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I joined some friends on a camping trip to the east side of the Owyhee River. We visited Leslie Gulch, Jordan Craters, Birch Creek Historic Ranch, Three Forks and a few other places along the way. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to watch our videos.

We had some sun breaks a few weeks ago so went base camping for a few days at the Sand Lake Recreation Area on the Oregon Coast. I do not do a lot of base camping as we are usually moving every day to reach specific places. As you will see in the video my setup is pretty minimal, just enough to...

Part 1, Sand Lake Sand Lake Recreation Area is one of three sand dunes in Oregon. Located on the Oregon Coast about 90 miles southeast of Portland. It is jointly managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Siuslaw National Forest. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and surrounded...

There are currently two changes being proposed in congress for the Owyhee Canyonlands. The first changes the Wilderness Study Areas. Some of the areas will removed from the WSA designation (orange slashed on the map) and others changed to wilderness (brown on the map). More info can be found at...

My buddy George, from SW Idaho Overlanding, set up this trip to explore the west side of the Owyhee River Canyon. I drove over on Friday and camped near an Oregon Sunstone mine. The next morning I met up with George and the rest of the group near my campsite. We then headed south into the Owyhee...

My 2015 Jeep Rubicon is my daily driver and the back seats are needed to haul the grandkids around. In this video I show how I convert it from my daily driver to my overland camping rig. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to watch our videos.

Norcold NRF-45 12 volt side opening refrigerator/freezer $325.00. Have used this for a number of years and have not had any problems with it. It has one large and one small compartment. Local pickup only in Oregon City (Portland metro) area.

Alpicool 12 volt model C9 10 quart refrigerator/freezer $100.00. Comes with BlueTooth temperature monitoring via smart phone app, DC power cord and AC power adapter. I no longer need it. Used it as a freezer on a summer trip to southern Utah. It kept the contents frozen at -2F for the entire...

We were back in Rockaway Beach Oregon again this year for our annual family vacation at the beach. We took a couple of breaks from relaxing, reading, walking on the beach and playing in the surf to visit the Tillamook Air Museum and take a ride on a steam train.[

Back in May, Ann and I joined a group friends from the Overland Bound forum for a few days of camping on the Owyhee River in eastern Oregon.

Back in March I headed out for a few days of relaxation and quiet on the on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. You can read about the trip and see a few more photos on my travel blog. On the way to the Deschutes River I stopped at White River Falls. The Deschutes River starts high up in...

It is 2022 and I am heading back to Baja and it is time to sort my long term camping gear to see what I have and what I need in preparation for loading out the van for the trip. I will posting updates to this trip along the way on the YouTube #Shorts feed so I invite you to subscribe to be...

Back in 2017 some friends and I spent about ten days exploring Death Valley. Episode 1 of that trip is now up on YouTube. You can read about the adventure on our travel blog. Death Valley 2017, Episode 1

Am reposting this 2018 trip report. The original report was deleted by the owner. Barrancas del Cobre aka Copper Canyon, Part 1 I met the the other members of the group that would be going to Barrancas del Cobre aka Copper Canyon in Douglas, AZ after spending a few days traveling El Camino Del...

My delightful wife Ann and I decided to take a weekend adventure to the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds after she read an article in the Oregonian, our local newspaper, about them. Even though she was born and raised here she has never been over to see them. It made the perfect excuse for...

This trip started in 2018 when I was wondering if there was a north south backcountry route through the Oregon coastal mountains from the Columbia River to the California Border. I started researching maps and the web to see if it was possible. A route slowly appeared that ran through a mix of...

Just posted episode 5 of our trip exploring Southern Utah. In this final episode we will visit plenty of ruins from the Pueblo and Anasazi eras, see a huge number of petroglyphs and climb down into a kiva before heading for home. You can read about more of our adventure and see photos of our...

This is a continuation of our trip exploring Southern Utah. After the Maze we headed into the Bears Ears National Monument on our way to Natural Bridges NM. From there we drove to Arch Canyon to see the ruins and the arches before finding a place to camp. The next day we stopped at several...

The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park is one of the most remote places in the U.S. The roads are a mix of dirt, gravel and slick rock. The views are stupendous and the campgrounds are just a patch of dirt. The upper portion of the area can be reached from either Hanksville or Green...

To get from the upper level of the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park to the lower level you need to traverse the Flint Trail. This is not a road for the faint of heart. It is steep, rough and very exposed with tight switchbacks. I was in my stock height JKUR and scraped a couple of...