________________________ City_____________________ St_____ Zip ____________
Vehicle Type__________________________________________ Vehicle License # _________________________________
Membership Category: Individual o
Club o
Associate o
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Name of Club _________________________________________Email __________________________________________
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration must be received by May 16, 2015 (On-site registration is $10.00 more)
Registration includes 1 dash plaque, 1 sweepstakes ticket and, your choice of runs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
CA4WDC Member (Per vehicle)
$50.00
$ ____________________
Non-members
$60.00
$ ____________________
CA4WDC Membership + Registration
$95.00
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Barbecue Dinner - Adult
$ 18.00
$25 on site
# ____________ $ ____________________
Barbecue Dinner - Children 10 & under
$ 9.00
$12.50 on site
# ____________ $ ____________________
Optional BLM Usage Fee
$ 5.00 / day
# ____________ $ ____________________
Extra Dash Plaques
$ 2.00
# ____________ $ ____________________
(includes chicken/ribs, corn on the cob, baked beans, biscuit)
T-SHIRTS
We will have a minimum number of t-shirts available onsite; therefore it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you pre-order.
All shirts will be $5.00 more on site. T-shirt; Sizes S-2XL. Sweatshirt Sizes S-3XL
Mens’ and Ladies’ Tanks only available in S- XXL. Pre-orders must be received by 5/13/15
T-shirts:
Size(s) __________________ # _________
@ $15.00 each
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Men’s Tank Top:
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@ $15.00 each
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AMOUNT ENCLOSED (No refunds after May 16, 2015)
In addition, all refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee.
Make Checks payable to CA4WDA
and send to: Hi Desert Round-Up
c/o Jesse May
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For more information contact:
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49,000 acres in the open area
until the completion of this
Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and the respective Recreation
Area Management Plan (RAMP).
June 2013- The new RAMP was
recorded in the Federal Register.
Final court proceedings delayed
the implementation until May of
2014. The final RAMP re-opened
the 49,300 acres temporarily closed
but also closed all of Peirsons Milk
Vetch critical habitat area.
2014- The Center for Biological
Diversity (CBD) has filed a petition
for protective status of the FlatTailed Horned Lizard through the
Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Additionally, the CBD has recently
filed their intent to sue the US Fish
and Wildlife Service for failing to
decide if 16 species in California
warrant consideration of the ESA.
Among the 16 species listed in
their Intent to Sue is the Colorado
Desert Fringe-Toed Lizard, another
species found in the dunes. Both
of these actions by the CBD could
have huge implications for OHV
recreationalists, not only in the
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Area, but also in Ocotillo Wells,
Superstition and Plaster City Areas
where two of these species are
located.
TAHOE NF OHV GRANT MEETING
I attended the Tahoe NF Grants
meeting. This year the state has funds
that are available for education, operation and maintenance, law enforcement and restoration projects and
the Tahoe NF will be submitting an
OHV grant application for this funding. As part of the application process,
the Tahoe NF requested public input
and project ideas on what individuals
and organizations would like to see
included in the next round of proposed grants. The Yuba RD is proposing two projects the effect the Fordyce
Trail. Both projects will clean up and
enhance the staging areas around
Indian Springs and Pierce.
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NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN
REVISIONS
The Pacific Southwest Region of
the U.S. Forest Service is beginning a
public conversation on the process for
revising forest land management plans
in the Northwest Forest Plan amendment area. The land management
plans within the Northwest Forest Plan
area guide how resources will be managed for 15 to 20 years. These plans
are due for revision and public listening sessions were held in March. The
plans will be revised under the 2012
planning rule, which places a strong
emphasis on public engagement and
collaboration.
The Northwest Forest Plan was
created in 1994 with the intent of
protecting the critical habitat of the
northern spotted owl while maintaining a viable forest products industry
in the Pacific Northwest. The Plan
amended 26 land use plans, spanning 24 million acres of Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management, and
National Park Service-managed
lands in Northern California, Western
Washington and Oregon. In California,
the Plan amended land and resource
management plans for the Klamath,
Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, ShastaTrinity, and Six Rivers National Forests.
SUSTAINABLE FOREST
ACTION COALITION (SFAC)
SOCIOECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE
The goal of this event was to
identify the roles of national forests
in local communities, the social and
economic relationships that they
could and do provide, and the ways in
which we can promote and enhance
these. The roundtable discussion
included five breakout groups for
Recreation, Catastrophic Fire, Water
Quality, Wildlife and Rangelands. The
group was made of many people from
groups representing ranchers, farmers,
timber, grazing and OHV recreation.
The discussion always seemed to
come back to how the USFS needs to
add the human element back into their
project planning and how devastated
some of these rural communities are
without timber. Recreational opportunities have replaced timber to some
extent, but with more closures of USFS
lands the economies of these rural cities are in real jeopardy.
EGBERT REPORT
use issues every day and we must
never forget why we work so hard
on land use issues in the first place,
so that we can have funn with family and friends. Most of my weekends
and almost all of my vacation time is
taken up with association business in
one way or another, but this does not
preclude me from having funn during
the activities. The events I attend often
involve association events, meetings
and club events all over the state.
Since last May and after an event
at Hungry Valley SVRA I had noticed
a problem with the back axle in my
Jeep Rubicon YJ. After ten years, I
discovered that I had finally wore out
my venerable Dana 35. So for most of
last year I had to drive my 2004 Jeep
Liberty and it actually went on a few
trails as it was “Trail Rated.” I said “was”
because in December I saw a Silver
2005 Wrangler TJ on the Magnusson’s
Auburn Jeep website. So the Liberty is
gone and I purchased the TJ to share
the garage with the YJ. The good news
is that today I finished the upgrades
to the YJ and tomorrow I will head to
Terra de Sol’s 53rd Desert Safari and
hopefully I will see you on the trail
soon. Always remember all we do is
about funn so attend a club or association event and have funn.
I would again like to thank Matson
and Arron from MetalCloak for building the 2014-2105 Win-a-Jeep
Expedition California. Congratulations
to Lisa Uhern from Sunland California,
I am sure she enjoy her new Jeep.
Now it’s time to start working on
the next Win-a-Jeep, MiniMoto by
GenRight Off-Road.
THANKS TO CONVENTION RAFFLE DONORS
MIKE HARDY
I want to take this opportunity to
thank all the clubs, businesses and
individuals that helped support the
raffle at Convention!!! Some of you
waited till the Convention to bring
the prizes and it was sure great to
receive them!! I wasn’t sure what to do
about having a small number of prizes
for raffle but you came through and
THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
Clubs: Tierra Del Sol, Joaquin 4
Wheelers, Cliffhangers 4 Wheel Club,
Trailbusters, HI-Landers, Lock and Low,
Mud Sweat and Gears, San Diego 4
Wheelers, San Diego Outbacks, Ophir
Gophers Jeep Club, Misfits 4 Wheel
Drive Club, Geared Four Fun, and
Hemet Jeep Club.
Individuals: Ron and Sue Parkinson,
Sam Porter, Kitten Chapman, Mark and
Amy Cave, Mario and Diane Biscaia,
Tim Pellegrino, Jack Chapman, Bonnie
Steele, Jesse and Cheryl May, Angela
Cook, Shawn Kelly.
Damsel in Distress, Scentsy Lotion,
4 West of Colton, and of course B.F.
Goodrich, and Warn Winch always give
generously!!
Thanks so much to all of you!!! If I
forgot anyone I truly apologize. I am
old and this is my first Convention
Raffle Chair!!!
Just remember if you need parts
and product please consider spending your money with the above named
businesses.
I would also like to thank Keith
and Sandy Graham for hours of support and help with raffle, Joyce Wahl,
my shotgun, and Dave and Val Henry.
Without Bonnie Ferguson and Angela
Cook none of this would have been
possible!!
Remember the clubs and associations that work together stay together!!!!!!
Mike was the raffle chair for this year’s
Convention.
SNYDER REPORT
each meal. It is usually a club. See
inset for this year’s cook/serve crews.
These crews work hard! But they
have fun too! Ask them, I bet they’ll
tell you it is a great way to support
Cal4Wheel and its mission to defend
our right to OHV recreation on public
lands. Thanks to each of these clubs
for their support of Winter Fun Festival
2015!
Now there is something you may
not know or even have thought about!
Who orders all the food, who makes
sure all the cooking equipment needed (and only what’s needed) is there
at the fairgrounds? Who makes sure
each club knows what they’re cooking AND how to prepare it? Frank Funk
that’s who! And I need to thank him
for being a coordinator I could depend
on to take care of things!! You should
thank him too, or offer to help him
next year...
Now Food Coordinator is probably
the most involved volunteer position
NEW LIFE MEMBER
Ron & Suzy Lindblom
continued support
of WFF!
Thanks to Jeff
Blewett for seeing that we had
the Win-a-Jeep
to drool over
and vendors with
merchandise we
just had to have.
Thanks to each
of the vendors as
WINTER FUN 2015 BY JEFF DAX well!
This has been a
of the whole event! But Frank also
lot to TY’s, right?
Co-Chaired the event as well! His prior But they have served two purposes:
experience chairing the event was
1) Thanking everyone involved in
invaluable to me! THANKS Frank!
making this event a success;
After two days of fun at Main Street
2) Help everyone involved, even the
Center (that’s the building we use at
full paid attendees that get to just have
the fairgrounds) the cleanup would
FUN all weekend, understand all the
look ominous if it wasn’t for Jenny
people it takes to build an event.
Ward and the Diablo Four Wheelers!
And my final TY goes to those full
Now mind you they started Sunday
paid attendees: THANKS for coming
morning cooking breakfast. But in
and spending your hard earned money
between sausage links they cleaned up to support Cal4Wheel! We know you
too. By 10 am (yes am) the only proof
have lots of choices when it comes
we’d been there was an almost full
to spending your money! Thanks
dumpster and the yellow kitchen trailer for making Cal4 Wheel’s Winter Fun
awaiting its tow back to office. A speFestival 2015 one of them!
cial thanks to the club’s members that
Every volunteer at Winter Fun
got on the web and phone and found
Festival 2015 did their part to make my
a charity to take the left over perishjob enjoyable! I do hope the same was
ables, too! Thank you for your cheerful true for them!
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STEWART REPORT
program will cease existence on December 31,
2017. Elimination of the
sunset provision is a main
priority of state OHV groups.
OCOTILLO WELLS SVRA
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) El
Centro Field Office in
California and the California
Department of Parks and
Recreation Off-Highway
Motor Vehicle Recreation
Division (OHMVR) have
published a notice to
prepare a California
Desert Conservation Area
(CDCA) Amendment for a
Proposed Recreation Area
Management Plan (RAMP)
and General Plan Update
for the Ocotillo Wells State
Vehicular Recreation Area
(SVRA) in Imperial County,
California. This notice
announces the beginning
of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and
to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope
of the environmental analysis, including alternatives,
and guide the planning
process.
