Glory to Desk – Our First Month Home

To be honest, our first month home was a bit of a whirlwind.  Within a week we had found a new place to live and bought a truck.  By the second week we had visited all of our immediate family and moved the necessary belongings into our new home.  We were both back to work by […]
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The Best Camera For Overlanding

  The best camera is the one that’s with you. – Chase Jarvis   One of the most common questions from those reading our blog is, “What camera do you use?”  Sure, almost all analog or digital photos go through some sort  of post-processing, but you always have to start with a good image.  Getting […]

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Oaxaca and the Pueblos Mancommunados

Our plan after Mexico City was to head to the colonial town of Puebla to try the famous mole poblano and then continue on to hike the dormant volcano Ixtaccihuatl. […]

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Mexico City – I Want to Ride My Bicycle

After our trip to the amazing pyramids in Teotihuacan, we parked the truck at the RV park and hopped on a bus bound for Mexico City. The bus ride was […]

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Cascadia Vehicle Tents Roof Top Tent

“CVT is not a faceless company from some place you have never heard of. We are a family-owned company. Live life to the fullest and pursue your passion for the […]

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La Penita Market

La Penita Market 8am-Noon every Thursday We were told by more than one person that we had to go check out the market in La Penita.  By 8am the vendors […]

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Baja California Summary – 39 Days In Paradise For $1386

You need three things to spend 39 days adventuring through Baja California: 1.  The AAA Map for Baja This map showed all of the small places that a lot of […]

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Missions, Mudbaths and Machetes

It may sound weird to our friends and family back home who are dealing with the rain, snow, and sleet right now… but we were beached out and, as John […]

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Clam Digging in the Bay of L.A.

The first thing you need when going clam digging is knowledge and experience on the subject.  Since we didn’t have either of those we set off with eight hands, a […]

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Bahia San Luis Gonzaga

We drove south from San Felipe assuming that we were going to stop in Puertecitos for a few days before continuing to Gonzaga.  When we arrived at Puertocitos to find […]

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2013 Tecate Score Baja 1000

Before the race even started I knew I wanted to come back to Baja for the 2014 Tecate Score Baja 1000 race.  The atmosphere the night preceding the race was […]

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Monterey and Big Sur – Racetracks and Organic Farms

  After the mountains of Yosemite it was time for us to head back to the coast.  We put in a moderately long day of driving and ended up in […]

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Finishing the Toyota Build!

Finally time for a quick catchup! We’re already on the road heading south (stealing wi-fi in Florence, Oregon) but thought I should work on catching up this build a little […]

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Used Camera Drive – Muskoka Foundation

 ”If you want to influence your family,you can lead the way through your own actions. They are not going to change their worldview by something you repost on Facebook, but […]

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Progress! Exhaust, Gauges, and Fiberglass Fender Install

Exhaust Install 1.75″ Walker Front Pipe – 31321 Walker 31321 Manifold Gaskets x2 1.75″ x 2.25″ Walker Reducer 2.25” Magnaflow Stainless Steel Universal Catalytic Convertor – 91005 2.25” Magnaflow Stainless […]

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EVENT: Overland Expo 2013 Wrap Up

Overland Expo 2013 was another HUGE gathering of overlanders and the overland industry at Mormon Lake, AZ. The event happens each year in May and seems to be growing with more participants, more vendors and more classes every year. The information available to you at this event is really quite...
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A Short Road Trip to ARB 4×4 USA

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Road trips are the …
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Vehicles of Overland Expo 2013: BIG RIGS

The big rigs had a big presence at Overland Expo 2013 with the Unimogs taking center stage with a big display/gathering at the center of the vendor area. The big trucks dropped a lot of jaws with their sheer size, plethora of features, luxury amenities and price tags. It is hard to define...
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