almost annual anyway. I've wheeled the area in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2017-2022. Usually with family but this is the second time with friends where I get to tackle the stuff that's a little harder or more psychologically challenging, as my wife doesn't like sketchy shelf roads or being tossed around for hours at a time.
We don't do the RTT's or the gourmet meals in expensive kitchens or adventure trailers typical of the scene, but if the definition of "overlanding" is just a multi-day trip consisting of wheeling to a new camping destination every night, then I guess that's what this is. This is sleeping in your rig or a backpacking tent, Lunchables on the trail and hot dogs for dinner, buying ice at every fuel stop to keep your cooler going, blasting through the dirt roads at the end of the day to try to set up and eat before dark and then going to bed. The fanciest thing I brought was my single burner Blackstone, which is cool but will not be coming along for the next time because I found the setup and takedown to be at odds with my campsite laziness. I ended up doing most of my cooking on the other guys Coleman stuff.
Most of the trails aren't much for wheeling but are great scenery:
Some of the campsites were...cozy, but again, can't complain about the view.
Trip in General, including me accidentally ending up in Texas:
Specifically focused on Poughkeepsie Gulch, my favorite trail in the area and one I was looking for revenge on since I had to use the winch last time on the primary obstacle.
We don't do the RTT's or the gourmet meals in expensive kitchens or adventure trailers typical of the scene, but if the definition of "overlanding" is just a multi-day trip consisting of wheeling to a new camping destination every night, then I guess that's what this is. This is sleeping in your rig or a backpacking tent, Lunchables on the trail and hot dogs for dinner, buying ice at every fuel stop to keep your cooler going, blasting through the dirt roads at the end of the day to try to set up and eat before dark and then going to bed. The fanciest thing I brought was my single burner Blackstone, which is cool but will not be coming along for the next time because I found the setup and takedown to be at odds with my campsite laziness. I ended up doing most of my cooking on the other guys Coleman stuff.
Most of the trails aren't much for wheeling but are great scenery:
Some of the campsites were...cozy, but again, can't complain about the view.
Trip in General, including me accidentally ending up in Texas:
Specifically focused on Poughkeepsie Gulch, my favorite trail in the area and one I was looking for revenge on since I had to use the winch last time on the primary obstacle.
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