Recently we travelled to Australia overlanding through South Australia, Northern Territories and Western Australia. After a few days in Sydney we flew to Adelaide on July 31st to collect an overland prepared 4WD truck. We then spent a few days in The Ikara- Flinders Ranges NP exploring Bunyeroo and

Had a great Saturday night up at Brown Creek Campground. They leave all the river spots open year round so it’s a great off season get away. This weekend was especially nice since no one was camping with the exception of myself. There was about a mile or so of some pretty deep rutted snow to pass

We headed up Swakane Canyon just North of Wenatchee and met up with some great friends and the weather was cooperative but COLD! I think it got down to 11 degrees at one point. The true "Die Hards" braved the weather, some decided it was too much for them and headed into Leavenworth to try their luc

What started out as an inspiration from my friend, Tony Haynes, became a reality last week, as 30 intrepid Northwest Overlanders embarked on a trip of a lifetime into the Highlands and glaciers of Iceland's jagged and barren Southern region. A year of planning in the works and departure day came on

The plans changed several times. I originally intended to lead an exploration of the east side of Gifford Pinchot National Forest - and still do in the future. 2022 presented a long late spring and the roads were still too snow packed for the adventure I had spent so much time researching. So, we

One of our esteemed trip leaders, Nick Haustein, took a bunch of our members out to Ancient/Quincy Lakes this past weekend for some fun in the sun and a little fishing.

Though sparse on attendance, there was an abundance of fun. The adventure was planned to begin in Randle, but actually started in Mossyrock. With the intense winter storm, Highway 12 was snow packed all the way. The drive was slow and I arrived about an hour later than I had promised. We finally

Phil was a member of this site a few years ago, one of the guys with a 1st Generation Explorer that was set up well for overlanding, rockcrawling, and general trail running. He had brought his rig Moab several times over the last decade and enjoyed snow runs in the Pacific Northwest. Phil in Moab,

I wound up leaving the Tacoma area after work on Friday, June 4th. Traffic heading East on SR18 was the usual Friday afternoon congestion. Yuck, but once I go on I-90 East, traffic broke up a bit. I decided to stop in Ellensburg for a quick bit to eat. I wound up at The Pearl and all I can say that

March 12 2021 It has taken a while for me to process and recount the story of OAS2020. The nitty-gritty details of the story are best shared by those that were there. Stories abound and we all have the trail damage to show for our efforts. The Oregon BDR Alvord Steens 2020 trip was an idea I conco

I've been on several adventures this summer. I love the idea of camping, but so far I haven't enjoyed myself while spending the night. I haven't been comfortable sleeping and can't afford one of those fancy roof-top tents. I really dislike not being able to shower easily, especially after a long

Didn't camp, stayed in a hotel while there, but I did a "quick" six day journey to the Mojave Desert with a friend with a similar Jeep to mine. We met up with a large group in Nevada and covered about 70ish miles in the desert. The next day went on the Two Leaf Trail near Vegas. The second day on

Every year my daughters and I take a week long trip to spend some quality time together. This is something we look forward to and we plan together. This year we decided to take on part of the Northwest Passage Trail (NWP). This summer we also invited a friend of mine and his daughter who is friends

500 mile loop around the Olympic Peninsula, over 100 miles off-pavement For anyone who has explored the Olympic Peninsula, you know full well that it’s impossible to see everything in a 3-day weekend, but we did our best. The mission was simple…a loop around the Peninsula, checking off as many

On December 1st me, my wife and our 13yo daughter and 16yo son struck out from Montana to begin an 80 day, 10,000 mile expedition that would take us as far south as El Salvador in Central America. We took about 5 days to get to San Antonio TX, stopping by places like Ship Rock NM, and Carlsbad

Inspired by the attempted NWOL group trip up to the lake, and with the following weekend free, we headed out of Tacoma Saturday morning. For some reason I assumed that the Forest Creek Jeep trail on GAIA was represented as a more maintained road than the forest road that runs parallel to it so tha

A video from our September trip thru Eastern Oregon with trip leader Scott Sattler. We started out in the Alvord Desert and made our way over to Three Forks Hotsprings and then up thru the Owyhee Canyonlands. There were several large fires burning in northern Oregon and Idaho, so there was defini

Alvord Desert to West side of Owyhee Canyon and crossed the river for more exploration. The photos speak for themselves ! An epic adventure with awesome people.

It started with a plan to do out Trans-Nevada-Trek 2022 Adventure. Sadly, some participants got sick, had vehicle issues and had some family health crisis that prevented them from attending. I already had the scheduled days off, so i decided to go out solo. Day one was a quick jaunt to my office t

Hey everyone, just back from my solo trip ( a little over three weeks solo with my pup). I completed the goal of traveling from the NW corner of the continguous U.S. (Cape Flattery) to Mexico. So much I accomplished, so much I will change and do differently in the future. (Too much stuff I didn’t

After 18 months of Covid, the wildfires began in NE and Central Oregon - the trip we had planned, OAS2021, was scuttled due to the vast numbers of trails on the Oregon BDR that were 'closed' by the State. We put our heads together, and came up with a trip idea - Escalante 2021. In mid-August 2021, a

Wow, just wow. What a great trip this was and so many awesome people too! This year, we decided to have the WSBF North of Wenatchee up a small canyon called Swakane. Just the right amount of snow to make it amazingly beautiful and to get a few of the attendees a run for their money. Only a few got s

Hi everyone! Well, I just wanted to give a big shout out to all the participants of TNT2021. I think we all had a really amazing time and had some really fun experiences, made some new friends and traveled to some amazing places in Nevada and California. Instead of a long winded story, I will just g

On March 5th, a group of students and instructors, departed from the Puget Sound area, Denver, Colorado, San Antonia, Texas, Portland, Oregon and Auburn, California for an epic road trip and a two day basic off-road driving skills class in Utah. Our ultimate destination would be Moab. We hit the roa

Nine intrepid vehicles, fifteen adventurous humans and four brave doggos, set off into the Eastern Oregon Owyhee Canyonlands to get a taste of some of Earth's amazing geology, Oregon's breathtaking topography and a mixed bag of what Mother Nature's PNW weather systems could throw at us. This is The

I made a video using footage I have gathered over the years since I have been with the NWOL Figgins Mix Vol. 1 - YouTube It's part of a 6 volume series Just wanted to see what you guys think.

I was in deep. With over 100+ hours of planning, logo design, t-shirt printing, morale patch ordering, packing the Jeep, getting a new radiator, and other items, organizing our group and stopping to breathe on occasion, the day of departure was finally here. We would be embarking on TNT2020, or The

3 rigs set off from Olympia on Sunday morning to head to a campsite just outside of Bend, Or. I had picked this spot solely off of satellite imagery and it's proximity to Bend. The plan was to meet our 4th rig there and hit the trail the next morning. The trip down was mostly uneventful. I had p

Liberty State Overland Club Columbia River to Naneum Ridge Overland Trip By Clay & Doc Graham / CegPics.com Around 10 AM Saturday September 5th, 2020, Liberty State Overland Club members met up at the Kittitas Shell Gas Station of I-90. On this day we started out with four Jeeps (1 YJ, 1 ZJ,

Liberty State Overland Club Blue Mountains Overland Trip By Clay & Doc Graham / CegPics.com On Monday, August 17th 2020, Liberty State Overland Club members met up at Viking Village in Selah for the Blue Mountains Overland Trip. We convoyed to Dayton. In Dayton, we stopped for fuel. Foxrace