Stay on Trail or Stay Home: Stewardship at Easter Jeep Safari
Red Rock 4 Wheelers leaders used the 2026 Safari's first timer package to teach Tread Lightly basics, and the club joined Jeep, the BLM and Grand County on a Fins and Things restoration project.
We love this story. The Moab Times Independent rode along on the first day of the 2026 Easter Jeep Safari first timers package and found the trail leaders putting stewardship front and center.
What the leaders taught
Trail leader Roger Peck told the group at the safety meeting, "We stay on the trail. We don't deviate from the trail." He also asked folks not to litter, to pick up trash they find and to leave petroglyphs and pictographs alone.
Trail helper Lynsday Bryson put it even shorter: "stay on trail or stay home." She said she turns trash pickup into a game for kids on trail rides.
Trail work on Fins and Things
On the first day of the event, Red Rock 4 Wheelers partnered with Jeep, the BLM, Grand County and the managers of Sand Flats Recreation Area on a trail restoration project for Fins and Things. The paper reports the Safari estimated up to 20,000 visitors over its nine days.
Our take
This is exactly the attitude that keeps trails open. Every Jeep that stays on the slickrock and every bag of trash that comes home is a vote for keeping access. It is the same way we run our guided days, and we are glad to see so many new wheelers hearing it on day one.
