***I put this post together during our trip out to the 2016 Overland Expo in Flagstaff, AZ*** It’s night 3 of New Mexico Back Roads’ (NMBR) Ghost Divide Expedition (GDE), camp has settled down with everyone returning to their tents and trucks. As I’m putting together this trip log, I can hear a pack of Mexican gray wolves howling maybe a mile from our site. With this being … [Read more...]
2016 East Coast Event Guide
We're back baby, and to kick off the summer we're putting together our annual event guide. The 2016 East Coast Event Guide is "THE" official list any east coast Overland event that is worth a damn needs to be on. How did we develop our rigorous selection criteria? We drank a few beers and decided which ones we would actually want to attend, it also helps that we've … [Read more...]
Overlanding the Upper Peninsula-Day 5, 6 and part of 7
As the day broke on Day 5, the entire 2015 Upper Peninsula Overland (UPO) group was ready to really kickoff several days of trails and camping along the shores of Lake Superior. Today’s plan would take us along the southern side of the Keweenaw Peninsula down to the small village of Gay, MI where I was hoping to find Alex Kang at the Gay Bar. Just to the East of Gay, we would … [Read more...]
Learning from a 4×4 Master: Bill Burke
For as much off-roading as Alex and I have done, we still have a ton to learn. That was no more obvious than when we spent a few days with renowned 4WD trainer Bill Burke last month. You see, Bill has easily forgotten twice as much about off-road driving as I've learned over the past 6 years. As (among other things) a Camel Trophy Veteran, trainer to enthusiasts, government … [Read more...]
Go to Vermont Instead
Whenever I go to an event on the East Coast, every other comment I hear is usually along the lines of "This is great, but it's no Moab, White Rim Trail, Canyonlands, or Omni Hotel Colorado. Now in full disclosure, I've only been to the west coast for non off-road related trips, and the only time I've been to Arizona was to catch a connecting flight in Phoenix (I've also never … [Read more...]
