If a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ll let the photos do the talking.

If you’ve never attended King of the Hammers, it’s truly difficult to put it into words. It’s one of the single largest gatherings of off-road enthusiasts in the world and celebrates nearly all disciplines of off-road racing.

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Come for a day or come for the week, you won’t be disappointed. Check out ten of our favorite photos from around Instagram that we feel accurately tell the story of the 2018 Nitto King of the Hammers Powered by Optima Batteries.

A post shared by King of The Hammers & ULTRA4 (@ultra4racing) on Feb 4, 2018 at 10:48am PST

A post shared by Heightened Creative (@heightenedcreative) on Feb 12, 2018 at 4:18pm PST

A post shared by Paulina Nelson (@paulina_nelson1) on Feb 7, 2018 at 6:08pm PST

A post shared by Nitto Tire (@nittotire) on Feb 6, 2018 at 2:44pm PST

A post shared by Driving Line (@drivingline) on Feb 12, 2018 at 2:22pm PST

A post shared by Monster Energy (@monsterenergy) on Feb 12, 2018 at 9:32am PST

A post shared by Rusty Gregory (@rusty_jeep) on Feb 12, 2018 at 8:13am PST

A post shared by Jason Zindroski (@highrevphoto) on Feb 12, 2018 at 12:12pm PST

A post shared by Nitto Tire (@nittotire) on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:31am PST

A post shared by Starwood Motors® (@starwoodmotors) on Feb 10, 2018 at 11:06am PST