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Category Archives: Adventure
Cornwall 2 Cape Horn: Living without limits
“You don’t travel to see different things, you travel to see things differently”
36 Hours of Adventure: Eastern AZ and the Mogollon Rim
A dirt road, good friends, and two days are all you need for one heck of an escape.
Of Kangaroos, Stubbies, and Endless Sand Seas (Part II)
Cattle drives and tall tales.
Inside California’s Forgotten Grasslands
Filled with hidden canyons created by the San Andreas fault and home to the only antelope in Southern California, the Carrizo Plain is a fascinating, inhospitable, alien world. And one you probably haven’t heard of, much less visited. Let’s change that. No one would ever hold it against you for not knowing that the Carrizo…
Got Baja (Part III): Blue Water and Bad CV Joints
Ah Baja, a crystal clear sunrise, isolated sandy beaches, warm sun, cold margaritas…and a hangover. It’s the kind of stuff that invokes thoughts of a Jimmy Buffet song—but not on this south-of-the-border morning. Adrenaline shot through my veins as I awoke to the high-pitched whine of a Class 1 buggy clearing a rise just a few…
On the Devil’s Doorstep
Dust, bombs, smugglers, and one great adventure down the road of the devil.
Of Kangaroos, Stubbies, and Endless Sand Seas (Part I)
Chris Collard edifies us on Aussie speak and the Land Down Under
Got Baja (Part II): Cerveza, Tacos de Pescado, and Mañana Mode.
Chris Collard digs deep into the archives and finds gold…Got Baja? (Part II). It’s raw, but the cerveza is cold.
The Mongolian Bankhar Dog
Exploring Mongolia to Protect Predator and Prey
Driving Australia’s Most Challenging Off-Road Trail
For most of Cape York, the remote peninsula north of Cairns that runs parallel to the Great Barrier Reef, the nearest major city isn’t even in Australia, it’s in Papua New Guinea. You know, where head-hunting was a thing up until a couple of decades ago. We just drove through it on the most challenging…
Sirocco Overland: Through Senegal and the road to Dakar
There was a mix-up at the border crossing. There, I said it. To this day I still can’t recall what we were actually thinking or exactly how it happened. Rule number one in overlanding… always ensure your paperwork is in order. We skipped past about 100 trucks queued up on the embankment road and followed…
The Overland Festival
Main Line Overland and Touratech support Mid-Atlantic adventurers with a first-class event
High Passes and Rain Storms
A trip through Southern Colorado’s Famous Trails
Four Syncros, Two Nations, One State: Overlanding on the WABDR
Although all buttoned up and cozy in my Westy at a disused Forest Service campground near Leavenworth, I couldn’t get to sleep. I was anxious about the rest of trip and what it could cost me. Last year the group’s damage amounted to a snapped axle, two broken CV joints, a shredded sidewall and a…
Sirocco Overland: Into the Heart of West Africa (Part 2)
The border went better than expected, with only a little hassle from the Gendarme, and some gentle persuasion to get the carnet stamped at customs. We drove on late into the afternoon passing through the Bandiagara Escarpment, Dogon Country. What a place! Completely untouched by religion, traditional tribal life continues. We found a good campsite…
Sirocco Overland: The Beginning of the End (Part 1)
MAPA Project – through the Heart of West Africa
Madagascar in a 25 Year Old Pajero: The Red Island of Africa (Part 2)
Venturing further into this largely unknown island, Matthew Swulinski uncovers many of its most well kept secrets.
Trust Is Best Served Ignorant
An Observation of a Skilled Profession from the Back Seat
Madagascar in 26 year old Mitsubishi Pajero (Part One)
A fly-and-drive overland escape to one of the least visited places on earth.