THE RUBICON EDITION
The Trail We Leave Behind
There are places that become woven into a person's life so gradually that you never notice when they stop being destinations and become old friends. The Rubicon Trail is one of those places. You don't simply drive the Rubicon. Every trip feels strangely familiar, even though the people change, the vehicles evolve, the obstacles shift a little with every hard winter, and another generation arrives convinced it has discovered something entirely new.
Last week, I had the privilege of returning with an old friend.
Bart Dixon pilots his rock buggy down Cadillac Hill
Feature Story
ONE VOICE JOINS USFS AT THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 6, 2026 — One Voice representatives were proud to participate in the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., spending three days representing motorized recreation as part of the U.S. Forest Service display.
The invitation provided One Voice with a valuable opportunity to engage directly with the public, U.S. Forest Service leadership, land managers, and recreation partners on issues affecting access, stewardship, emergency response, firefighting, timber management, and the future of responsible motorized recreation on public lands.
The Great American State Fair, held in connection with America’s 250th birthday celebration, brought together public agencies, state and territorial exhibits, civic organizations, industry partners, and citizens from across the country. For One Voice, the event was more than a celebration of America’s outdoor heritage. It was an opportunity to help tell the full story of why roads, trails, and motorized access matter to the public, to rural communities, and to the agencies responsible for managing America’s forests.
The Essential Reads
THE MONTHLY DIRT
FOTR repairs the Rubicon Trail
Granite, Water, and Shovels: Lessons from the Rubicon Trail
There is a certain kind of trail in the American West that refuses to behave like a line on a map. It bends around granite outcroppings and vanishes into timber, crossing cold creeks without ceremony and climbing into country where the mountains seem only reluctantly willing to tolerate human ambition. These are not roads in the modern sense. Roads belong to surveyors, engineers, and transportation departments. Trails like the Rubicon belong to weather, gravity, memory, and stubbornness.
People Don’t Want to Join. They Want to Belong.
People don’t want to join anymore— but they want to belong.
The difference between joining and belonging is shaping our communities. Today, many people want a sense of identity but not the commitment that comes with it.
The Executive Order Did Not Open the Gates. It Opened the Conversation.
Public land debates often ignite quickly. A headline drops, a post spreads, an advocacy group amplifies the most dramatic version, and soon the public hears Jeeps, ATVs, dirt bikes, and side-by-sides have invaded Wilderness areas, National Parks, and every fragile ecosystem nationwide.
That is not what happened.
One Voice Executive order fact sheet
Purpose of this FAQ:
This document is intended to explain, in plain English, what the President’s recent Executive Order does, what it does not do, and how off-road vehicle access on federally managed public lands is governed. It is designed for public use, publication, reposting, and distribution by recreation organizations, clubs, media outlets, elected officials, agency partners, and the general public.