During my Alaska trip, I drove more than 3,000 miles, with more than half of that on dirt, gravel or rock roads. Even got stuck and had to self-recovery the truck out of a jam (see photo at end of post). I literally beat crap out of my 4×4 rental. Here are the major highways…
Atigun Pass is the most dangerous part of what has been called the most dangerous highway. Atigun Pass (68° 7′ N, 149° 28′ W), is a high mountain pass across the Brooks Range and It’s where the Dalton Highway crosses the Continental Divide. This road is featured prominently in Ice Road Truckers as one of the most dangerous passes…
As I was heading up the Dalton Highway (The haul Road) It only seemed right to start this leg of the journey at Carlile Transportation, the trucking company from Ice Road Truckers. Fairbanks to Coldfoot Starting off early Sunday morning, Carlile was closed, so I didn’t get to meet any one there. Once I took…
One of the best ways to see Costa Rica is in a Jeep and going off road! Not what my wife originally had in mind when we rented a luxury villa, but that’s what we did. Costa Rica is “Pura Vida” I have been there three different times and am absolutely in love with this…
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This is the first of two posts on off grid sat comms. This one looks at the Garmin Inreach and the second at the Zoelo. When you’re off the grid on an adventure the proverbial SHTF can happen at anytime, often out of cell coverage, or even many miles out at sea. Having had a…
WOW, since I launched this blog late last year to chronicle my adventures in life, along with accompanying. social media platforms we continue to grow. the blog has been viewed more than 10,600 times … We just surpassed 500 likes on Facebook … and on Youtube more than 245,000 views and 6,700 hrs of watch…
Took my Ford Bronco Sport Badlands to Big Cyprus National Preserve and hit the off-road backcountry trails. While this terrain is mostly flat with little to no incline on the trail, it still has its moments: Mud. Rocks. Sand. Gravel. Alligators. mostly the trail winds through “Old Florida” country through the forests of old hammocks…
Como Se Llama esta puente (What’s the name of this bridge) became the running joke during this trip and almost all future trips, as to get to town we had to cross a bridge, and I kept asking the locals in Spanish, “como se llama esta Puente?” None of the locals knew the name of…
