The summer road trip either conjures a sense of adventure and free-spirited fun, or brings back nightmares of being crammed with your brothers and sisters in the back of the station wagon on the way to grandma's house in Oklahoma. We're obviously fans of a road trip (whether or not there's dirt involved). As usual, with a precious couple days of summer vacation time to burn, … [Read more...]
Where the Dirt Road Ends: Kayaking Lake Fairfax
With a free afternoon before the holiday weekend, Tax and I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to break in his new roof rack and kayaks. Disclaimer: Lake Fairfax is a tiny lake, but due to the recent weather all of the boat launches on the Potomac River were closed so it was the best we could do. Admittedly this isn't a true Dirt Road Trip but it involves a roof … [Read more...]
Summer 2015 Camp Out Details
The DirtRoadTrip 2015 Summer Camp out is fast approaching, here's everything you need to know in order to find us. Date: Saturday, July 18 - Sunday July 19 2015 Time: We'll be setup by 1:00 PM and we'll just be hanging out for the day Where: The coordinates above are for the entrance to our camp site, it's a well worn 2 track and you can't miss … [Read more...]
Summer 2015 Camp Out
Many of you have asked about our trips and how you can get in on the action. Well, here's your shot - we're currently planning a "Summer 2015 Camp Out". Here's how it's going to work: sometime next week we're going to release a set of coordinates of where you can find us. Then on July 18, 2015 you can head out and camp with us for the weekend. Now please be aware … [Read more...]
How to Contribute to DirtRoadTrip
Sometimes you read something, and you almost feel compelled to jump out of your chair, wave your fist in the air and shout “Right on, man!” A recent open letter written by Christophe Noel over at Expedition Portal almost did that for us. You can read it straight from Christophe here, but the gist is about how crowd-funding (kickstarter, go fund me, etc.) have become avenues … [Read more...]