The BLM lands within
the SVRA are managed by OHMVR through
a Memorandum of
Understanding. The joint
RAMP/General Plan revision is needed to provide
updated planning and management policies, goals and
guidelines for the entire
SVRA including expansions
since the 1982 General Plan
was adopted.
The BLM portion of
Ocotillo Wells SVRA is
proposed as a Special
Recreation Management
Area (SRMA) in the DRECP.
SRMA designations recognize public lands where
recreation is the predominant land use. The DRECP
proposes to designate
BLM lands within the
Ocotillo Wells SVRA as the
Ocotillo Wells East Special
Recreation Management
Area (SRMA). An SRMA designation will allow the BLM
to manage these lands with
an emphasis on recreation,
and the existing MOU with
State Parks would continue.
However, the action
alternatives also propose a geothermal-only
Development Focus Area
(DFA) overlay across most of
the BLM parcels in this proposed SRMA.
Throughout the DRECP,
renewable energy development is not allowed in
an SRMA because it is not
compatible with recreation.
In response to a
California State Parks
Recreation and Public
Purposes Act (R&PP Act)
application, the BLM will
also identify lands within the
planning area that would be
available for leasing or patent to the State of California
through the R&PP Act or
other land transfer or disposal processes.
DESERT RENEWABLE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
PLAN (DRECP)
DRECP is comprised of
three elements that form
an integrated interagency
plan for permitting renewable energy and electric
transmission line development in the Mojave and
Colorado/Sonoran deserts
of southern California:
1) BLM’s proposed Land
Use Plan (LUPAs) Amends
to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan; 2)
the FWS’s proposed General
Conservation Plan; and
3) California Department
of Fish and Wildlife’s proposed Natural Community
Conservation Plan.
Overall, motorized
access came out fairly well,
except that there are illdefined terms used and new
land use designations that
may cause unidentifiable
consequences as document language is revised
that could change motorized access when the final
DRECP is signed. Comments
on behalf of Cal4Wheel
have been submitted with a
focus on overlapping designations that could hurt OHV
access to the desert.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
All vehicles must be maintained to conform to highway safety standards,
as well as meet the minimum requirements listed below:
1. Roll bar or full cage or factory installed hard top.
2. Emergency brake, parking brake, line-lock or other redundant braking system.
3. Tow strap or rope (recommend rated at 2 times the vehicle weight).
4. First aid kit.
5. Jack capable of lifting the vehicle and a tool capable of removing lug nuts.
6. Spare tire within 3” diameter of other tires, or, for tires 37” or larger, run-flats
or tools to repair/reinflate tire.
7. Fire extinguisher with gauge indicating good/full, appropriately stored.
8. Seat belts for all passengers.
9. Antennas must be rigid or restrained in a manner to prevent injuries.
10. Adequate attachment points front and rear, i.e., tow hooks, receiver, etc. Tow
balls are not generally recommended.
11. Battery hold downs (no bungie cords).
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OFFICE MANAGER’S REPORT
History needed;
club billings on their way
BONNIE STEELE
CA4WDA OFFICE MANAGER
I need your help! I am in the process of compiling our
association history and would like to have it available for display at our annual conventions. Please send photos, event
memorabilia, information about events (i.e., event and committee chairs, where the event was held and the dates), club
milestones and projects, and personal items to the office.
Donations can also be brought to each district meeting.
We are a history rich organization. We have a lot to share
and be proud of. Please share your history to be kept for all
time to share with future generations. We need to document
all of our successes and share with everyone.
April 1 will be here before we know it, which is club billing time! Please send in any address changes to the office
as soon as possible to ensure that your paperwork arrives on
time. There is a form online to submit your changes. Send in
any officer changes and meeting times or locations to keep
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PROPOSALS OPEN FOR
ASSOCIATION CONTRACTORS
The California Four Wheel Drive Association, Inc.
(CA4WDA) hereinafter referred to as the Association is
accepting proposals for its contracted support. These contracts currently include:
1. Natural Resource Consultant – North
2. In Gear Editor
3. Web Page Editor
Each contract is for a term of up to one year commencing
on or about July 1.
Contact the CA4WDA Office at (916) 381-8300 or
[email protected] for the specific requirements to be
addressed by each contract. The full position descriptions
may also be downloaded from http://cal4wheel.com/
governing-documents-and-forms/item/request-forproposals-2015-full-text
Written proposals should be submitted no later than
April 21, 2015 to the attention of the President of CA4WDA
at 8120 36th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95824.
Questions and requests for additional information should
be submitted in writing to the President of the Association
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Wed/Thurs Overnight SUV Historic Trip: A narrated historic tour of the back roads and trails above spectacular Lake Tahoe that is
designed for all four-wheel drive vehicles. Learn about the Donner Party tragedy and take in a bird’s-eye view of Lake. The group will
stage in the Truckee area, camp along the trail, and be to main camp for Thursday dinner.
Thursday Fordyce Run: This run traverses the Fordyce Creek Trail from Indian Springs to Meadow Lake. Stage at 5:30 am, depart
at 6:30 am. This is a highly technical trail with a rating of 9. One locking differential and 35” tires are required. A 3” lift is highly
advised. 50 vehicle limit.
Friday Fordyce Run: This run traverses the Fordyce Creek Trail from Indian Springs to Meadow Lake. Stage at 5:30 am, depart
at 6:30 am. This is a highly technical trail with a rating of 9. One locking differential and 35” tires are required. A 3” lift is highly
advised. 50 vehicle limit.
Friday River Run: Run the trail backwards from Meadow Lake to Fordyce Creek, then back up the trail to main camp. Coffee and
staging at 6 am in main camp, depart at 7 am. 35 vehicle limit.
Saturday ATV/UTV Run: This run will follow roads and trails in the Meadow Lake area and will include 4-5 hours of history, scenery, and ATV/UTV fun. Departs Meadow Lake at 10:00 am. No camping or meals included. No vehicle limit. You may add this as
a second run for $20 per vehicle.
Saturday SUV\Historical trip: A narrated tour of historic Summit City, the Miner’s Cabin, Hartley’s grave and Meadow Lake area
that is designed for all four-wheel drive vehicles. Departure time 10:00 am.from Meadow Lake.
Saturday Outer Limits Run: Experience the High Sierra on this guided run through the Gold Country. There is one loop that for
completely stock 4x4s as well as an intermediate loop designed for slightly modified 4x4s. The run will stage at the large parking lot
at Highway 89 and USFS Road 7 (Webber Lake and Jackson Meadows turnout off Hwy 89) at 8:00 am. Departing at 9:00 am.
Saturday River Run: Run the trail backwards from Meadow Lake to Fordyce Creek, and then back up the trail to main camp. Staging
at the top of winch hill 5 beginning at 8 am, departs at 9 am. 35 vehicle limit.
Food, Camping and Entertainment Only: Includes six meals, camping (excludes PG&E campground), and all in-camp activities.
Camping & Entertainment Only: Includes in-camp activities and camping (excludes PG&E campground). No meals or runs
included.
Additional Notes:
f The Fordyce Creek is a challenging trail, requiring precision driving skills and a well-maintained vehicle. Trail crews assist where
needed. They DO NOT carry spare parts for your vehicle.
f PG&E camping not included.
f Sierra Trek in camp activities include vendor show, kids games, in-camp poker run, lake activities, Sierra Trek Saloon, DJ, RTI ramp,
our famous raffle, and fiesta-style camping (camp anywhere you want).
INFO AND ONLINE REGISTRATION AT CAL4WHEEL.COM/SIERRA-TREK
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Driver's Name _______________________________________________
Phone (_____) ______________________________________________
Passenger/Others ____________________________________________
Email* __________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Club _____________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ______________________________________________
Vehicle Make/Model______________________ License # ____________
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ADULTS*
CHILD 7-15*
x $175 ea.
Run Registration (per person)
CHILD UNDER 7
x $50 ea.
x $0 ea.
TOTAL
Main Run Choice:
o Wednesday/Thursday Overnight SUV Historic Trip
o Thursday Fordyce Run
o Friday Fordyce Run
o Friday River Run
o Saturday River Run
o Saturday SUV Historic Trip
Add-on Second Runs (per vehicle)
o Wednesday/Thursday Overnight - $50 Quantity:____
o Saturday SUV Historic Trip - $35 Quantity:____
o Saturday Outer Limits Run - $35 Quantity:____
o Saturday ATV/UTV Run - $15
Quantity:____
x $50 veh.
x $35 veh.
x $35 veh.
x $15 veh.
Saturday ATV/UTV Run Only (no camping or meals)
x $20 ea.
x $10 ea.
x $0 ea.
Camping & Entertainment Only
x $75 ea.
x $25 ea.
x $0 ea.
x $125 ea.
x $50 ea.
x $0 ea.
Camping, Food & Entertainment Only
Dash Plaques (1 included)
x $3 ea.
CA4WDA Membership o New o Renewal / Member #_________
T-Shirt
3X & 4X ADD $2 PER SHIRT
Ladies T-Shirt
Hooded Sweatshirt
$45.00/family
Size(s):
Size(s):
x $20 ea.
x $22 ea.
Size(s):
Size(s):
x $25 ea.
x $27 ea.
Size(s):
Size(s):
x $30 ea.
x $32 ea.
No post event clothing orders will be taken. Limited quantities may be available while supplies last.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 24, 2015. After July 24th, registration will be available for
trail runs at full price but will not include any meals. On-site registration will also be allowed
for trail runs only (at full price) but will not include any meals. No meals will be available for
purchase on-site.
All registrations included on this form are per person. Additional runs are per vehicle.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A Cal4Wheel temporary membership is included in the Sierra Trek registration fee. The temporary membership is only valid during the Sierra Trek
2015 event.
If you are currently a member of Cal4wheel, the temporary membership
does not affect your current Cal4wheel membership status. If you would
like to renew or join Cal4wheel please check CA4WDA membership
renewal box and include the membership fee with your Sierra Trek
registration.
All refunds will be charged a 10% service fee. NO refunds will be made
after July 15, 2015. NO registration rollover to the next year.
GRAND TOTAL
Make checks payable to: CA4WDA
Mail form with payment to:
Nellie Malloy
5607 Kiva Dr.
Carmichael, CA 95608
Questions?
[email protected] or (916) 973-9782
http://regonline.com/sierratrek
http://facebook.com/SierraTrek
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BE A PIONEER ON THE LASSEN-APPLEGATE TRAIL
19th Annual Lassen-Applegate Emigrant Trail Ride
scheduled for July 17-20, 2015
Drive Clubs’ Conservation and
Education Foundation.
The trip is limited to the first 25
vehicles on a first-registered, firstserved basis. To register for this exciting trail ride, contact Warner Anderson
at (775) 629-9232 or wana7448@
sbcglobal.net or Ron Vance at (775)
246-4099 or [email protected].
Registration is also available online at
www.highrocktrekkers.com.
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such good descriptions of their trip
that we can identify the majority of key
points of interest in the history of this
route,” Anderson said.
