Ultimate Adventure Week

This is the 20th Ultimate Adventure since the original hardcore off-road event began in 1999, and this year the group kicks off from Kalispell, Montana, and heads to the challenging Blacktail Wild Bill OHV Area.

The group pulled out of Kalispell, Montana, and the calamities started right away with a vehicle fire before reaching the incredible Miracle of America Museum in Polson, Montana. Then we shifted into 4x4 and climbed to a mountain top to make camp.

The adventure heats up as the group wheels back down from Caruthers Lake, goes overland through a ghost town, drives through a mile-long abandoned train tunnel full of water, and changes routes on the fly because of an unexpected wildfire.

The show gets on (and off) the road early to check out evil-looking abandoned mining equipment at the Missouri Mill, and then pointed the bumpers toward Yellowstone. Old Faithful, wildlife and even some fossil exploration were on the bill.

The final day pulls out the stops in terms of trail difficulty. The group locks hubs and drops into the Bikini Trail in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but before half the group makes it through the first obstacle, we have our first flop.