Photo: Nik Schulz
What’s your favorite overlanding moment? I’d love to hear about them. If you send in a brief description and some photos (1400 pixels wide), I’ll publish the best ones here on the blog.
OK, I’ll start. My favorite overlanding moment was on our Twain trip. Natalie, Greg, and I were in the Sierras, close to the California-Nevada border, about 15 miles north of Bridgeport. Maybe half an hour earlier we had been lost in open country. The map for the obscure road we were on (Forest Road 067) had an error, and we weren’t able to find our way through the mountains. Every trail we tried faded into nothing. Then someone on an ATV pointed us in the direction of a steep, rock-strewn hill, saying something like, “That’s where you need to go, if you can make it up that hill.”
It was 067, the road leading to Bridgeport, our next supply stop. It was pretty loose and fairly steep but not only did we make it to the top and now know where we were, we were rewarded with stunning views to boot. Here are some more photos.
What’s your favorite moment? Send ’em in to westcountyxclub. I’m on gmail.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Link:
Overlanding in the Land of Twain, Part 3
Photo: Nik Schulz
Photo: Greg MacDonald
Photo: Greg MacDonald
Photo: Nik Schulz
My wife and I went out to a remote area near the border of Idaho and Oregon on a chilly Feburary night to try and catch a glimpse of the northern lights. We weren’t planning on spending the whole night out there due to the sub-freezing temps and blustery wind. Unfortunately, I managed to slide a front wheel off the road and got the frame pretty well stuck. I didn’t have a winch at the time but it wouldn’t have mattered anyways because there was nothing in the area to attach it to. Instead of wearing myself out and freezing in the process, we made the call to camp for the night. Lucky for us, I had my XJ loaded with my full camping kit so we were very comfortable. The unexpected camping trip under the Aurora Borealis turned out to be one of the most amazing camping trips of my life.
Why its not exactly a true overlanding experience, whatever that definition encompasses, it was the result of being a fully self reliant vehicle based travel experience. And in the morning, we got unstuck without any issues.
Hey Dan, thanks for weighing in. That’s pretty cool. So great that you were prepared. I love how adversity can turn into opportunity and amazing experiences. It always feels great when it does. I didn’t know that it’s possible to see the northern lights from Oregon. I saw them a couple of times from England and was blown away. Do you have any photos of that night?
I like your site, by the way.
Its extremely rare to see them from that far south so it was a very special treat. And sadly, I don’t have any pictures. I was a poor college student at the time so I couldn’t afford a camera that would do it justice…and it was long before the days of cell phones with quality cameras inside them. I would really love to get farther north to Alaska or head over to Norway to really see the lights.
And thanks for checking out my site! The really good stuff is in the actual podcast episodes. I highly recommend that you check it out. Maybe sometime I can get you (or some of your content) on the show!
Dan
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Sounds good. That’d be fun!
Thanks for sharing Nik, good read!
Thanks, Bryan!