Camping the first night will be at
Double Hot Springs, former camping
area for all of the pioneer wagon trains
and the second night participants will
spend the evening at Stevens Camp,
which provides toilets, spring water,
and possible hot showers. Participants
will need to bring their own tents and
sleeping bags.
Cost for the trip is $275 per adult,
$150 for children seven through 14
and children under seven are welcome
free of charge. The cost includes all
meals from breakfast on Saturday
through breakfast on Monday. In addition to tents and sleeping bags, participants are encouraged to bring a CB
radio, camera, folding chairs, snacks,
refreshments, and drinking water.
The trip is fully insured and operates under a permit from the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM). Proceeds
from the event help support the
California Association of Four-Wheel
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Wagons Ho! Just imagine a sport
utility vehicle (SUV) trek for the entire
family that traces the same route used
by 8,000 early pioneers in more than
1,500 covered wagons from 1849 to
1852 that brought a flood of immigrants to California… most of whom
had the Gold Rush fever. The overland
emigrant trip would take five to six
months crossing mountains, deserts,
rivers, and some of the most hostile
country in the world.
SUV and other four-wheel drive
owners can now relive the gold rush
era as they travel the famous LassenApplegate Emigrant Trail, marveling
as such sights as the beautiful Black
Rock Desert, the majestic High Rock
Canyon, Double Hot Springs, Soldier
Meadows and so much more.
This exciting 200-mile journey
begins on Friday, July 17 through
Monday, July 20 and is hosted by
the high Rock Trekkers Four Wheel
Drive Club. The trip begins at Winner’s
Casino in Winnemucca, Nevada and
follows the same wagon train route
used by Peter Lassen in 1849. The trip
concludes in Surprise Valley, CA near
Cedarville in Modoc County. This was
also an alternate route used by early
pioneers to reach central Oregon.
“For me, this trail is special and
as a historian, I get to relive the past
by thinking of John C. Fremont, Kit
Carson, and Thomas ‘Brokenhand’
Fitzpatrick and many other brave men
and women as they made this arduous
journey from small towns throughout
the Midwest,” said Warner Anderson,
trail boss from the High Rock Trekkers.
Anderson said the trip is open to all
four-wheel drive enthusiasts and their
families. It is not a difficult route; however, there are a few places where
four-wheel drive will be required or
where trail committee instructions
must be followed.
“The emigrants wrote in their diaries
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OVER $7K RAISED THANKS TO WINTER FUN DONORS
The North District, the Foresthill
4 Wheelers and the Madhatters 4x4
Club of Northern California would like
to thank all of the vendors, clubs and
individuals who donated raffle prizes
to the 33rd Annual 2015 Winter Fun
Festival event. As a result of these
donations we were able to raise $7,700
to support the association in its fight
to keep the trails open for everyone to
enjoy.
Please give your business to these
vendors and thank them for supporting our event. If they know that they
are getting recognized and their business is improving as a result of their
support of our event they will be more
likely to provide support for future
events.
Additionally, I would like to personally thank Buster Johnson of the Grass
Valley 4 Wheelers for all of his help in
soliciting raffle prizes and helping run
the raffle and my fellow members of
the Madhatters 4x4 Club who tirelessly
helped procure raffle prizes, set up
the Raffle on Friday and run the Raffle
Saturday night.
OUTSIDE VENDORS
4 Wheel Parts San Jose
4 Wheel Parts Stockton
4Wheel Parts Oakland
4x4 in Motion
4x4 Labs
AGR Performance, Inc.
ASAP
Auburn Riebes – Grass Valley
Highway
• Auburn Riebes – Palm Ave.
• Auto Meter Products, Inc.
• Auto Zone - Grass Valley
• B&C Lumber
• Banner Communications
• BK Dittmer Service & Repair
• Borgeson
• Colfax Riebes
• Cruco Trading Co.
• Daystar
• Eagle Quick Lube
• Electronics Solution
• Engo
• Foothill Car Care
• Garvin Industries
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TOM GUNTHER
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Grass Valley Riebes
Harrahs
Hellwig
IH Parts America
InLine Tube
J&M Offroad
Jack-It
Kragen O’Reilly – Grass Valley
Line X Placerville
Little Passenger Seats
Magnussen’s Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep
Marsh Racing Wheels
Monument Auto Parts
Mountain Offroad Enterprises
Mudsuckers 4WD Club
Nevada City Plaza Tire
Nevada City Riebes
Northridge 4x4
Northwest Fabworks
Off Road Only
Off-Road Motor Sports Hall of Fame
Overland Journal – Chris Collard
Part catalog Car & Truck
Accessories
Performance Stability
Rearend Specialties
Rebel Offroad
SFK Manufacturing, LLC (Skid Row
Offroad)
Shingle Springs Collision
Snevey’s Offroad
Steinjager
Thirty One - Kristen Rasmussen
Throttle Down Customs
Toms Bronco Parts
Top This Truck & Auto
Trucksmart
WFO Concepts
CORPORATE SPONSORS
• Advanced Adapters Inc.
• ARB 4X4 Accessories
• California Casuals
• BF Goodrich
• Metalcloak
• Randys/Yukon Gear
• Extreme Terrain
• SpiderWebShade
• Trail Gear
• Tuffy Security Products
• Warn Industries, Inc.
• West Coast Differentials/Sierra Gear
and Axle
• Four Wheel Parts
• Tom Woods Custom Driveshafts
CLUBS & INDIVIDUALS
Trisa O’Brien
Tom and Carmen Gunther
Sierra Treasure Hunters
San Joaquin Jeepers
Diablo 4 Wheelers
Joe and Nellie Malloy
John and Rene Allen
Hi-Landers
Buster Johnson - Grass Valley 4
Wheelers
• Pat Bashore
• Bonnie Steele
• Grass Valley 4 Wheelers
• Al Carter - Grass Valley 4 Wheelers
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4x4 Club, was this year’s Winter Fun
Festival raffle chair.
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BEWARE THE TRONA ROLLER COASTER
TERRY DEAN
I have to start this story by saying that I
enjoyed co-chairing the last three Panamint
Valley Days with Bonnie Ferguson. This last
one was my last event I’m co-chairing because
I want to volunteer on other projects in
Cal4Wheel.
With that said, I’ll get on with my story.
Anyone who has driven to and from
Panamint Valley Days through Trona knows
about the “Trona roller coaster.” The tell-tale tire
marks on the road show how many people have
been caught off guard. Well, I got caught —bad!
Panamint Valley Days 2014 ended, whew. I
felt it was good overall. Bonnie and I stayed an
additional night to clean up the area, pick up all
the signs and ribbon, as well as ensuring that all
of the campers cleaned up their campsites.
We get loaded, her Xterra and my 26’
motorhome (Class A) with a 3’x7’ extra storage rack mounted in my receiver hitch. We
are loaded to the gills! We pull out and I’m still
marveling at the weather that weekend. I turn
onto Nadeau Road and I can’t get enough of the
beauty of the mountains. The natural colors, the
stark landscape and my love of the desert rushing in was almost overwhelming.
The drive continued like this all the way
through the Argus Pass. Several times I reminded myself that I really had to stay alert to the
“Trona roller coaster” when we got outside
Trona.
The speed limit outside Trona is 55 mph, and
I have the cruise control set to 55 mph. No road
racing with a 26’ motorhome! All you have to do
with one of these is sit in the “Captain’s” chair
and command your land yacht where you want
to go.
That’s what I was doing outside of Trona,
the captain of my yacht, dreaming about the
weekend I just had. Looking forward to the success of my next event I’m going to volunteer
for when all of a sudden the front wheels of the
motor home left the road! WHAT THE HE**!!!!!!
All of a sudden my world crashed down on
me, and I not talking metaphorically! As the
front tires crashed back to earth, I smashed
on the brakes to bring my yacht under control and push up the overhead bed above the
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driver’s seat, wait, I mean the captain’s seat.
There is a huge shudder through the yacht, no
motorhome, as the front tires lock up trying to
slow this pig down!
Next massive bump, once again the front
wheels leave the road. The overhead bed I just
pushed up is crashing down on my head again,
only harder! This happens as you get more air
under your tires. So again, I attempt to push the
bed up while standing on the brakes harder than
ever and steer.
Picture this, one hand pushing up the bed
but can’t (I’m bent over due to the weight of the
bed), one foot on the brake pedal, one hand on
the wheel trying to keep the rig straight. The
second landing was harder and caused stuff to
roll forward from the back of the motorhome.
Smoke billowed from the wheels as they
bit into the pavement to stop 10,000 lbs. of
motorhome!
Third landing of the front wheels produced
less tire smoke and the bed only dropped half
way down. Less stuff from the back came forward and the whole rig came to a stop further
down the road. I pulled over and put it in park.
Stupid motorhome, it’s not a yacht at all. Yachts
don’t do this.
As you can imagine, there was some cleaning
up to do. Both me and the motorhome!
Bonnie has a front row to all this as she is
following me. I get out and check the load on
the rack and everything is ok. I check out the
motorhome and see everything is ok as well.
Bonnie and I have a good lough as I tell her
the events going on in the motorhome. The rest
of the trip is uneventful, thank God! I’m thinking
for next year I’ll just leave the yacht, I mean the
motorhome at home. Well, that might be too
drastic of a reaction. I know, I’ll remember exactly
where the roller coaster is and avoid its trap.
Until next year,
Terry Dean
Cal4Wheel Soouth District Membership Chair
and President, High Desert Four Wheelers
PISMO: NOTHING QUITE PREPARES YOU FOR SAND
High Desert 4 Wheelers
take on the dunes
BOB CAMPBELL
No matter how much you read,
learn from others, or gather from
training videos, nothing quite prepares
you for the sand as trying it yourself
and gaining firsthand experience.
Pismo/Oceano is the only beach in
California that allows public access
vehicle traffic. It only takes a few seconds in the sand to figure out it’s not
like any of the rock crawling we’ve
done in the High Desert. This was our
club’s first experience on the Dunes
and it won’t be our last.
We made the Pismo State Beach
Oceano Campground our home base
for the weekend. This worked out
great since it’s so close to the beach
entrance and there is no additional
fee to enter the Oceano Dunes State
Recreation Area. We are very aware of
and practice “Tread Lightly” while on
the trails, but that is the first thing that
you will notice at the dunes — there
aren’t any trails. The Oceano Dunes
OHV Area allows open riding and you
can go just about anywhere you can
negotiate your vehicle as long as you
don’t cross any fences or disturb wildlife.
Many of the dunes have very steep
and long drops on the leeward side,
so we exercised some caution and
stopped to look before proceeding.
We learned that lockers are not always
SAND DRIVING TIPS
;; Lower your tire pressure.
;; Drive smoothly (no sharp
turns, accelerate slowly, coast to a
stop). Wet sand near the beach is
firmer.
;; Travel straight up or down
dunes.
;; Follow in others’ tire tracks to
drive on firm ground.
