I think the first time I heard about Timber Ridge was the day I met Jim Davis. This 2500-acre private wheeling park near Castana, IA, requires a $450 annual membership fee, which effectively limits its use to those who can…
Colorado Wheeling with Chuque Henry, 16-19 Aug 2001
Hackett and Longwater Gulches Chinaman’s Gulch Wheeler Lake Iron Chest Some friends of mine decided to head out to the All-4-Fun event held around 1 August near Salida, Colorado. I thought about going, but then decided I’d have more…
3rd Annual Flatlanders 4×4 Fest, 6 May 2000 near Randolph, KS
Below are a few of the highlights from our time at the 3rd annual Flatlanders 4×4 Fest, sponsored by the Flatlanders Jeep Club, held on Saturday, 6 May 2000. A handful of us from Lincoln & Omaha (early members of…
Spring-Over-Axle Conversion for a ’95 YJ – Maiden Voyage
I finally finished making the upper front shock adapters and attaching the shocks just two hours before we were to leave town for the Flatlanders Jeep Club’s annual 4×4 Fest. There were a couple small things yet to be done…
Flatlanders Jeep Club Meeting, 14 March 1999 near Manhattan, KS
The big excitement of the meeting happened when Staci Edwards pulled up in his pickup towing the club’s newly-completed RTI ramp. After voting on some by-law amendments and announcing that the 2nd annual 4×4 Fest was on after all (we’d…
Lincoln 4x4s wheeling run, 17 October 1998 near Manhattan, KS
Most of my friends are constantly hearing of my wheeling exploits down in Kansas with the Flatlanders Jeep Club. Since non-Jeeps aren’t encouraged to attend the club meetings, we periodically take a mixed group of Lincoln 4×4 owners down there…
Flatlanders Jeep Club Meeting, 12 July 1998 near Manhattan, KS
There was a fair amount of rain the preceding month, so the reservoir level was several (10?) feet higher than normal. The entrance mud hole was once again quite muddy after being dry the previous outing. We had a good…
Flatlanders Trail Ride and Fathers’ Day Cookout, 21 June 1998
The June Flatlanders meeting was moved back a week to coincide with Fathers’ Day. We carted a grill out to the grove area in the south end of the ORV area, and Jim Arp did an excellent job as grillmeister.…
Non-club wheeling run, 17 May 1998 near Manhattan, KS
I’ve got several friends here in Lincoln who drive non-Jeep 4×4’s. They’ve heard my stories of wheeling with the Flatlanders Jeep Club near Manhattan, KS, and were anxious to see the place for themselves. Since non-Jeeps aren’t encouraged to attend…
Flatlanders 4×4 Fest 1998, Hard Trail
Thanks to guest author Nick Falcetto for this trip report. Yesterday the Flatlanders Jeep Club of NE Kansas put on it’s first 4×4 fest as a replacement to the now defunct Jeep Jambo. Had a sizable turnout that was very…