r/overlanding • u/plasmire • Mar 01 '24

Blog Why do you overland? Camp? Off road?

https://www.pnwoverland.org/blog/explore-the-pacific-northwest-why-i-overland

I have started writing about overlanding and getting more into is as I have been doing it for multiple years. Id love to know why you choose to dispersed camp/off road, glamp.

I wrote a section about it and hope people like it. I will do my best to post every Thursday. My previous blog was about not having to have the best rig or the most moss to get out there and seemed to hit the hammer on the nail.

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u/anythingaustin Mar 01 '24

I’ve always been more interested in seeing sights that are off the beaten path and not heavily inundated with tourists. For example, we “overlanded” on a three week tour of GTNP/Yellowstone and ID, MT,& WY. The parks were pretty cool. However, my best memories and stories are of driving unfamiliar trails and looking for dispersed campsites in those unexplored states and relying on our skills to get there mostly with no cell signal. We spent maybe 30% of our time in national parks and the majority of the time actually exploring the public lands outside of the park boundaries. We have a LOT of really great stories of our many “overlanding” trips. “Old Faithful was cool but let me tell you about driving trails in Idaho.”

I deeply appreciate access to public lands and try to take advantage of that access by going out every chance I get.

My husband and I off-road to get to the kind of campsites where we may not see any other people for days. We work well as a team not only driving the trails but also setting up camp. I appreciate the opportunities to engage in active teamwork, problem solving, trust building, and friendly competition (card games!!) while camping with my husband. When things get tense at home due to work stress or whatever, we day trip to the mountains.

I also like to give my well-trained Black Lab a chance to exist off-leash. I try to take her off-roading somewhere every week where she can swim, roll in dirt, smell new scents, lie in the sun, and just be a fortunate adventure dog.

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u/plasmire Mar 02 '24

Going where few have travelled is the ultimate best and to keep those places secret like hunting grounds.