;; Remember, sand is firm on
the windward side and soft on
the leeward side of dunes. When
bogged down, try to reverse in your
own tracks.
;; Hose down your vehicle after
a beach trip, unless you want it
to look like it came from the East
Coast.
the best option in the sand. They can
make turning quite difficult. Our confidence grew after a little experience
and we had a great weekend.
We found ourselves in a position
to help several stuck vehicles: three
trucks and four cars. Of course, we
took photos first. Regulars at the
dunes seem to leave stuck newbies to
their own devices.
This was a new experience for all
of us and one we will not soon forget.
Some of our participants who were
not fans of the rocks of the high desert
really enjoyed the dunes. High Desert
4 Wheelers will be making this an
annual event.
Bob is a member of the High Desert
Four Wheelers. Learn more about the
club at hd4w.org
MORE INFO
Oceano SVRA is easily accessible from US 101 and
Highway 1 in Oceano.
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For more information about the park visit
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=406
Check the Friends of Oceano website at oceanodunes.org
to find out about the latest efforts to keep the dunes open.
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CONVENTION 2015 SITE OF HISTORIC DECISION
BONNIE FERGUSON
& ANGELA COOK
PHOTOS BY JESSE MAY
& SUZY JOHNSON
Convention 2015 is in the history
books. It was a fun weekend, with
threats of rain that did not arrive until
Sunday morning.
The Thursday work party really
did a great job getting the registration
envelopes sorted and filled, goodie
bags stuffed, shirts sorted, the free
raffle ticket inserted into the envelopes, and the raffle prizes unloaded.
Thanks to Mike Hardy and Joyce, Kelly
Robbins, Judy and Chandler Cruden,
Ted Hussey, Cheryl May, Angela Cook,
Bonnie Steele and Bonnie Ferguson.
Registration got underway Friday
morning along with the raffle ticket
sales and went all day, resuming
Saturday morning. Thanks to Cheryl
May, Keith and Sandy Graham, Mike
Hardy and Joyce, Dave and Val Henry.
Angela and I were all over the place
helping to get everything in place.
The Friday hospitality room was full
and the taco bar was busy. That Stella
Rosa wine was really good. Thanks to
Aida Torres for heading up the hospitality committee and special thanks to
the guys from the Central District who
helped Aida in all aspects: Dan, Larry
and Phil. Thank you again. Thanks also
goes to Keith Graham and Joe Torres
for all their hard work… Thanks also to
the members and clubs that donated
wine and donated money toward
expenses. The donation buckets
helped cover the cost of the refreshments. I think Joe made a great wine
host, don’t you think? And Keith as
bartender? Nice.
Thanks to Bev, Barb and Jerry Hicks
for heading up the Life Member breakfast Saturday morning. The food was
good and the raffle fun. (Thanks to
Katie Taylor, whose ticket was drawn
for that big wood carved bear. She
gave her winning ticket to me and I
brought home that bear to join my
other carved bear family.) Thanks
Katie…
The vehicle show was chaired by
Fernando Cave and his crew. There
were a lot of nice rigs. Thanks to all
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TOP: Jerry & Bev Hicks of the
HiLanders. ABOVE LEFT: Steve Egbert
(L) presents Steve Gardiner with the Ed
Dunkley Medal of Honor.
who entered and congrats to all who
won an award in their category.
There were lots of vendors in our
vendor show. Thank you for coming
and showing us your wares. I hope
you all got a lot of business. Thankfully
the rain waited until Sunday. We didn’t
want to use Plan B.
The general assembly was not as
crowded as I would have liked, but to
those delegates and members who
attended. Thank you. The bylaw proposal passed with some discussion.
The new logo was “adopted.” We are
now the California Four Wheel Drive
Association, Inc.
Steve Egbert was re-elected as our
association president for another two
year term. Thank you Steve for all your
hard work these past two years and
much success for the upcoming term.
We support you 100%.
People were waiting to get into
the grand ballroom to find their seats.
Thanks to Barb Hicks for helping me
TOP LEFT: Bonnie Steele
presents Dana Holland
with the Douglas Sinclair
State Membership
Development Award. TOP:
Amy Cave receives the
Tara Ballard award from
Steve Egbert. LEFT: Joe
and Aida Torres relax at
the banquet on Saturday
night.
sort out the locations for the reserved
tables. And thanks to those three guys
who moved from the table we needed.
You were good sports. The natives
were getting restless. The serving line
went faster than I thought it would
and the food selection was great. The
awards ceremony went off without a
hitch. Congratulations to all who won
an award. Thanks to Mark Cave for
being our Master of Ceremony.
Sunday general assembly was
smaller than Saturday, which seems
to be the way it is. We heard from all
the State event chairs and lots of other
reports. Thanks to Ted and Jeannie
Burton for manning the delegate
check-in table both days.
We served 144 dinners Saturday
night, down from previous years. I
know our hotel was not located in
the South District, but with a deadline
fast approaching, the Lamp Liter Inn
graciously accommodated us with the
weekend we chose and offered us the
same rates as the previous year. We
are thankful to the hotel and their staff,
especially Nick, the banquet manager.
He worked his tail off all weekend so
that we could have a successful event
without worries. Thank you Lamp Liter
Inn and especially Nick. You made our
job a lot easier.
Thanks to Mike Hardy and Joyce
for heading up the raffle. It’s a thankless job with lots of background work
before the event. Thanks to Keith
and Sandy Graham and Val and Dave
Henry, who assisted during the weekend. Thanks to Cheryl May and Angela
Cook for their expertise on the computer. Thanks go to Steve Gardiner
who, along with Angela, got the registrations envelopes, name badges, meal
tickets and the program all in order on
short notice. Didn’t the program look
great? Thanks to Terry Dean who did
the artwork for our event. He went
through many versions before we
settled on the one we chose. Thanks,
Terry.
So, in closing, we would like to say
thank you to Suzy Johnson for online
registrations and Bonnie Steele and
Amy Cave for all their hard work during this whole year leading up to and
during convention. Without your support, it would have been a more difficult job.
If we’ve forgotten anyone who
helped us through this event, we
apologize. Our minds are full and our
hearts are too. Thanks again.
Bonnie and Angela were this year’s
convention co-chairs.
Download our new multiyear
strategic plan at:
http://cal4wheel.com/phocadownload/
ca4wda-multiyear-plan.pdf
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT: HIGH DESERT FOUR WHEELERS
TERRY DEAN
High Desert Four Wheelers is a club
based in Lancaster (North Los Angeles
County), CA. They were formed in
1976 as a family oriented four-wheel
drive club. This club is active with
community service that includes both
Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Trail.
High Desert Four Wheelers have
won many awards for their public
service, this includes the Lew Seipert
(Club of the Year) award. The club
in the past has provided “Barstow to
Vegas” support for the race teams,
March of Dimes water checkpoint as
well as helping the Forest Service build
pate in the local parades, car shows
and put on monthly club runs as well
as an annual campout.
If you’re ever in the High Desert
and are looking for someone to wheel
with, give them a call and see if they
are home. Most likely they will be on a
trail somewhere.
Visit the High Desert Four Wheelers
website at hd4w.org to find out more
about the club.
and maintain campgrounds & trails.
High Desert Four Wheelers partici-
Terry is the South District membership
chair and is currently looking for more
clubs to be featured in upcoming
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WIN-A-JEEP 2016: MINI MOTO IS LAUNCHED
STEVE GARDINER
WIN-A-JEEP 2016 CHAIR
This is “Mini Moto,” built by
GenRight Off Road as Cal 4 Wheel’s
2016 Win-A-Jeep! The concept is
to make a slightly smaller version of
GenRight’s Terra Moto Jeep. This Jeep
won’t have the big engine of Terra
Moto, but will have plenty of desirable
“options” added to it. The cool thing is
someone will win this jeep while helping to keep public lands open to the
public.
Mini Moto is still at the beginning
phases of the build. As well as all of
the GenRight products, you can also
see BF Goodrich tires and Raceline
wheels. Keep an eye on our build
articles as we feature many more
sponsor products as the year goes on.
Better yet, come see us at shows and
events as Mini Moto takes shape while
making the rounds throughout the
state. You can also visit GenRight and
Cal 4 Wheel’s web pages as well as
Facebook pages to see the progress.
Mini Moto can be yours for only
$5 – visit cal4wheel.com and click the
link for Win-A-Jeep tickets.
I’ll be getting you more information
soon.
Expedition California goes home
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if she remembered buying
a ticket to win a Jeep. And
yes, she and her husband
John only bought one ticket
each. Her ticket was the
one drawn by Matson of
MetalCloak (right), and Julie
says she smiles from ear to
ear every time she gets in.
Congratulations Julie, and
thanks to all who supported
the Win-A-Jeep this year.
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April 18-19, 2015 – Ventura County Off
Road Show
May 22-25, 2015 – High Desert
Roundup – Stoddard Wells OHV
June 6-8, 2015 – 4 Wheel Parts
Truckfest – Ontario Convention Center
June 19-21, 2015 – Inland Empire’s
Forest Fest – San Bernardino National
Forest
July 23, 2015 – Jeepers Jamboree –
Georgetown
August 6-9, 2015 – Sierra Trek –
Meadow Lake
August 30-31, 2015 - Cantina on the
Con – Rubicon Trail
September 19-21, 2015 – Sand Sport
Super Show – Costa Mesa, CA
October 4-5, 2015 – Off Road Expo –
Pomona
October 11-12, 2015 – Victor Valley Rocktoberfest
October 18-19, 2015 – Operation Desert
Fun - Ocotillo Wells OHV
November 4-7, 2015 – SEMA – Las
Vegas
November 13-15, 2015 – Panamint
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Jan, 2016 – Winter Fun Fest
January 8-11 2016, International
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February, 2016 – King of the Hammers
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CL UB S
Check the list below to see if there is a club in your area. Visit www.cal4wheel.com to find out more or
contact your district membership chair (see listing on page 6). Most clubs meet monthly and schedule
regular trail outings.
NORTH
4X4 CLIFFHANGERS of Vacaville meet the second Tuesday
of each month (except December) at the fire station located
on Vine St. off of Gibson Canyon Rd. at 7 p.m. Contact
Eron at 707-410-7820 ([email protected]) or Dan at
707-446-6905 ([email protected]). Like us on
Facebook at facebook.com/4wdCliffhangers
ALL SEASON (Somerset). Email chuckandclaudia@
wildblue.net for meeting info.
BEDROCK 4 Wheelers, Sacramento. Contact Perry at 916927-4858 for info.
BLACK SHEEP 4X4 CLUB of Redding meets the first Tuesday
of every month at 7 p.m., Players Pizza, 2305 Balls Ferry
Rd., Anderson, CA. For info contact Mario at mario@
reddingblacksheep.com or 530-227-1973, Tony at 530397-7755 ([email protected]).
GOLD HILLS POSSE 4x4 Club of Folsom/EDH, a very
active family-oriented club, meets at 7:30 p.m., the second
Thursday of each month at Round Table Pizza, 8755 Sierra
College Blvd., Suite B, Roseville CA 95661, (916) 791-7288.
