VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 1
SEP-DEC 2023
EDITORS:
FRED GINSBURG
PATTI ZAPPAROLLI
Desert Wranglers Leadership
President 📩 Fred Ginsburg
Vice President 📩 Greg Jaworski
Secretary 📩 Jackie Smiley
Treasurer 📩 Dave Traver
Trail Master 📩 Keith Merrill
Webmaster 📩 Patti Zapparolli
Educ/Training 📩 Steve Zapparolli
Overlanding 📩 Brian Solomon
Trail Support 📩 Bill Inglehart
Membership 📩 Thom Dismuke
Membership 📩 Kirk Rowe
Co-Webmaster 📩 Eric Nix
WHERE DID WE GO?
HumpNBump 2023
Desert Wranglers was represented at HumpNBump this year with Patti Z leading the Ladies Only RockN the Narrows trail. The event had great weather, massive turnout, huge prizes, and the best people anyone could ask for. Hope to see you next year. Remember to volunteer early to get a spot as a lead or tail during the event! NOV 7-10 2024
Sedona and Badge of Honor Trail Schnebly Hill
Schnebly Hill is a Badge of Honor trail in Sedona, AZ. Greg Jaworski led a group of 16 Jeeps to successfully complete Schnebly Hill to earn the prestigious and official “Jeep Badge of Honor”. They also completed the very popular must do trail, Broken Arrow. The Pink Jeeps were out in droves that day. Don’t worry if you missed it. DWJC will definitely do Sedona again!
101 Classroom Event at Chapman
The Club had another successful 101 classroom training hosted by Chapman in Henderson in December with over 20 participants. Our next 101 classroom training is scheduled for Saturday January 27th 2024 for the Desert National Wildlife Refuge at one of their facilities. Stay tuned for details.
IN 2023 WE HAD 119 EVENTS!
Join The Team!
Could you serve as as our Industry Liaison, who would seek out new sponsors for the club? Or help with our social platforms as our Social Media Specialist? We always welcome new Trail Leaders as well. If you're ready to join the team, email Fred Ginsburg if interested!
WHERE ARE WE GOING NEXT?
Here is what you missed:
Christmas Light Jeep Parade on Dec 24th
Tassi Ranch Run, Arizona on Dec 23rd
DWJC Holiday Party on Dec 14th
December to Remember Bon Fire on Dec 9th
Three Corners/Sand Hallow on Dec 3rd
Castle Mountains and Crescent Peak Scenic Sunday on Dec 3rd
RockN the Narrows on Dec 1st
Coming up:
A White 🤞 Wheeler Pass | Jan 14th
RockN the Narrows | Jan 20th
DWJC General Meeting | Jan 25th
Off-Road Basics: Introductory Classroom Lecture for DNWR | Jan 27th
Weekend Trip to explore Ghost Towns and Mines around Beatty NV | Feb 9 - 11th
101 Bitter Springs Scenic Run on the Lunar New Year! | Feb 10th
13 Mile Jackie’s way (because Gina is begging me!) | Feb 17th
Koda Chrome, Lava Butte & Rainbow Gardens | Feb 24th
Must Do Club Trails
TRAIL BRIEFS | ANNOUNCEMENTS | NEWS
DW Writes Stuff!
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In Other Wrangler News
Presidents Report
THE STATS
THE STATS
Active Members
Meetup Events
375
119
Facebook Followers
YouTube Subscribers
1500
157
Considering that our Desert Wranglers Jeep Club is only one and a half years old by the end of 2023 – I believe that we have a lot to be proud of!
Here is a brief recap of what we have accomplished during this past year, Jan thru Dec 2023.
Desert Wranglers has grown to approximately 375 Active club members.
Our Facebook discussion group shows nearly 1500 followers.
During the past 12 months, we scheduled over 119 events on Meetup – including trail runs, social events (bonfires, BBQ’s, beach parties), meetings, and educational classes. That definitely makes us the most active jeep club in Nevada!
