With the DirtRoadTrip Winter Camp Out right around the corner, we gathered up the crew to do a quick scouting run around George Washington National Forest. The previous Summer Camp Out was hosted at an excellent site directly off of Long Run Road, and we were looking for a change of scenery. In the past we had covered a lot of the trail in the same vicinity, but we'd never … [Read more...]
Winter Camp Out 2016 – Details
The DirtRoadTrip 2016 Winter Camp out is fast approaching, here’s everything you need to know in order to find us. Date: Saturday, February 6 – Sunday February 7, 2016 Time: We’ll be setup by 11:00 AM and we’ll just be hanging out for the day Where: 38°34'43.3"N 79°02'10.1"W The coordinates above are for the entrance to our camp site, it’s a well worn 2 … [Read more...]
How to Plan the Great American (Dirt) Road Trip
In a world where airplanes can take you across the country in a matter of hours, there's nothing like setting out in your truck for a multi-thousand-mile Great American Roadtrip. Hopefully that resonates...you are looking at vehicle-based adventure website! Planning and completing one of these trips is pretty achievable - there's a short and obvious list of things you need … [Read more...]
Overlanding the Upper Peninsula (UP) – Day 4
Today would mark the shortest driving leg of our trip and our scheduled meet up with the UP Overland 2015 (UPO2015) crew at High Rock Point (47.4267, -87.7142). To start the day, we covered several trails around Cliff Range before hitting tarmac and heading northeast. As we moved along the shores of Lake Superior, the beauty of the lake, the terrain, the waterfalls and many of … [Read more...]
Winter Camp Out 2016
It's been over 6 months since our last group camp out and since the turnout was so strong the first time around, we're doing it again! For those of you that came to the Summer Camp Out, the format will remain unchanged, for those of you that were not able to attend, here's what you need to know about the Winter Camp Out Sometime in the next 2 weeks we're going to … [Read more...]
