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Overlanding
Overlanding Cold camping in Arkansas
Below-freezing nights exploring the Arkansas Ozarks, greener and rockier than the map suggests.
December 16, 2020
Overlanding Miller Jeep Trail, touch and go
Threading Miller Jeep Trail above Gorman in a stock 4Runner. It went, barely.
November 22, 2020
Overlanding Joshua Tree, hike and 4×4
A proper Joshua Tree day: a couple of the classic hikes plus the Geology Tour Road in the dirt.
October 3, 2020
Overlanding Canyonlands: White Rim and the Needles
Sampling Canyonlands' split personality in a day: the White Rim's 4x4 country up top and the Needles' rock down south.
September 9, 2020
Overlanding The White Rim Trail in the 4Runner
Running the 100-mile White Rim loop in a near-stock 4Runner. It handled, but I left wanting more truck.
September 9, 2020
Overlanding A first taste of Moab
A first, parks-focused pass through Moab, already clocking how much riding and wheeling we were leaving on the table.
September 7, 2020
Overlanding Utah’s Mighty 5 in a week
A Labor-Day-week loop through all five Utah parks, hiking and 4x4-ing a sampler and leaving plenty for next time.
September 5, 2020
Overlanding Shaver Lake, before the fire
A first trip to Shaver Lake and Bald Mountain, weeks before the 2020 Creek Fire tore through this part of the Sierra.
July 17, 2020
Overlanding Monache Meadows for the long weekend
A long-weekend run out to Monache Meadows on the Kern Plateau, racing for one of the last open spots.
July 3, 2020
Overlanding First trip to Death Valley
My first Death Valley trip, and the ranger who set the tone for years of free desert camping: you don't have to…
March 1, 2020
