The Celebration of Life page is a tribute to the adventurers, explorers, and members of the overlanding community who have passed. Here, we share their stories, memories, and the impact they made on us as humans and as overlanders.
Who can be honored?
- Those who were active overlanders or former travelers limited by life circumstances such as illness, accessibility, or disability.
- Cornerstones of the overlanding community, including business owners, manufacturers, and people with impact.
To send us a tribute, please include a photograph of the individual, a 225-word biography, and the person’s birth and death dates. Overlanders’ extended family members do not qualify for this memoriam.
Glenna Barron
February 25, 1958 – December 7, 2024
Glenna enjoyed spending time outdoors and exploring the backcountry with her husband, Steve, in their Land Rover. She and Steve were long-time members of the Rover-Landers of BC. They were participants and instructors at the BC Overland Rally and the Northwest Overland Rally every year until her cancer was diagnosed in June. She was also a licensed amateur radio operator (HAM) for many years, with a sophisticated “radio shack” in her home and a 70-foot radio tower in her backyard.
Glenna was an exceptionally good cook and loved creating and experimenting with new vegetarian recipes at home. She prepared gourmet meals and treats while in the backcountry and shared her techniques and knowledge with attendees at overland rallies as well as through stories and recipes published in Overland Journal.
Glenna also loved her cats, especially male orange longhair tabby cats, sharing her home with two at a time throughout most of her adult life.
With all her activities and talents, Glenna’s primary focus was always the welfare of the many friends she made along the way, who will remember her for the hugs she generously doled out, the long chats she had with them, the puns she made, her sense of humor, and her incredibly bright spirit.
Read Glenna’s Expedition Portal Articles:
A Touch of Camel Trophy: Towing a Land Rover Through Canada’s Whipsaw Trail
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