15-17 New York - 10th annual Adirondack Fall Jeep Jamboree at Martinsburg. This upstate jamboree will be on logging trails established long ago in the shadow of 5,344-foot Mt. Marcy. You will also pass markers commemorating Revolutionary War battle sites. Fort Stanwix, a military outpost of the period, still stands in nearby Rome. This area, famous for its maple syrup and 18th century landowners George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, explodes with color in the fall, especially along the deep forest trails. Tow hooks mandatory. For more information, contact: (530) 333-4777.
15-17 Colorado - 13th Ouray Jeep Jamboree. Better known to some as the Switzerland of America, Ouray is located 7,800 feet above sea level. This jamboree winds its way on mule trails blazed by 19th century prospectors. You'll travel harrowing hairpins and switchbacks as you ascend to more than 13,000 feet. You'll have a great view of waterfalls, ghost towns, and abandoned mines. At the trail's end, George Wheeldon, a professor of geology, and Brian Hayes, a professor of Native American studies, will give educational talks about the surrounding area. Tow hooks mandatory. For more information, contact: (530) 333-4777.
16 New Hampshire - Overland Jeepers of Maine club meeting and trail ride in Milford. For more information, contact: Joan Kimball, (207) 824-3191.
16-17 Pennsylvania - Line Mountain 4 Wheelers 7-Miler at Dornsife. Flat drags, an obstacle course, and a 7-Miler. For more information, contact: Dan Dunn, (570) 648-9713.
16-17 California - 9th annual Trip to the Diggin's - a leisurely two-day 4WD trip through the heart of the Mother Lode, beginning in Nevada City and cresting in the High Sierra near Sierra City. This trip takes you through some of the best-preserved early day mining towns, mines, and museums, including some towns that have virtually disappeared since the days of the gold rush. All quality meals and camp-out facilities are provided through Sunday, noon. Local motels are available. This trip is classed as gentle four-wheeling - no rough stuff. Suitable for sport utility vehicles. All proceeds go to the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs Conservation and Education Foundation to support programs of driver safety, education, and resource protection. For more information, contact: Ed and June Dunkley, (916) 988-4690.
16-17 Ohio - Erie Shore Jeeps and 4x4s trail ride to the Wayne National Forest and the Jackson-Vinton County. For more information, contact: Randy Brown, (440) 324-4794.
9/22-24 - South Dakota - 10th annual Black Hills Jeep Jamboree at Deadwood. Black Hills National Forest is home to Mount Rushmore and some of South Dakota's most scenic and historic locales. It encompasses the legendary town of Deadwood, which is best known for the exploits of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Today, Deadwood is maintained as both a colorful vestige of the Old West and as a first-rate family resort area that includes modern campgrounds and gaming casinos. Nearby is Spearfish Canyon where scenes from Dances with Wolves were filmed. Tow hooks mandatory. For more information, contact: (530) 333-4777.
9/22-24 - Wisconsin - 6th Northwoods Jeep Jamboree at Crandon. You'll squeeze through heavily forested trails, passing by creeks, ponds, and lakes that dot the 661,000 acre Nicolet National Forest. Cross abandoned rail beds used decades ago by logging companies, and skirt the swamps that are the headwaters for the Peshigo, Wolf, and Wisconsin rivers. Keep an eye out for plenty of wildlife, including deer, beaver, bald eagles, loons, foxes, and black bear. Tow hooks mandatory. For more information, contact: (530) 333-4777.