Mojave Road 2017
Days one and two Honestly what is interesting about driving non-stop through the center of California? Not much, you may say, but I found myself noticing little things here and there that provide a glimpse of other people’s reality. I wasn’t … Continued
Grave hunting, a new kind of adventure!
Recently I (Danielle) have gotten myself into a genealogy kick. After spending too many hours staring at census sheets and databases I found findagrave.com which is a website you can use to find the grave locations of relatives, or anyone really. … Continued
Death Valley October 2016
Death Valley has been on my short list for a long time. I’ve always wanted to go and explore it, but the chance just never really came up for me. We drove through on the highway on the way to … Continued
Sierra Buttes lookout
Father’s Day usually brings out the outdoor lovers in our families. Leaving the world of pavement to get a little time with the mountains is just their thing! Or maybe we just drag them out, who knows. This year Ryan’s … Continued
Overlanding with a vintage vehicle
Everyone loves classic old cars, and 4 wheel drives are no exception. Just take one look at the market for old Broncos, and Land Cruisers and you will see that they are growing in popularity as collector vehicles. CJs, FJ40s, … Continued
Grouse Ridge
12:39 probably isn’t the time to start a hike, but after a week of being back, chained to my desk or the welder, we had the hankering to get out! Grouse Ridge isn’t a place we normally go and for … Continued
Overland Expo: Day Five
We decided it was time to start the trek home. We’d spent an entire day looking around and seeing all the awesome rigs but we wanted to take our time and enjoy the trip. Everything was packed away and we … Continued
Overland Expo: Day Four
Ryan went to Flagstaff to get the part he ordered and I spent the day exploring the show with Danny, Ben and Joey (arrived late Thursday night despite car troubles). Well at least that’s how it started. We lost Joey … Continued
Overland Expo: Day Three
Morning came with a realization that we were in a campground much like Grover Hot Springs, only without any springs. It was several blocks of paved spots with picnic tables and water spickets. There were even showers if you had … Continued
Overland Expo: Day Two
We made it from Rhyolite to Hoover Dam, Vegas, quite a few miles of desert flats and hills, fields of teeny tiny trees, rain and finally Flagstaff. We didn’t stop there but whent on to Sedona to camp and take … Continued