If it weren't for dedicated people in the sport of four-wheeling, we would all be doomed. The groups who maintain trail systems and open new areas for us to use are the backbone of the entire off-road community, ensuring us places to take our vehicles in the future. Randy Bodin and Charlene Pigeau decided to open Charlene's family's 122 acres in Southern Ontario, Canada, to off-road vehicles five years ago. With the help of many local enthusiasts the land has been transformed into a trail system that would challenge any level of driver. From boulder fields and rock ledges to bottomless mud and steep, eroded, tree-rooted trails, it has something for everyone.
The area is host to the annual Looney Run event, named after the country's $1 coin. It attracts around 30 vehicles each year from Canada and the surrounding states. Ontario seems like it would be quite a haul for the weekend, but it's only half an hour over the border of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the city of Sault Ste. Marie. They offer rustic camping onsite and all-inclusive package deals with a hotel and restaurant in the nearby town.
For more information on this property or the events they host, contact Randy Bodin at randyb@vianet.ca.
This pile of boulders that fell off a nearby cliff hung Jason Hull up for a bit despite the spring-over and 36-inch Iroks. The trails here constantly change due to the erosion of the cliffs and shifting rubble. | 
Doug Edgecomb likes his mud, and hit it every time we encountered it. The Boggers didn't get the traction on the rocks he was used to during his usual excursions in the slop. After a few attempts, and a bit too much throttle, this hillclimb put him on his side. | 
The rocks in this area are slick, but with mud added to the equation it was even slicker. This display of flying debris is the result of Clint Carter mashing the pedal with a fuel-injected 401 behind it. The Jeep runs a Turbo 400 out to an AMC 20 and Dana 44 with Detroit Lockers and 4.10 gears. |
The natural rock formations in this area are reminiscent of terrain out West, but the moss and tree growth make them a bit more challenging. After a tree took out his windshield frame, Tad Doaker laughed it off, stowed the undamaged glass, and continued through the Rock and Roll Trail with his four-linked 3/4-elliptical Wrangler. | 
Brandon White from Traverse City, Michigan, wasn't afraid to put his good-looking CJ-5 in some precarious places. The '78 was restored with a fiberglass body and runs an LT-1 coupled to a TorqueFlite 727 transmission. The Atlas 3.0 spins dual high-performance Dana 60s with 4.88 gears located by custom Deaver Springs over the axle. | 
Gary Watt, better known as Curly, has been very influential in the building of this trail system and even has a trail named after him. Knowing him, it's probably one of the gnarliest ones on the property. This is the third buggy he's built to cruise this terrain. The motor is a 2.8L that feeds an NP208 and 205 transfer-case setup. The axles are Dana 60s with Super Swamper Iroks. |
These woods have their fair share of mud, usually in the form of an uphill clay pit right before a rocky climb. This one stopped most of the Jeeps, which decided to winch after a few attempts. | 
Climbs like these are all over the place and vary from rolling rock to sheer waterfalls 20 feet high. Every so often a new route is found and made into a trail by the owners. | |