Photos by Dan Grec and Dietmar Zepf To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Gear 2019 issue, this article is part of that celebration. My thumbs-up is answered with two honks, so I gently ease…
Category Archives: Adventure
Analog Nomads: Navigating Tajikistan in the Digital Age
Photography by Kira Hak To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Fall 2026 issue, this article is part of that celebration. Calm, steady breaths accompanied my evening survey as I looked out at a vast…
EP331 | Reliving Iconic Overland Journal Stories with Chris Collard
Overland Journal Podcast host Ashley Giordano interviews automotive journalist and former Overland Journal Editor in-Chief Chris Collard (2011–2018) as the publication approaches its 20-year anniversary. Collard discusses recent Sierra Nevada conservation initiatives, trips through Baja and South America, upcoming guided expeditions, and commercial automotive photography. He reflects on managing issue planning and performing data-driven product…
El Gran Desierto de Altar: Crossing the Largest Sand Sea in North America
Photography by Sinuhe Xavier, Scott Brady, Ho Chung, and John Lee To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Winter 2012 issue, this article is part of that celebration. The evening glow of the setting sun…
Lost in K’gari: Exploring Australia’s Fraser Island
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Gear 2019 issue, this article is part of that celebration. “Hey guys, no one panic, but a snake is heading your way.” I looked at James and, with…
Off the Map: Essential Paper Maps for Overlanding
My first proper job in the mid-1990s was as a salesperson working out of a major city. Prospective clients were scattered across the urban center, the surrounding suburbs, and as far as the platinum-rich west, often a half-day’s drive away. Each morning began with cold calls and confirmed appointments, followed by time spent at my…
STO Fest 2026: An Oasis at Lasertown
Lasertown sits in the dry lake country that King of the Hammers made famous. In October, the days run warm and the nights fall steep into cold. Storyteller Overland chose this ground for STO Fest, its first national owners rally, October 15 to 18, 2026. By 2:00 in the afternoon there was a parade of…
Hat Tricks
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Winter 2016 issue, this article is part of that celebration. Since taking the editorial helm of Overland Journal in 2011, I’ve had several people make tongue-in-cheek comments that…
Trekking Under an Endless Sky: Swapping Troopies for Camels in Egypt’s White Desert
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Fall 2025 issue, this article is part of that celebration. A small announcement on Facebook promoting a possible trekking expedition in Egypt’s White Desert hit an immediate chord….
Testing the Ice: A Moto-adventuring Trio and a 1993 Ural Sidecar Take on the Arctic
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Spring 2015 issue, this article is part of that celebration. There are two basic prerequisites for a motorbike trip: a motorbike and the ability to ride one. We…
Soggy in Sota: Bikepacking Minnesota’s North Shore
Ten years ago, Minnesota wasn’t on my bikepacking radar. Or any radar, really. But love has a way of changing things, introducing your horizons. When I fell for a woman who called the North Shore home, the state earned an unlikely corner in my adventure catalog. It’s a destination that draws me back with its…
The White Desert: The Expeditions 7 Team Crosses Antarctica
Photography by Chris Collard and Scott Brady To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Spring 2015 issue, this article is part of that celebration. Beyond the windscreen, I can barely make out the edge of…
The Machines and People of Off-Road Expo 2026
Back for the 27th year is the King Shocks Off-Road Expo in Costa Mesa California. On October 3-4th, thousands of Off-Road enthusiasts gather at the OC Fairgrounds for two days of vendors, community meetups, and airborne vehicles. Presented by Hankook Dynapro Tire What is Off-Road Expo? With 27 years of history, the King Shocks Off-Road…
OV Routes: Coronado Borderlands Arizona Traverse
The city of Nogales, Arizona, has long been our preferred border crossing as we make our way down, or up, from our base in central Mexico. Yes, the Baja route south is far more fun, but it is too easy to get stuck for a month, as you soon convince yourself that just one more…
Twenty-eight Days, 6,000 Miles, Five Land Rovers, and a Big Bag of Money
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2007 issue, this article is part of that celebration. “Oh, by the way, you will also have to figure out how to get through the mine field…
The Exhibit Curator: Slow Travel in a Series One Land Rover
Illustration by Michele Dallorso To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Fall 2021 issue, this article is part of that celebration. I stepped out of the airy hall of Durban’s King Shaka International Airport with…
The Omidvar Brothers: Iranian Overlanding Pioneers Who Circled the Globe
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2015 issue, this article is part of that celebration. We have celebrated many overlanding pioneers and the significant treks they have accomplished: Robert Fulton Jr., Theresa Wallach,…
OV Conservation: SOTA Convoys Mobile Desert Oases
Burundi is a small country in the heart of Africa. There is a lovely road that runs from the largest city, Bujumbura, into the hills. “These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and [with continued apologies to Alan Paton] they are lovely beyond any singing of it.” Burundi is also the second poorest country in the…
On the Jaguar Trail: The Cats of Arizona’s Borderlands
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2008 issue, this article is part of that celebration. Photography by Roseann Hanson, Jonathan Hanson, Scott Brady, and Brian DeArmon August 31, 1996 – Baboquivari Mountains, southern…
Classic Kit: Tea
To honor the 20-year anniversary of Overland Journal, we are revisiting special heritage content in the upcoming 100th issue of the magazine. Originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2019 issue, this article is part of that celebration. I’ve had a few travel dramas in my time, but on my latest journey, a serious misfortune occurred….