Adventure Travel

The De-Tour: Day 5 — They survived only by killer instinct

The De-Tour: Day 3 — Weather

September 19, 2017.

The De-Tour: Day 2 — Off to a Rough Start

September 18, 2017

Close to the gravel road, we were awoken at first light by traffic, including 18-wheelers. And as we climbed out of our tents, we got our first look at the site we’d called camp the night before.

The De-Tour: Day 1 — We are now a caravan of four

September 17, 2017

The morning was an early one. I’d spent the last couple days wrapping up things as work and getting ready to go. By 10pm Saturday, my checklist was complete:

CB Radio — ’cause not everyone’s a HAM

September 10, 2017.

When I got the ham radio, my hope was that I’d just skip the whole CB thing. I mean, when you’ve got the real thing… 🙂

Truck Shower — What is that Smell?

September 4, 2017.

Nice hot showers. Love those.

Of course, when you’re out exploring the wilderness, showers can be few and far between. Often times that is fine — there are opportunities for hot springs, lakes, and…

OBDR Day 7: Out of the Mountains

August 4, 2017.

OBDR Day 6: Lookouts

August 3, 2017.

Mornings were becoming routine. Beautiful sunrise, tasty breakfast. Such a tough…