Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Summer 2017. Adventure doesn’t always look like what you would expect. It is not bound to the toughest trails or limited to foreign lands with unfamiliar cultures. Some journeys are about rediscovering the places we already know and seeing them in a new light. This…
¡Viva Baja! The Overlander’s Guide
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Fall 2011. Photography by Scott and Stephanie Brady, Cam Brensinger, Chris Collard, and Jeremy Edgar. The recoil forces me backward, the shaft releasing from the teak stock of the Riffe spear gun and driving home into the side of the triggerfish. I take a moment…
Trying the Van Life in Northwest Oregon
Oregon was calling, and I knew it was time for us to go back. The summer heat had been getting the better of us for a few months, and the cool, crisp air of the Pacific Northwest seemed dreamy. As we started to plan our next trip, we wanted to incorporate what we learned from…
Overland Routes | Big Bend National Park
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Summer 2016. They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and standing in the heart of Big Bend National Park you’d sure believe it. It’s a land of burning sunsets, soaring mesas, and enchanting vistas that sprawl toward the horizon until meeting softly with the deep blue…
On the Lizard’s Tail
I took a deep breath, letting the cool mountain air fill my lungs. The crisp smell of snow and pine was invigorating, and I inhaled again, letting the sensation wash over me. It was a perfect morning. A fresh layer of powder was coating the ground from the previous night’s storms, and it muffled the…
Christmas in Utah
I’d been wanting to do this trip for a while now because my girlfriend, Olivia, has never been to these areas and one of my oldest/best friends Charlie has been wanting to go on a trip with me for a while now. We loosely talked about doing it a couple of months ago, but nothing…
WestX1000: The Trials & Tribulations of a Millennial Nomad
It had been raining for days, maybe weeks. We were in Seattle where I grew up, where my father still resides. We were parked in front of his apartment on a narrow street, lined with cars on one side and apartments overlooking Lake Union on the other. Our van, a 2008 Ford Econoline E-150, was…
I Can. I Will. Women Overlanding the World
Before we left, we were repeatedly discouraged by others and by the media. Everyone said these were not safe countries for women to travel in, that a trip like this would be too physically demanding for women, one person even said we would come home in pine boxes. Despite these messages, we overcame our fears and…
A2A Expedition: To Drag or Drop a Trailer, that is the Question.
I was once almost in love with an Afrikaans girl. She lived in a posh house on top of a hill and bore a German surname. Her father, Loot, hated the thought of me but begrudgingly liked me and one day asked for my help to build an overland trailer which he planned to use…
The Road Chose Me: A 200 Night Review of the Ursa Minor J30 Pop-Top
Testing a mobile abode with a lap of Africa.
72 Hours of Adventure – The Alaska Range and Denali Highway
Three days in the Northern Frontier
36 Hours of Adventure: Hills and Hydrolock
Tracing the Continental Divide through Southern Colorado
Capetown to Cairo: An Airstream Caravan Takes On Africa
Watch original 1950s footage of the Airstream Caravan from Capetown to Cairo
New Mexico BackRoads’ Gila Legends Expedition
A worry free adventure through the best New Mexico has to offer
Desk to Glory: The Lagunas Route
Hot springs, mountains, Bolivian borders and the Atacama desert
The Road Connects Us
You meet the most interesting people on the road.
The Cooper Discoverer Writing Contest is Here!
Four chances to win a set of Cooper STT Pro tires, and one chance to win a very grand prize
2015 Overlanders of the Year: Sheena and Brad of Drive Nacho Drive
One van named Nacho, two travelers, 927 days driving around the world.
Six en Piste: Adventure is a family affair
Two parents, four children, and ten months in Africa and South America
Living Legends: Gary and Monika Wescott of the Turtle Expedition
Overland Journal’s Chris Collard interviews one of the most well-traveled duos in overlanding.