In addition to our local trail runs, Desert Wranglers hosted some multi-day excursions to: Monument Valley, Capitol Reef, Death Valley, Kanab, and Duck Creek.
We directly supported our local community, with cash donations to
East Mojave Heritage Trail
Desert National Wildlife Refuge
and SNORR.
Desert Wranglers invited the public to attend our two free introductory lectures on Off Roading Basics, and has a third class scheduled next month for the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
Our library of educational articles – available to browse free on our website – continues to expand; and draws readers from all over the country.
Our cadre of Trail Leaders, Tails, and Mids is increasing. This year we added new Trail Leaders: Jackie Smiley, Jack Ross, Fred & Gaye Ginsburg, Eric Nix, and Kirk Rowe. Or existing Trail Leaders list includes Keith Merrill, Patti & Steve Zapparolli, Brian Solomon, Bill Inglehart, and Greg Jaworski. But we still need more volunteers.
As many of our core members have improved their off-road skills along with upgrading their vehicles – we are seeing a wider variety of trail run difficulties being offered. Our runs have ranged from easy 2’s on up to more challenging 5’s. My club philosophy is to offer something for everyone’s interests. We have enough members that we can schedule Beginners Training Runs, Scenic, Intermediate, Night Runs, and even some crawling.
Thank You for making Desert Wranglers what it is today! It is not only a club; it is OUR club. We are independent and all volunteer – and we need more people to step up and become actively involved. Our Leadership Team is open to anyone; you don’t need to be elected, just raise your hand!
Treasurer's Report
Recent Expenditures
FCC ham radio license
4 hand held radio loaners
State of Nevada Registration Fee 2024
DEC 29 2023
Reporting as of |
$7,841.06
TOTAL CASH |
$2,329.86
MEMBER DUES |
Special Notes:
Dues subscription payments from MeetupPro are being transferred into the Club checking account on a monthly basis. $135.72 was received for the November payment. It looks like we will be receiving $1,696.50 from MeetupPro for membership renewals before the yar is up.
Income from trail badge and promotional item sales totaled $52.42 last month.
Major purchases this month included an FCC ham radio license and four handheld radio transceivers for use a loaners to new members.
Our State of Nevada Registered fee has been paid for 2024.
All of our financial accounts have been entered into Quicken*. The checking account has been reconciled.
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2022 Notes: We have filed the club federal tax return for 2022 and by law made it accessible on our website under Downloads & Links. All of our financial accounts are been entered into Quicken*.
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Copies of the Quicken account reconciliation reports are available by request
MONTHLY GENERAL CLUB MEETINGS
@ THE FRATERNAL ORDER
OF THE EAGLES
1601 E Washington Ave
Las Vegas, NV
The DW Club enjoys the spacious hospitality of a fraternal lodge every last Thursday from 6-8pm!
Conveniently located
Ample, fenced in, parking lot.
Spacious meeting/banquet hall
Bar/kitchen
Game room
Out-door yard w BBQ kitchen.
Menu offers a wide selection of entrees (with sides) for under $10!
Members are encouraged to invite family and friends to come and check us out. Children and those under 21 are welcome in the banquet/mtg room and the playrooms in the back. The Bar is restricted to 21 and over. For details about an upcoming general meeting please RSVP (required) on Meetup.
Check Out The New Classifieds!
Check Out The New Classifieds!
Got something to sell? Looking for something? Classifieds are free to members!
Vendors, please contact us for pricing!
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Desert Wranglers Jeep Club
Desert Wranglers Jeep Club
2251 N Rampart Blvd, MS 2512
Las Vegas NV 89128
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This is a Level 101 Run. It is a relatively easy ride through the Spring Mountains with hills and mildly uneven, rocky terrain. Some of the land surrounding the road says "private property and no camping". The southeast section opens up into the flat desert and we'll turn south to head toward Goodsprings. This run is approximately 19 miles.