Please call Brad at 916-933-0731 or email bkbouillion@
sbcglobal.net, or check our website at posse4x4.org for
additional information.
GOLDEN GATE JEEPERS (Belmont). Bernard 650-593-4456.
GRASS VALLEY 4-WHEELERS meet on the first Tuesday of
the month at Alta Sierra Pizza and Grill, 15690 Johnson
Place, Hwy. 49 and Alta Sierra Dr., Grass Valley, 7PM.
Guests welcome. Visit gv4w.com or contact Jason at 530292-9338 ([email protected]) or Jim at 530-477-0348 (jim.
[email protected]).
GRIMM CREEPERS 4WDC, Vacaville. Contact Dylan at
707-685-6681 or [email protected]; Randy
707-249-8326.
BOONIE BOUNCERS 4X4 CLUB (Sacramento). A fun and
active club for families and singles that enjoy the great
off-road. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of
each month at 7:30 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, located at
4010 Foothills Blvd., Roseville, CA. Find us on Facebook or
contact Bob at 916-783-0233 or rgreenslade@comcast.
net for details.
HI-LANDERS 4WD CLUB (Sacramento), meet on second
Monday of month at 7:30 p.m., Orangevale Community
Center, 6826 Hazel Ave. For more info contact Jerry Hicks
at 916-988-2070 or visit our website at www.hi-landers.
com.
BUTTE COUNTY TRAIL HOGS, Chico. Contact Chris at
[email protected] or 530-570-3810.
HIGH ROCK TREKKERS (Silver Springs, NV) meet annually
in July to host the Lassen-Applegate Emigrant Trail event.
Contact Dennis at 775-577-9157, [email protected];
Warner at 775-629-9232, [email protected], or
visit highrocktrekkers.com for info.
CAL-SIERRA ATV CLUB (Sacramento) meets the second
Thursday of the month at CA4WDC office. Contact Felton at
[email protected] or visit calsierraatvclub.com
CALIFORNIA TRAIL RUNNERS. Family and community
service oriented 4WD club. Open to 4x4s and SUVs of all
makes.
CAPITAL CITY MOUNTAIN GOATS meet at 7:30 p.m. the first
Friday each month. Contact Dennis Bartholomew at 916421-7788 or Tex Texiera at 916-423-1369 for info or visit our
website at ccmg4wd.org.
CONTRA COSTA JEEPERS, Walnut Creek area. Meetings
are the first Tuesday of each month. Family-oriented club.
Short wheelbase, difficult to extreme trails. Contact Jeff at
925-837-6015.
CRUZEN CRAZY’S 4WHEELERS, Grass Valley. Contact
Joseph at 530-263-1189 or Tony at 530-205-8399 or
[email protected]
DIABLO 4 WHEELERS (Concord). Family four-wheeling.
Established since 1964. All makes of 4x4 welcome. Activities
range from conservation projects, community involvement,
Adopt-A-Trail, social runs, easy and hard rock wheeling.
Meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., Meets
every first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., Fuddruckers
Concord, Willow Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd,
E-260 Concord, CA 94520. Contact Steve Mallo at
[email protected] or visit diablo4wheelers.com.
DIRTY DOZEN (Somerset). Call for meeting info,
530-620-1637.
DIXON 4 WHEELERS, families and singles, all types of 4x4’s
welcome. First Monday of each month at 7 p.m., call for
location. Contact Jim at 530-979-1596 or Bill at 707-3447010 for info.
ELDORADO JEEP HERDERS, Granite Bay. Contact Sean at
916-215-2613.
ESPRIT DE FOUR (San Jose), second Tuesday each month,
7 p.m. Please consult club’s website for location. Activities
range from community services, Adopt-a-Trail and safety
clinics. We welcome newcomers to our meetings and
events. For more info visit www.espritdefour.com or
contact Ellen at [email protected] (650-964-4705).
EZ JEEPERS (Vallejo). Call 209-604-5194 for meeting info.
FORESTHILL FOUR WHEELERS. A family oriented 4WD
club meets on the fourth Thursday of each month in
Foresthill. For location and other information please
contact Russ Watkins at [email protected] or 530-367 2897.
FOUR DICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB (San Jose/South
Bay Area) meets the first Monday of each month, 6:45 p.m.,
Harry’s Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, CA. Contact
Keith at 415-309-2658 ([email protected]) or Alan at
408-218-6774 ([email protected]) for info, or check
our website at fourdice4x4.com
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HIGH LAKE TREKKERS, Paradise. Contact Norm at 530-8777025 or [email protected]
HILLHOPPERS JEEP CLUB (Dublin). Email leadermann@aol.
com for meeting info.
JEFFERSON STATE 4WD ASSOCIATION (Central Point, OR).
Meetings to be announced. Contact Pat, 541-883-2044, or
Dick at 541-891-4537 ([email protected])
JOAQUIN JEEPERS meet every second Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at 4 Wheel Parts in Salida. For
more information call Glen at 209-324-4774 or Todd at
209-847-2238.
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Contact Suzy at [email protected]
or online at cal4wheel.com
JUST FOUR FUN (Sacramento). Contact Craig at
[email protected] or Jason at j4wheelintoys@
gmail.com for info.
LAKE TAHOE HI-LO’S 4WD Club meets the fourth Tuesday
of each month, in S. Lake Tahoe, CA. Contact Rod at 530543-0320 for info.
MADHATTERS 4x4 Club, est. 1978, participates in a variety
of family-oriented OHV activities. The club meets on the
fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Mountain
Mike’s Pizza, 1304 First St., Livermore, CA. Everyone
welcome! Contact Tom at president@madhatters4x4.
com or Art at [email protected] or visit
madhatters4x4.com for more info.
MENDOCINO 4X4 CLUB (Ukiah) meets every second
Monday, 6 p.m., Jensen’s Truck Stop, Redroom Room,
Ukiah. Frank 707-972-0233, ([email protected]).
MOTHERLODE ROCKCRAWLERS (Amador County).
Family oriented, established in 1987, all types of rigs
are welcome, responsible four wheeling and Adopt-ATrail clean ups, easy and hard 4wheeling. Meetings are
the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Gold
Country Driving School 242 French Bar Rd., Jackson
CA 95642. Contact Ron at 209-920-3150 or Jack &
Kitten at c-209-304-0510 h-209-274-4508. Email us at
[email protected] Or look us up on
the web at www.motherloderockcrawlers.com Facebook
at https://www.facebook.com/pages/MotherlodeRockcrawlers/140315172796414 We welcome all
newcomers.
MOUNTAIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MTA) (San Jose) meets
on the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., Luigi’s Pizza
and Pasta, 2495 Winchester Blvd., Campbell, CA. Family and
single members, guests are welcome. Host of the annual
Mud-n-Yer-Eye Frolic event held at Hollister Hills, CA.
Contact Debbie at [email protected] or visit mta4x4.
com
MUDSUCKERS 4 WHEEL DRIVE CLUB (Sacramento)
meet first Tuesday each month, Mark & Monica’s Family
Pizza, 4751 Manzanita Ave in Carmichael at 7:00 p.m.
Guests are welcome. Feel free to check our website at
mudsuckers4wd.com or contact Brian at 916-871-3458 or
[email protected] for details.
NAPA B.E.T.S. 4-WHEEL DRIVE CLUB, an active club and
member of CA4WDC. We have one run per month in the
summer, one of which is our annual Rubicon Trek. We are
open to all 4x4 owners, families and singles alike. For more
club information, call Dave Toboni, 707-257-1709.
NAPA VALLEY JEEPERS meet the second Tuesday of each
month. Families and singles are welcome, as well as all
makes of 4x4s. For further info contact Jim MacLellan at
707-432-1479 or email [email protected].
NORCAL 4 WHEELERS, Sacramento. Contact Amy at 916803-3699. Check website for meeting info and location at
nc4w.net.
NORCAL CRAWLERS meet the first Thursday of the month
at 6 p.m. For more info contact Tim at 530-518-4785 or
Jason at 805-612-7700 for info.
NORTH COAST CLIFFHANGERS meets first Wednesday of
every month at 6 p.m. For more info contact Jim Pofahl at
707-464-3961.
NORTH TAHOE TRAIL DUSTERS meet the first Wednesday
of every month. For info contact John at 530-546-3642.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND ROVER CLUB. Visit
norcalrovers.org or contact Brenton at president@
norcalrovers.org or [email protected] for more
info.
OPHIR GOPHER JEEP CLUB meet first Friday of the month
at varying locations. Call David at 530-589-1434 or Judy
530-533-8443 for more information.
PAIR-O-DICE 4 WHEELERS meets on the second Tuesday of
each month at 6:30 p.m., Round Table Pizza (near Safeway)
on Clark Road in Paradise. Family club with single members.
Runs monthly, Adopt-A-Trail, lots of fun, etc. Contact Jim
Earl 530-872-8218, or Doug Poppelreiter 530-872-9287 or
[email protected].
RAILTOWN OFFROAD CLUB meets the second Wednesday
of the month at 7 p.m. Call for locations. For more
information contact Stevean at 209-833-6244 or Brad at
408-472-2131, or visit railtownoffroad.org.
RAT PACK (Shasta County) meets on the fourth Tuesday of
each month except December at Players Pizza, 2305 Balls
Ferry Rd., Anderson at 6:30 p.m. (come at 6 if you want
dinner). All types of 4x4s welcome. Alden at 530-604-9848
or Herb/Mary at 530-357-3768 (mudslinger91@hotmail.
com).
ROUGH & READY JEEP CLUB (Sacramento) meets the first
Tuesday of each month. For more info contact Jack at
916-991-5756.
SACRAMENTO FLAT FENDERS. Contact Jason at 916-4296553 for meeting info.
SACRAMENTO JEEPERS, INC., family Jeeping since 1957.
Meets the second Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m.,
CA4WDC office, 8120 36th Ave., Sacramento. Please visit
our web site at www.sacramentojeepers.org for more
information, or contact Jami at 916-806-6121.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY TOP GUN. Contact Glen
([email protected]) or 916-685-5215.
SACRAMENTO WIDETRACKERS meeting on the first
Saturday of each month at the Pizza Factory in Loomis
(Taylor Road) at 6:00 p.m. Family-oriented club. Contact
Gary at 916-652-7889 ([email protected])for info.
SAN FRANCISCO JEEPERS, meet only as necessary. Contact
Michael at [email protected] (650-504-0703).
SANTA CRUZ 4X4 CLUB. Third Thursday of each month,
Bruno’s BBQ, 230 Mount Hermon Suite G (upstairs dining
room), Scotts Valley, CA. Contact Robin at officers@
sc4wdc.com or 831-239-3350 or see our website at http://
www.sc4wdc.com.
