We all love hitting the road and heading off towards the next adventure, and many of us do it with our trusty canine companion riding shotgun. Having spent the past 3 years dragging my pup along with me on almost every trip, I've learned a few things and have made a ton of mistakes along the way. So stop leaving your best friend at home and start overlanding with your … [Read more...]
125,000 mile long term update: 2010 Toyota 4Runner
Recently my Facebook feed has been inundating me with timehop photos. When I saw the photo below, dated November 19, 2010, I got a little bit nostalgic. That shiny, almost new (only 14K miles) certified pre-owned Trail Edition 4Runner now has north of 125K miles on it and is developing the beat-to-shit-look patina that only a well-loved and well-used 4x4 can wear. For … [Read more...]
Where The Dirt Road Ends: Fishing The Chesapeake
The adventure doesn't end for us when we run out of road, land, or cheap light beer (it might, but it hasn't happened yet), plus any excuse to get out on the water is a good enough for me. Fishing trips easily make the top five list of "man stuff" you need to do at least once over the course of a year. Some of the other things on the list are hunting trips, smoking cigars, … [Read more...]
Crash Course: The Baja 1000
Everyone has heard of the Baja 1000 and knows that it is a roughly 1,000-mile endurance race on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. The notion of piloting a race vehicle through the desert in a ~1,000 miles endurance race is the thing of dreams. For the 217 teams that have entered the Baja 1000, our dream is their reality! We are exactly [1 week] away from the start of the 48th … [Read more...]
Overlanding Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP)—Day 1 and 2
So you’re thinking about a mid-distance, overlanding trip that involves remote, backcountry driving that’s easily reachable from the Mid-Atlantic and accessible for most make and model vehicles—look no further than Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP). My daughter (Raegan aka Rae) and I had the chance to get away for a week this summer to take a 2600 mile round trip from Northern … [Read more...]
