After the first day, my arms were absolutely wrecked! The rain had been coming in sideways, stinging my face. Visibility was only 100 meters, blocking out the highly anticipated scenery. My gloves were squishy, my toes were wet, and a stream of water had infiltrated the small gap at the top of my jacket’s zipper….
The Utah Traverse
Exploring the depths of America’s most captivating landscape.
The State of Overlanding: Preservation, Treading Lightly, and the Instagram Influx
In 2018, environmentalism, conservation, and preservation are common terms. Most of us are aware of the damage society has inflicted on the natural treasures we love, and, in turn, we make conscious efforts to save these wonders. But it wasn’t always so. Back in the late sixties, pollution was rampant, lake and rivers were treated…
Join Triumph From Atlanta to Alaska
If you’re anything like us, you occasionally find yourself sitting at a desk on Friday wondering, what the heck am I going to do this weekend? Well, if you like motorcycles, good food, cold drinks, and hanging with like-minded people who love adventure, then fear not, we have an event for you. Starting on April 21,…
Genuine Adventure from Triumph
The new Triumph Tiger XCa lineup delivers on the promise of adventure
In Search of Swazi Gold
A Bonafide Moto Adventure from South Africa to Swaziland.
Five Reasons to Ride in Bolivia
If you want to get a reading on a place, it’s always best to ask the people who have traveled there. What’s even better, is to ask someone who has traveled there, and just about everywhere else. Someone like Antonia. She has driven a pink tuk-tuk 12,500 miles from Bangkok to Brighton, is a founding…
Field Tested: Speedway 50-liter Hybrid
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Summer 2018. Perfecting the duffle bag has long been the quest of purveyors of outdoor equipment. It must not only protect our clothes and a medley of gear, but also be durable enough to survive the rigors of real-world travel. During the past few decades, we’ve tasked…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Last week one of the largest outdoor shows in North America got underway, the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. There were some major changes this year, the largest of which was a shift in venue from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, Colorado, but there was also plenty that stayed the same. Everywhere you looked people…
Video of the week: Choosing an Overland Vehicle
If you’re into overlanding, chances are that you’re familiar with Expedition Overland. Their action-packed YouTube videos have kept enthusiasts hooked since their initial release in 2011, and have inspired many people, myself included, to venture out into the beautiful world around them. But besides their epic trips through North, Central, and South America, which you should…
Year in Review: A Look Back at 2017
And just like that, 2017 passed on by. It’s hard to believe that we’re standing at the forefront of a new year, a time that will be filled with endless possibilities, uncharted opportunities, and of course plenty of interesting adventures. As we prepare to begin the newest segment of our lives, we feel it’s best…
Happy Holidays
As we round the final bend into 2018, we wanted to take a moment to wish you and your families a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year. Wherever you are, whatever you’re celebrating, and whoever you’re celebrating it with, we hope you’re making memories as warm and inviting as a campfire on a…
Michigan Opens 6,300 Miles of Forest Roads
After all of the swirling controversy over land access this year, we were beginning to think that things would finally quiet down during this final stretch to 2018, but we were wrong. Yesterday the state of Michigan announced that they will open 6,300 miles of trails to off-road vehicles, following a law enacted last year…
2018 CRF1000L2 Africa Twin Adventure
The Honda Africa Twin has been a hit since its release and the new adventure model makes it even sweeter. Extended range and additional suspension travel serve to make the newest AT a perfect model for overland travel around the world. Honda’s Africa Twin platform grows today with the announcement of the 2018 CRF1000L2 Africa…
Texas receives an overland event of its own.
Over the past few years the overlanding scene has truly exploded, giving life to new events all across the country. Yet, despite the large number of enthusiasts in the central U.S., these expos and rallies seem to be concentrated solely along the East and West coasts, leaving those of us in the middle without many…
Field Tested: Held Carese II Jacket, Torno II Pants
Whether you’ve come across Held or not, this German manufacturer has been in its stride for over 70 years, starting out as glove makers. Being one of the first to offer up textile motorcycle apparel back in 1991, the Held Carese II jacket and Torno II pants go all out to harness the latest fabric…
The Kawasaki KLX250 Returns for 2018
It was just a few years ago when bigger was better and the hulking 1200cc adventure motorcycle reigned supreme. Not to say the big bike’s day is done, but the wee machine is certainly making a comeback. In the time since Kawasaki dropped their KLX250 from the lineup 3 years ago, a number of diminutive…
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…
Adventure Motorcycles
Overland Journal reviews the best “Big Bike” options for exploring the globe on two wheels.
From the ExPo Vault: Yo Hablo Moto
Exploring Colombia’s backroads and villages with Elephant Motorcycle Expeditions