Once the two main reasons we were in Idaho (getting a new front bumper/winch and seeing the total solar eclipse) were finished we set our sights on Wyoming and the many stunning offerings within. Since we were planning on continuing up and into Canada we wanted to travel Wyoming from South to North so as …
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Well over a year ago, sometime early in 2016, we heard about the upcoming total solar eclipse and immediately made plans to be somewhere we could experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. We bought eclipse glasses and started doing research on where we wanted to be on August 21st. Once we had made the purchase of our …
Since owning the Tacoma we’ve been lucky enough to not have hit anything living or otherwise that could do damage to us or us to it. We’ve also never gotten ourselves into a situation where we needed a winch to rescue ourselves (or others) from sloppy misadventure but we still keep trying đ Past experiences …
While exploring the area around the North Rim of the Grand Canyon Willow and I made use of our copy of Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails to find some interesting and not too difficult offroad adventures. One of our favorites was a drive along some roads to the west of Hwy 67 which included visits …
While we were staying at our spot in the Castle Valley we decided to explore the surrounding area and tackle some of the offroad trails offered. When we were at the Overland Expo West in early May we knew we would eventually end up in Moab and so picked up a copy of the the …
Looking at our map of Arizona and seeing all the places we have visited there we can’t help but occasionally glance one state up and see the vast amounts of public lands to explore in Utah and think that we have visited none of it. We aimed to rectify that omission. Once some new equipment …
On our way to explore the Dome Plateau off road trail outside of Moab, Utah we saw this old, substantially destroyed bridge and decided to go take a look. We drove to both ends of the bridge and explored a bit. The south side of the bridge is accessed by turning right off the highway …
When we arrived in the town of Moab and went looking for a place to camp our first attempt was aborted by rain and our subsequent decision to go explore the Shafer Trail instead of setting up camp in a timely fashion. When we finished that adventure and drove away from the Island In The …
On our arrival to the city of Moab we made a couple of quick stops to fill up on gas and some supplies and went to find a place to camp outside the city limits so as to steer clear of crowds and traffic…this is Moab after all. Our first attempt, called Camp Sunset, was suggested …
Driving away from Valley of the Gods we knew we were going to head in the general direction of Moab. Why? Because our Tacoma is made for such terrain and adventures and we’ve seen stunning and amazing pictures of some of the overlanding that can be experienced there and so…Moab here we come. On the way …