4000lbsOfGoat
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Greetings fellow Overlanderists!
While this trip is not really "completed" I don't plan to post too often so I'm posting in Overland Trip Reports...
We began this leg of our journey on Aug. 1, 2021 in Bullhead City, AZ. When we set out, the only firm plans we had were an appointment in Belgrade, MT in early September and Overland Expo West in Flagstaff in late September. The trip has taken us through Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and finally back to Arizona - about 5000 miles so far.
Our traveling arrangements include a 2018 Tacoma TRDOR (the Goat) and a 2020 Off Grid Expedition 2.0 trailer (Dusty) - and an occasional motel\airbnb when weather conditions force us inside...
This will not be a day-by-day breakdown or anything fancy like that, just a few of the highlights for those who might be interested. I'm going to break this down into separate, individual posts because it seems to work more smoothly that way (especially when you're trying to upload using a cellular connection...).
We originally planned to spend as much time as possible in southern Utah but we got chased out of this spot by smoke after only a few days...Smoke would continue to be a constant enemy throughout the month of August.....
Sometimes when they say "road" what they really mean is "you're just going to drive right up the wash, so hope it doesn't rain". At least it's a beautiful wash! Side note: this was the road we were actually looking for. Prior to finding it though, we took the wrong road which petered out in a sandy wash that was 4 feet deep and no wider than the Taco. I'm bummed that I didn't get any pics of that but when we go into "man, we might really be stuck" mode, we don't usually think about getting pics...Suffice it to say that the Goat once again impressed and got us out of there without even getting out a shovel!
While this trip is not really "completed" I don't plan to post too often so I'm posting in Overland Trip Reports...
We began this leg of our journey on Aug. 1, 2021 in Bullhead City, AZ. When we set out, the only firm plans we had were an appointment in Belgrade, MT in early September and Overland Expo West in Flagstaff in late September. The trip has taken us through Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and finally back to Arizona - about 5000 miles so far.
Our traveling arrangements include a 2018 Tacoma TRDOR (the Goat) and a 2020 Off Grid Expedition 2.0 trailer (Dusty) - and an occasional motel\airbnb when weather conditions force us inside...
This will not be a day-by-day breakdown or anything fancy like that, just a few of the highlights for those who might be interested. I'm going to break this down into separate, individual posts because it seems to work more smoothly that way (especially when you're trying to upload using a cellular connection...).
We originally planned to spend as much time as possible in southern Utah but we got chased out of this spot by smoke after only a few days...Smoke would continue to be a constant enemy throughout the month of August.....
Sometimes when they say "road" what they really mean is "you're just going to drive right up the wash, so hope it doesn't rain". At least it's a beautiful wash! Side note: this was the road we were actually looking for. Prior to finding it though, we took the wrong road which petered out in a sandy wash that was 4 feet deep and no wider than the Taco. I'm bummed that I didn't get any pics of that but when we go into "man, we might really be stuck" mode, we don't usually think about getting pics...Suffice it to say that the Goat once again impressed and got us out of there without even getting out a shovel!