SANTA ROSA 4X4’s meet on the first Monday of each month
at 7:30 p.m. at the Boy Scout Clubhouse on Schurman
Drive. Our club accepts singles and families with all levels of
four-wheeling experience and all types of four-wheel drive
vehicles. We welcome you as a guest at our next meeting!
Visit our club website at www.sr4x4s.com or call David at
707-575-4160 for more info.
SIERRA TREASURE HUNTERS, a family oriented 4WD
club, meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday each month
in Sacramento. Email [email protected] or visit our
website at http://www.sth4x4.com.
SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL RIDERS 4X4 CLUB meets at 5 p.m.
the first Sunday of the month at Monarch Solid Surfaces,
1910 Camden Ave., San Jose. For more info call Glyn Zeiler
at 408-224-6549 or James at [email protected]
or 408-410-6100.
TRAILBUSTERS 4X4 CLUB (Solano County) meet on the
second Friday of each month at 7 p.m. in Vacaville at the
Round Table Pizza, Alamo and Merchant. For more info
contact James at 707-685-0653 or [email protected].
TRI VALLEY ROCK KNOCKERS, Livermore. Contact Richard
at [email protected].
WANDERING WHEELERS JEEP CLUB (Hayward):
Meetings first Tuesday, 7 p.m., Round Table Pizza, 20920
Redwood Rd., Castro Valley (map at club web page at
wanderingwheelers.com). Call Al Paiva 925-634-4472 or
Paul Tavres 510-783-0263 for info. Guests always welcome.
WINE COUNTRY ROCK CRAWLERS (Santa Rosa). Meet
every third Monday night of the month, Round Table Pizza,
2065 Occidental Rd., Santa Rosa. For info contact Ron at
[email protected] or visit winecountryrockcrawlers.
org
WOMEN OUT WHEELING (Sacramento). Contact Shirley
Bramham at 916-383-7128 or Claudia Smith at 530-6200914 for meeting times and locations.
CENTRAL
4X4HIM CHRISTIAN WHEELERS (Fresno/Clovis). Meetings
on 15th day of every month at rotating location. Check
website at 4x4him.com or contact Cecil at 559-2504419 ([email protected]) or Don at 559-972-2200
([email protected]) for info.
4X4 IN MOTION (Modesto/Turlock) meets the first
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Families and
individuals welcome. Contact Wayne at cabugman@
hotmail.com (209-541-7420) or Chris at cv70_00@
hotmail.com (209-485-4348) for details.
BAKERSFIELD TRAILBLAZERS meet the first Wednesday
of each month. Guests welcome. Contact Richard at
661-706-1600 or James at 661-873-5487 for info or visit
bakersfieldtrailblazers.org
BRONCOS UNANIMOUS, Laton, CA. Contact Bobby at
[email protected] (559-867-2128) or David at
[email protected] (559-923-9563) for info.
CEN CAL CRAWLERS, Visalia. Meetings second Tuesday,
6:30PM. Jeep vehicles only, open to new members. For info
contact Craig at 559-972-7978 ([email protected])
or visit website at centralcalcrawlers.com.
CLOVIS INDEPENDENT 4 WHEELERS meet first Sunday
each month 6:30 p.m. Call Mike at 559-352-9780
([email protected]); Trina at 559-280-5263
([email protected]); or visit our website at clovis4x4.com
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB OF FRESNO meets second
Tuesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at Yosemite Falls Café,
4020 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno. Visit our web site at http://
www.4WDCFresno.net for a map. Contact Bryan at
559-907-9542 or [email protected] for more
information.
HILLHOPPERS (Fresno). Open to new members, families and
individuals. Contact Dennis at 559-430-9649.
KINGSBURG 4WD CLUB meets the first Tuesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m., 21253 S. Locan, Laton. Call David at
559-923-9563 ([email protected]) for info.
LOCK & LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of Visalia. Active family
oriented club interested in responsible four-wheeling. Meet
first Thursday each month. Call Larry at 559-597-2008 or
Dan at 559-733-2723 for info or visit our website at http://
www.lockandlow.com.
LOCKED AND LOADED 4X4, Ripon. Meet first Tuesday, 7
PM at KMD Garage, 775 E. Roth Rd., French Camp. Contact
Robert at 209-661-3266 ([email protected]) or Nick
at 209-834-7649 ([email protected]) for info.
MID VALLEY 4 WHEELERS (Merced) meet the first Tuesday
of every month at 6:30 p.m., 2220 E. Childs Ave., Merced.
Contact Rick at [email protected] or
209-725-8531.
MUD, SWEAT & GEARS (Sonora) meet the first Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the Pine Tree Restaurant, 19601
Hess Ave., Sonora. Runs are third Saturday of the month.
Contact Jo at [email protected] or 209-928-1337.
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND, Fresno. Meetings TBA. Contact Joel
559-333-2629 or [email protected] for info.
ROCKEATERS 4WD (Modesto) meet the second Saturday
of each month at 2 p.m. Check our website for location.
We are a family-oriented club open to new members of all
types and experience levels. Check us out at http://www.
rockeaters.com.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 4WD CLUB. The SLO
4-Wheelers invite you to come join us on the first
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., Round Table Pizza,
Atascadero. Contact Mark at [email protected] or George
805-466-7659 ([email protected]) or visit our web
page at slo4wheelers.org.
SANTA BARBARA 4WD CLUB, first Tuesday of every month,
7:00 p.m., call for location. Call Dick at 805-968-2437
([email protected]) or visit santabarbara4wdclub.com.
SANTA MARIA 4-WHEELERS meet on the fourth Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 p.m., Giavanni’s Pizza, 1108 E. Clark Ave
in Orcutt. Contact Duane at 805-925-2626 or Misty at 805937-5712 for more info.
SEQUOIA SIDEWINDERS, Porterville. Meet the third Tuesday
of each month at Round Table Pizza on Henderson Ave. For
info contact Marvin at [email protected] or Gary at 559781-0151 or [email protected]
SIERRA CRAWLERS (Clovis), meetings TBA. Contact Mike at
[email protected] or 559-647-1181.
TRAIL BUSTERS (Kings County) 4WD CLUB in Hanford meets
on the first Thursday at 7 p.m., Kings Co. Bowl, 1050 E.
Lacey Blvd., Hanford. Call Paul at 559-924-5875. Families
and singles are welcome.
SOUTH
HIGH DESERT FOUR WHEELERS meet first Tuesday of
each month, 6:00 p.m. for dinner, 6:30 p.m. for meeting.
Greenhouse Café, 1169 Commerce Center Dr., Lancaster.
Contact Terry at 661-917-3296 ([email protected]) or
Bonnie at 661-943-9744 ([email protected]) for
info or visit www.hd4w.com.
HILL & GULLY RIDERS, Jason 562-824-0367 or Robert
951-443-3809.
INLAND JEEP FREEKS (Temecula area). First Sunday of each
month, Pizza Factory, 31725 Temecula Pkwy., Temecula.
Contact Dave at 909-841-5086 ([email protected]) or
John Maciel at 951-679-8231 ([email protected]) or visit
inlandjeepfreeks.org
JEEPING JEEPERS JEEP CLUB (Orange County), meet the
first Wednesday of every month at 7:30, Polly’s Restaurant,
18132 Imperial Hwy., Yorba Linda. Contact Don at 714-7791673 ([email protected]) or visit jeepingjeepers.org
MISFITS 4WD (Highland), meetings second Saturday of the
month at Buffalo Wild Wings, 8188 Day Creek Blvd, Rancho
Cucamonga, CA 91739. Call Maurice at 562-650-5023
for meeting time. Contact Maurice at misfitsjeepclub@
yolasite.com (562-650-5023) or Zachary at zsconngdon@
gmail.com (909-609-4283).
ON THE ROCKS meets the fourth Tuesday of each month
at Ameci Pizza & Pasta, 1724 E. Avenida De Los Arbolos,
Thousand Oaks, at 7:00 p.m. Contact Mike at 805-3830806 ([email protected]) or Damian at 818-7090280 ([email protected]) for info. Or visit website at
ontherocks4x4.org
ORANGE COUNTY 4-PLAY, second Wednesday of the
month, Carrows, 16931 Magnolia St., Fountain Valley. Check
their website at oc4play.org for info or contact George at
[email protected] (714-376-3377).
ANTELOPE VALLEY FOUR WHEELERS meet the third
Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the Round Table
Pizza, 44204 N. 10th St. West, Lancaster. For additional
info, contact Don at 661-947-7082, Brian at 661-9031659 ([email protected]) or visit
antelopevalleyfourwheelers.com.
OUT FOUR FUN 4WD CLUB (Inland Empire area) meets
the second Monday of each month. For location and club
info contact Gary at [email protected] or Paul at
[email protected].
BABES OF THE DESERT, contact Ginger at ga.hughes@
verizon.net.
PACIFIC OFF ROADERS, Long Beach. Contact Bob at 562422-9640 or Charles at 310-450-4163.
CAPO VALLEY 4 WHEELERS (S. Orange Co.) meet on the first
Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Wind & Sea Restaurant
in Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point. Family-oriented. Contact
Bruce at 949-361-3411 or visit http://www.cv4w.org.
THE ROUGHWHEELERS IV CLUB (L.A.-South Bay) meet
every second Friday at 8 p.m., Redondo Rod & Gun, 2023
Vanderbilt, Redondo Beach, CA 90278. See roughwheelers.
com for map and details. Guests welcome. Contact Tuvia
at 310-404-3232 ([email protected]) or
Montego at 310-751-0828 (webcontact@roughwheelers.
com).
DESERT DAWGS (Riverside) meet the second Tuesday of
each month. Call John Snell for meeting info at 951-6818608 or [email protected]. Visit our website at
desertdawgs.org
DIRT DEVILS offer family-oriented four-wheeling of all
calibers, from mild to wild! Join us on the first Tuesday of
each month. 7 p.m., Marie Callender’s, 5711 E. La Palma Ave.,
Anaheim. Contact information is on our website at http://
www.dirtdevils.org or contact Ray at raykleinhuizen@
yahoo (714-579-7504) or Emi at [email protected]
(714-649-9836).
DRIFTERS JEEP CLUB meets first Thursday of month,
Michael Angelo’s Pizzaria, 2467 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario, CA
91761. For more info contact Mark Phelps, suzyq111963@
yahoo.com, (909) 938-8713 or David Meyer, dgm4x4@
verizon.net, (951) 487-6693 or visit our blog at http://
driftersddd.blogspot.com/
SAN DIEGO 4 WHEELERS meet the first Thursday each
month (except February), at the Automotive Museum in
Balboa Park, located at 2080 Pan American Plaza, Suite
12, Park Boulevard, San Diego. See the website for info at
sd4wheel.com or contact Joe at [email protected] or Rod
at 619-445-5310.
SAN DIEGO OUTBACKS 4X4 CLUB meets the second
Wednesday at the Santa Maria Masonic Lodge, located at
the corner of Main and 9th Streets in beautiful downtown
Ramona. For info call Marc at [email protected].
