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Grace Schuessler on Motorcycle Travel and Finding Your Story

Grace Schuessler

Overland Journal Podcast Episode 209

Join host Scott Brady on the Overland Journal Podcast as he interviews Grace Schuessler, known as the “Graceful Renegade” on Instagram. Grace shares her inspiring journey as a solo motorcycle rider, filmmaker, and traveler. They discuss her multiple adventures, including solo motorcycle trips, transitioning life chapters, her Emmy-winning filmmaking journey, and a heartfelt project with veterans to Tuktoyaktuk. Grace also delves into her upbringing, the influence of early travel, learning to ride, and producing captivating travel content.

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Guest Bio

Grace Schuessler

Grace Schuessler is an Emmy Award-winning videographer and storyteller. Her films aim to capture the depth of the human spirit, with a focus on exploration and adventure in the wild. After a harrowing journey through Western Wyoming, Alex Chacon and Grace pieced together an awe-inspiring cinematic short titled Limits, which won a Heartland Regional Emmy Award in 2023. She is also a world traveler, motorcycle enthusiast, author, and athlete. Follow her on Instagram @thegracefulrenegade

Grace Schuessler

Host Bio

Scott Brady

Scott is the publisher and co-founder of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal and is often credited with popularizing overlanding in North America. His travels by 4WD and adventure motorcycle span all seven continents and includes three circumnavigations of the globe. His polar expeditions include two vehicle crossings of Antarctica and the first long-axis crossing of Greenland. @scott.a.brady

Listen More: Principles of Overlanding: Living on the Road Full-Time

Images: Grace Schuessler, Scott Brady

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Stephan Edwards is the Associate Editor of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal. He and his wife, Julie, once bought an old Land Rover sight unseen from strangers on the internet in a country they'd never been to and drove it through half of Africa. After living in Botswana for two years, Stephan now makes camp at the foot of a round mountain in Missoula, Montana. He still drives that Land Rover every day. An anthropologist in his former life and a lover of all things automotive, Stephan is a staunch advocate for public lands and his writing and photography have appeared in Road & Track, The Drive, and Adventure Journal. Contact him at edwards@overlandinternational.com and @venturesomeoverland on Instagram.