HIGH DESERT OVERLANDING – FALL CLASSIC 2016 Editor: E. Bewley Photos: M. Verley, J. Alonzo Bend, OR – A great long-weekend was had by all that attended this year’s Fall Classic. This year’s diverse group of trail riders and overlanders was rewarded with a broad cross section of what central Oregon has to offer. Driving took a back seat this year …
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SAND LAKE – SUPER STORM ADVENTURE Editor: E. Bewley, Author/Photos: D. Cappell Portland, OR – With the coming winter comes the promise of large storms crashing upon the coast. Sometimes it is good sport to go check them out and see just how nasty it really is. This weekend was played up as a large ‘typhoon type’ with high winds, buckets …
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High Desert Adventure in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Oregon: Editor: E. Bewley, Pic & Video M. Verley VALE, OR – The genesis for this adventure event really happened by chance during a routine campfire brainstorming session. During that meeting of the minds, we were thinking of a good reason to explore around the area near Lakeview Oregon as we had fallen …
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The Journey: Overland EXPO 2016 Editor: Eric Bewley FLAGSTAFF, AZ – For years we’ve been wanting to attend one of the largest overlanding events in North America. We were fortunate enough to be able to attend this year’s event held at Mormon Lake, Arizona. Arriving mid-event and were received by an extremely helpful and courteous staff. The vendors were really relaxed and we were …
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Around the West in 95 Horsepower: Exploring Moab Editor: Words by Andy Lilienthal; photos by Mercedes Lilienthal. Video by Jesse Hires. Moab, UT – In part six of Around the West in 95 Horsepower, Mercedes and I had arrived in Moab and explored some of the areas around the iconic Utah town. In this segment, we’ll run one of the 4×4 trails. Today …
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Another One Over – Continuing the Adventure Upcoming Event! You too can be on an expedition to the most remote place in America Bend, OR – We are in the planning stages of a Suzuki only 4×4 overland adventure and would like to invite all Suzuki enthusiasts to join in. We are currently targeting either dates in late May / …
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The Fall Classic 2015 – this time with extra ‘murica! Editor: Eric Bewley, Photos by: D. Arnold, V. Mueller, M. Verley, A. & M. Lilienthal, Videos by: M. Verley Bend, OR – We’ve been putting on this event since the early 2000’s and even though it’s held in the same general area, as a group we always seem to find and do …
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Colorado Samurai Adventure Editor: Johnathan Hall Tulsa, OK – There we were, in July 2014 two weeks prior to starting our now annual August Colorado driving-Samurai hauling trek from eastern Oklahoma. During the previous two treks out to Colorado we had driven my “dirty job” truck, a 1993 Ford F150 with 275,000 miles on the inline-6. We used this truck to haul our …
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Lifestyle: Around the West in 95 Horsepower: Portland to Murtaugh Editor: Andy Lilienthal photos by Mercedes Lilienthal – subcompactculture.com Portland, OR – In the first installment of “Around the West in 95 Horsepower,” we talked a bit about where we were headed and what we did to prepare. In this segment, we’ll talk about our first day on the road. We made it …
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Review: Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Bailey Roof Top Tent Editor: Andy Lilienthal – subcompactculture.com Portland, OR – What a better time to post up a tent review than right before Labor day. Needless to say, our days of camping on the ground are going to be brought to a minimum now that we have a Cascadia Vehicle Tents (CVT) roof top tent. …
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