SCOUTS WEST meets the second Thursday each month,
7:30 p.m., at Marie Callender’s, 5711 E. La Palma, Anaheim.
Call Paul at 714-313-3303 or visit our website at www.
scoutswest.com for info.
EARLY BRONCOS LTD. (1966-77 Broncos) meet second
Sunday of month near Ramona, CA. Contact Steve at 858740-7149 or visit earlybronco.com.
SPINNIN’ FOURS (L.A.-O.C.) meets on the first Thursday of
each month at 7:30 p.m. Call Art Hastings at 562-693-2303
for location and information.
EASTERN SIERRA 4X4 CLUB, Inc. meets the second
Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Meet at the Bishop
Pizza Factory and come at 6 p.m. if you want to eat. Please
check club website for the most current information at
www.easternsierra4wdclub.com or contact Mike at
760-937-6663 or Sherrie at 760-920-0424 or email at
[email protected]
TIERRA DEL SOL (San Diego) meets the third Wednesday
each month at Al Bahr Shrine, 5440 Kearny Mesa Rd., San
Diego, 7:30 p.m. Contact Tim at 760-765-0772 or Sue at
619-562-1225, or visit tds4x4.com
GAD-ZUKS! SUZUKI CLUB meets at 4:30 p.m. on the first
Sunday of every month. All vehicles are welcome. For
meeting place info contact Guy 909-466-1513 (oldguy4x4@
yahoo.com). Check our website at www.gad-zuks.com.
GEAR GRINDERS 4WD CLUB meets the fourth Wednesday
of each month (except Nov. when Thanksgiving is the
day after and Dec.). Meet at 6:00 p.m. for dinner, 7:00
p.m. for meeting, The Grape Leaf, 901 N. Heritage Dr.,
Suite 102, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Contact Jack at 760382-8027 ([email protected]), Ciegi at 760428-8927 ([email protected]) or visit
geargrinders4wdclub.org
GEARED 4 FUN 4WD CLUB (north San Diego county) meets
the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Call for
more information, contact Angela Cook at 760-505-3579 or
Chris Chase at 760-723-3661 or visit our website at www.
geared4fun.com.
GENERAL 4 WHEELERS. Contact Donna at dlchisum4444@
sbcglobal.net or call 928-237-9190.
HEMET JEEP CLUB meets second Wednesday of each
month. Call Mike at 951-929-6492 or mike.ledbetter@
verizon.net or Mike Hardy at 951-929-5337. You can also
visit our website at www.hemetjeepclub.com
TRAIL CREW (Santa Clarita). Meets the first Tuesday of every
month at the Lulu’s Restaurant, 16900 Roscoe Blvd, Van
Nuys at 7:00pm. Come join us and hang out. We adopted
and maintain the Look Out trail at Rowher Flats. Our website
is www.thetrailcrew.com. For additional info contact Ron
at [email protected] or 323-646-3090.
VICTOR VALLEY 4 WHEELERS meet first Tuesday at 7:00
p.m. at Victorville Motors, 14617 Civic Dr., Victorville. Safari
night (family night) is the third Tuesday of every month at
5:30-7PM at Pasco’s Pizza, 17348 Main St., Hesperia. Club
run the following weekend. For info call Dave at 909-8809030 ([email protected]) or John at
[email protected] or visit www.
victorvalley4wheelers.com.
OUT OF STATE
KOMSTOCK KRAWLERZ, Dayton, NV. Call for meeting
location. Larry, [email protected], 775-246-3212.
NEVADA NOMADS. We hold meetings infrequently by
consent of the members. Open to all types of 4WD vehicles.
Contact Larry at 775-246-3212.
SIN CITY OUTLAWS 4WD CLUBS (Las Vegas, NV).
Meetings to be announced. Contact Gary 702-242-9400,
[email protected]
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GIVING THANKS TO ASSOCIATION DONORS
Thank you to all of our generous supporters who made donations during Convention!
Building Fund
Sacramento Jeepers
$250
Hi-Landers
$250
Sacramento Jeepers
$250
Clovis Independents
$1,000
Esprit de Four - TreadLightly! Dues
$250
JESSE MAY
State Equipment
General Fund
Capital City Mountain Goats
$500
Tierra Del Sol
$2,500
Tierra Del Sol (King of the Hammers/
Steve Gardiner)
$400
Madhatters
$200
Madhatters
$200
Joaquin Jeepers
$2,000
Clovis Independents
$100
Santa Cruz 4WD Club
$2,000
Joaquin Jeepers
$500
Bakersfield Trailblazers
$100
Diablo 4 Wheelers
$1,000
Esprit de Four
$1,000
Bakersfield Trailblazers
$100
High Rock Trekkers
$200
Diablo 4 Wheelers
$250
Kingsburg 4WD Club
$250
Diablo 4 Wheelers
$500
Bonnie Ferguson
$1,300
Esprit de Four
$500
On The Rocks 4 Wheelers
$400
Denny Londo, of Tierra Del Sol, presents his club’s
donations to Don Spuhler, with Bonnie Steele and Steve
Egbert looking on.
Miscellaneous
Ron Parkinson
$100 –
Convention
Hospitality
Life Member Scholarship Fund
Sacramento Jeepers
$250
RTI Ramp
$107 –
Convention
Steve Egbert
$45
Diablo 4 Wheelers
$250
Tierra Del Sol
$2,500 - Sponsor
of Win-A-Jeep
Life Member Breakfast
$440
Todd Ockert
$100
Mud, Sweat & Gears
$100
Thank you to the following for making donations in the
last few months:
4x4 in Motion
$2,000
Bonnie Ferguson
$1,300
Hemet Jeep Club
$500
Glenn Morrison & Shalimar Beach
$100
Sacramento Jeepers
$250
Charlie Morse
$50
Desert Dawgs
$100
Mark & Cindy Wilson
$10
San Diego 4 Wheelers
$201
Joel Fry
$5
San Diego 4 Wheelers
$1,000
Aaron & Tamara Gilbert
$5
Legal
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EVENTCALENDAR
CHECK FOR MORE EVENTS AT CAL4WHEEL.COM/CALENDAR
MAY 2015
TO ALL CALENDAR CONTRIBUTORS:
8-10 CA4WDA
MOLINA GHOST RUN, Hollister Hills SVRA.
Runs for all levels, barbecue, raffle and
more. See ad in this issue or visit cal4wheel.
com/molina-ghost-run for info.
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4X4 HOW TO CLINIC, hosted by Esprit
de Four. The one-day clinic consists of
classroom instruction, two guided trail
tours, and one-on-one guidance through
several exercises. Virtually all four-wheel
drive vehicles and all levels of driver skills
are welcome. Students must provide
their own lunch. A barbecue dinner will
be provided on Saturday for a nominal
fee. For more information contact Rick
at [email protected] or at http://
espritdefour.com
Putting an event here is FREE to member
clubs and associate members. Please try to
narrow your event location down to a city,
if possible, or an easily located region of the
state. This helps our members and guests who
are unfamiliar with our events.
the Pinecrest/Summit Ranger Station to
the Eagle Meadows turnoff and follow the
signs. Check in by 9 AM Drivers meeting
at 9:15. The event starts at the Niagara
OHV Campground. Free BBQ lunch with
a raffle immediately following. For further
information call co- chairman Terry Easley
at 209-768-2437.
JULY 2015
17-20
22-24 CA4WDA
HI DESERT ROUND-UP, Stoddard Valley
OHV Area near Barstow, CA. Runs for all
levels, games, raffle and more. See ad in
this issue or visit cal4wheel.com/hi-desertround-up for info.
JUNE 2015
13-14
LASSEN-APPLEGATE TRAIL RIDE. Starts at
Winnemucca, NV and ends at Cedarville,
CA. See information in this issue or contact
Warner Anderson at 775-629-9232 or
[email protected], or Ron Vance
at 775-246-4099 or [email protected].
Registration is available online at http://
highrocktrekkers.com
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KIDS ON THE ROCKS at the Niagara Rim
Trail. Mud Sweat and Gears of Sonora is
inviting everyone to the Stanislaus National
Forest for the 25th 4-wheel drive run with
the disabled. Take Hwy 108 13.7 miles past
DIRECTORY
Gearbox listings are only $35! Get yours.
Call Suzy at 805.550.2804
or email [email protected]
6-9
SEPTEMBER 2015
4-7
CA4WDA
SIERRA TREK, in the northern Sierras near
Truckee, CA. Several runs for all levels,
meals, camping, entertainment, raffle and
camp activities. See ad in this issue or visit
cal4wheel.com/sierra-trek for info.
CA4WDA
HIGH SIERRA POKER RUN in the Sierras
near Shaver Lake, CA. Several runs to
choose from, including Ladies Run and UTV
run, and an overnight run on Swamp Lake.
For more info visit cal4wheel.com/highsierra-poker-run
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4X4 HOW TO CLINIC, hosted by Esprit
de Four. The one-day clinic consists of
classroom instruction, two guided trail
tours, and one-on-one guidance through
several exercises. Virtually all four-wheel
drive vehicles and all levels of driver skills
are welcome. Students must provide
their own lunch. A barbecue dinner will
be provided on Saturday for a nominal
fee. For more information contact Rick
at [email protected] or at http://
espritdefour.com
OCTOBER 2015
16-17
AUGUST 2015
JEEP BEACH WEST, Oceano Dunes SVRA.
Wheel, camp and have fun. Register at
jeepbeachwest.com.
heart of the Sierra. Enjoy a free evening
of camping after our barbecue and raffle.
Register online at http://laketahoehilos.
com/#!gamblers-poker-run/c13kb
CA4WDC
OPERATION DESERT FUN, held at the
Truckhaven 4x4 Facility in the Ocotillo
Wells SVRA. Runs for all levels, including
4x4’s, motorcycles, ATVs and side-by-sides.
Proceeds benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of
America Cal-Diego Chapter and CA4WDC.
Visit cal4wheel.com/operation-desert-fun
for info.
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GAMBLER’S POKER RUN, sponsored by the
Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s. This is a guided, slow
moving four-wheel drive trip through the
beautiful Toiyabe National Forest, in the
LOOKING FOR THE
CLASSIFIEDS?
NOVEMBER 2015
13-15
CA4WDC
PANAMINT VALLEY DAYS, near Trona,
CA. Runs, camping, raffle and more. See
cal4wheel.com/panamint-valley-days for
info.
ONGOING
RUBICON OHV AND IRON MOUNTAIN
Road Patrols. Volunteers needed to patrol
the Rubicon and Iron Mountain trails on
Saturdays and Sundays. Contact Dana
Holland for more information at 916-4577272.
cal4wheel.com/classifieds
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ASSOCIATEMEMBERS
VIEW/SEARCH ONLINE DIRECTORY: HTTP://WWW.CAL4WHEEL.COM/ASSOCIATE-DIRECTORY
NORTH DISTRICT
ALAN YORDY EQUIPMENT CO....................................209-462-1495
3412 E. Miner Ave., Stockton, CA 95205;
Laundry & dry cleaning sales, services, parts; welding, fitting,
bending, etc.
ARNOLDS FOR AWARDS.......530-677-0623/arnoldsawards.com
3971A Durock Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682;
Awards, trophies & ad specialties
BIG CEDAR MINI STORAGE........................................ 209-295-6600
P.O. Box 1464; Pioneer, CA 95666;
Repair, rebuilding & services
COLLEGE OAK TOWING...............................................916-648-2580
4125 Winters St., Sacramento, CA 95838; Towing
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
FHP AUTOMOTIVE
530-721-1441
fhpautomotive.com
2907 Lake Forest Rd. #1
Tahoe City, CA 96145
4x4 parts/repair, automotive repair
and diagnostics
RUGGED ROCKS
909-547-4651
ruggedrocksoffroad.com
Nissan offroad parts
ENTERPRISE PUBLICATIONS....................................... 916-684-7348
3437 Point Pleasant Rd., Elk Grove, CA 95758-9719
EVERYTHING RADIOS................................................... 916-248-8748
3380 Industrial Blvd., #105, W. Sacramento, CA 95691;
everythingradios.com
Sell, service, install every kind of two-way radio
EXTREME GEAR OFF-ROAD PRODUCTS.................916-635-4900
11389 Trade Center Dr., Ste. C, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742;
extremegearoffroad.com
4 wheel drive repair/specialty shop/product sales
FHP AUTOMOTIVE...........................................................530-721-1441
2907 Lake Forest Rd #1, Tahoe City, CA 96145; 4x4 parts,
repair, diagnostics
FREEDOM HOME LOANS............................................... 530-277-1111
1784 E. Main St., Grass Valley, CA 95945; Home loans
GM SPECIALIST............................530-755-9700/gmspecialist.com
232 Garden Hwy., Yuba City, CA 95991;
Repair, service, tires, installation
HOOFERS WELDING......................................................916-348-0662
5729 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608; Vehicular racks
and welding
HUNTERS 4X4................................ 916-704-8867/hunters4x4.com
7521 Cook Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610; Parts, accessories,
installation, fabrication
J&M OFFROAD.................................................................530-273-7627
125 Spring Hill Dr., Suite 6, Grass Valley, CA 95945; 4-wheel
drive fabrication
J&S TRUCKING...............................................................916-424-5800
117 Otto Cir., Sacramento, CA 95822; Truck brokerage
877-795-JEEP (5337)
jeeperformanceinc.com
Full service Jeep performance shop
916-248-8748
everythingradios.com
Every kind of two-way radios
719-536-0722
funtreks.com
4WD guidebooks, GPS data cards
sneveysoffroad.com 530-255-4302
Custom and aftermarket parts
& accessories
714-963-1897 fountainvalleytirepros.com
18302 Ward St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Tires, alignments, auto repair, lifts
J&W AUTO WRECKERS.................................................800-924-9732
8626 Antelope Rd., Antelope, CA 95843; New and used Jeep
parts
JEEP JAMBOREE USA.....................................................530-333-4777
2776 Sourdough Flat, Georgetown, CA 95634; Jeep trips
JEEPERS JAMBOREE, Inc..............................................530-333-4771
P.O. Box 900, Georgetown, CA 95634, jeepersjamboree.
com; Jeep trips
METALCLOAK.COM.........................916-631-8071/metalcloak.com
3290 Monier Cir., Rancho Cordova, CA 95742; Tube racks,
tube fenders
OFF-ROAD ENTERPRISES.............................................209-931-1170
2953 Cherryland Ave., #B, Stockton, CA 95215
PULSKAMP........................................................................916-802-5896
2715 Curran Rd., Ione, CA 95640; Signs & screenprinting
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richardsonperformance.com 916-936-9790
Off road, Jeep, UTV/ATV, Marine Parts and accessories
BAS OFFROAD
760-963-9933
basoffroad.com
Aftermarket parts and accessories;
installation and fabrication
RACKWORKS................................... rackwork-s.com/408-712-3770
1719 Grant St., #7, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
RackWorks cargo rack
RICHARDSON PERFORMANCE...................................916-936-9790
richardsonperformance.com
Off road, Jeep, UTV/ATV, marine parts & accessories
SNEVEY’S OFF ROAD.............530-410-1653/sneveysoffroad.com
4302 Bowyer Blvd., Redding, CA 96002;
Off-road parts & accessories
WARN INDUSTRIES................................... 916-984-2122/warn.com
104 Emigrant Ct., Folsom, CA 95630; Winch manufacturer
WEST COAST DIFFERENTIALS.....................................916-635-8696
2429 Mercantile #A, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742;
Differential parts
CENTRAL DISTRICT
ADVANCE ADAPTERS....................................................805-238-7000
4320 Aerotech Center Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446; Engine &
transmission components
BRIDGEPORT INN.......................................................... 760-932-7380
P.O. Box 128, Bridgeport, CA 93517-0128; Motel
COASTAL FABRICATION................................................ 831-394-7315
PO Box 222278, Carmel, CA 93922; Fabrication
EXTREME OFF ROAD..................................................... 559-323-8222
1320 Brookhaven, Clovis, CA 93612; 4WD repair
HARDCORE 4X4..............................................................559-733-3278
2433 E. Main St., Visalia, CA 93277; Off-road parts & service
HELLWIG PRODUCTS CO., INC................................... 559-734-7451
16237 Avenue 296, Visalia, CA 93292; hellwigproducts.com
Manufacturing
SANDERS OFF ROAD......................................................661-319-9252
1904 Marcilynn Ct., Bakersfield, CA 93312;
LED offroad lights, LED work lights, LED bulbs for RVs
WILD HORSES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE......................... 209-400-7200
1045 S. Cherokee Ln, Lodi CA 95240; wildhorses4x4.com;
4WD parts
SOUTH DISTRICT
BAS OFFROAD.................................760-963-9933/basoffroad.com
8380 Fairlane Rd., Lucerne Valley, CA 92356;
Aftermarket accessories and installs
JOE BRADLEY AUCTIONEERS......................................619-297-7653
San Diego, CA; www.joebradleyauctioneers.com;
Auctioneer services, autos, fundraising, real estate & business
liquidations
CALIFORNIA CASUALS SPORTSWEAR.....................909-880-0860
P.O. Box 9462, San Bernardino, CA 92427;
Silkscreen/screenprinting
COYOTE ENTERPRISES LLC.........coyoteents.com/949-645-7733
P.O. Box 12137, Costa Mesa, CA 92627;
Manufacturer, importer/exporter offroad aftermarket
accessories
CRAIG’S BIG GARAGE....................................................951-271-0780
13486 Pheasant Way, Corona CA 92880;
Off-road parts & sales
ASSOCIATEMEMBERS
VIEW/SEARCH ONLINE DIRECTORY: HTTP://WWW.CAL4WHEEL.COM/ASSOCIATE-DIRECTORY
CRAWLER CONCEPTZ........ 951-654-0136/crawlerconceptz.com
1231 S Buena Vista St., Unit E, San Jacinto, CA 92583;
Aftermarket Jeep body armor and accessories
DIRTY PARTS....................................................................310-390-9086
12012 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066-5802;
dirtyparts.com; 4WD parts/accessories/installs
EARLY BRONCO REGISTRY........ 858-740-7149/earlybronco.com
PO Box 1354, Ramona, CA 92065;
National Early Bronco association
FOUNTAIN VALLEY TIRE & AUTO................................714-963-1897
6852 Manhattan Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92647;
fountainvalleytirepros.com
Auto repair, tires & lifts
FOUR WHEEL PARTS WHOLESALERS........................310-900-5570
801 W. Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90220;
Off-road parts & accessories
GENRIGHT OFF ROAD..................................................805-584-8635
4535 Runway St., Simi Valley, CA 93063;
Gas tanks, body armor, and more
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS..............................818-497-6920
26111 Bouquet Cyn Rd., Ste. A3, Saugus, CA 91350;
heartlandpaymentsystems.com;
Payroll & credit card processing
JEEPERFORMANCE INC................................................ 877-795-JEEP
32215 Dunlap Blvd., Suite B, Yucaipa, CA 92399;
jeeperformanceinc.com
Full service Jeep performance shop
MILLER OFF-ROAD PRODUCTS..............................888-90-4MORP
330 Elm, Ramona, CA 92065; Manuf. accessories for Jeeps
POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS....951-849-5911/poisonspyder.com
1177 W. Lincoln St. Ste. 100A, Banning, CA 92220;
Hard core Jeep accessories & parts
PREMIER DIGITAL PRINTING....................................... 714-293-8790
735 W. Taft Ave., Orange, CA 92865; Printing
RUGGED ROCKS............909-547-4651/ruggedrocksoffroad.com
13525 Sutter Ct., Fontana, CA 92336; Nissan off-road parts
Auctioneer services, autos, fundraising, real estate & business
liquidations
sPOD.................................................... 661-755-8139/4x4s-POD.com
27804 Zion Ct., Castaic, CA 91384;
Switch and power components
COYOTE ENTERPRISES LLC.........coyoteents.com/949-645-7733
P.O. Box 12137, Costa Mesa, CA 92627;
Manufacturer, importer/exporter offroad aftermarket
accessories
OUT-OF-STATE
ARB-USA............................................................................425-264-1391
720 SW 34th St., Renton, WA 98055; Air locker distributors
B.F. GOODRICH TIRES..................................................800-458-5000
One Parkway South, Greenville, SC 29615; Tire manufacturer
CB TILE & STONE............................................................ 208-284-5710
546 Knox Ave., Star, ID 83669; cbtilestone.com;
Custom tile work
CRAWL MAGAZINE...........................crawlmag.com/775-393-9056
PO Box 61091, Reno, NV 89506; CRAWL magazine
CRAZY SUZY PUBLISHING & DESIGN....................... 805-550-2804
222 Rainbow Dr., #12269; Livingston, TX 77399;
Graphic & web design; crazysuzy.net
FUNTREKS GUIDEBOOKS, INC.........719-536-0722/funtreks.com
PO Box 3127, Monument, CO 80132;
4WD guidebooks, GPS data cards
TOM WOODS CUSTOM DRIVE SHAFTS............. 801-393-4538
4xshaft.com/
2533 W 1800 N, Far West, UT 84404; Custom driveshafts
TUFFY SECURITY PRODUCTS............................. tuffyproducts.com
25733 Road H, Cortez, CO 81321;
Storage boxes & accessories
ASSOCIATE LIFE MEMBERS
ENTERPRISE PUBLICATIONS....................................... 916-684-7348
3437 Point Pleasant Rd., Elk Grove, CA 95758-9719
EXTREME GEAR OFF-ROAD PRODUCTS.................916-635-4900
11389 Trade Center Dr., Ste. C, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742;
extremegearoffroad.com
4 wheel drive repair/specialty shop/product sales
J&M OFFROAD.................................................................530-273-7627
125 Spring Hill Dr., Suite 6, Grass Valley, CA 95945;
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