DAY 1 -Memphis,TN to Shawnee, OK I left Memphis around 10:30 am on Friday, March 14th. What started out as a beautiful travel day, deteriorated almost as soon as I crossed into Oklahoma. I battled headwinds of 40-50mph for about 3.5 hours. The dust and smoke from wildfires gave the horizon an eerie brown haze.Continue reading “Moab 2025”
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Colorado July 2024
Our 2024 Colorado trip started off with a literal bang. Trump was shot as we crossed into NM from TX. Literally as we were driving under the Welcome to NM sign on I-40 listening to Fox News as it all unfolded. This would occupy our attention for most of the night when we settled intoContinue reading “Colorado July 2024”
Changes: Where we’ve been, where we are, where we are going.
I have been in a reflective mood over the last few months. As some of you may be aware, I cancelled the HighPoint Overland Podcast on October 3, 2023. Upon cancellation, I deleted the entire archive of episodes created over 2.5 years. I won’t go into all the reasons why I made this decision toContinue reading “Changes: Where we’ve been, where we are, where we are going.”
End Of The Road…Changes….. And An Exciting Future Ahead
A look into what I have experienced over the last 3+ years in the Overland “Community” It’s been an an amazing and exciting journey for Paula and I over the last three years or so. For those of you who haven’t heard how we started out, let me give you a quick background on whatContinue reading “End Of The Road…Changes….. And An Exciting Future Ahead”
Butt Hurt Fanboys
A day in the life for the OC The Friday before Labor Day I was packing up and about to leave work for a much anticipated 3 day weekend when I noticed a comment on a recent HighPoint Overland Instagram post. This post was a reel promoting my latest podcast episode titled:“Skanks, Ducks & Fanboys…..areContinue reading “Butt Hurt Fanboys”
Colorado 2023 – Part I
We recently returned from an eleven day trip to Colorado. I started planning this trip back in December of 2022. While we didn’t do a lot of camping on this trip, we were constantly on the move. We never stayed in the same place two consecutive nights. As I mentioned on a recent episode ofContinue reading “Colorado 2023 – Part I”
Paid Guides – Don’t do it
Shepards Aren’t Always Looking Out For Your Best Interest On a recent podcast I included a segment that I recorded while driving through the Ouachita National Forest. In this segment I talked about how I started with dispersed camping and the process I undertook to prepare myself. Below, I have included an email I receivedContinue reading “Paid Guides – Don’t do it”
Tone & Tenor , Trolls and Throat Punches
I want to start off by saying that I didn’t go looking for another reason to call out the Blue Haired Fairy (BHF). These opportunities keep presenting themselves. When you have someone like the BHF and the sheep that follow him, there’s no shortage of drama to discuss. With that being said, let’s wade intoContinue reading “Tone & Tenor , Trolls and Throat Punches”
Taking The Easy Way
I’m sure there are not many reading this blog that grew up in the 70s and 80s. Back then, life was much slower and much simpler. Obviously we didn’t have the internet and had to…..gasp……go to the library and look things up OR fake it and act like we knew our stuff. Stores were closedContinue reading “Taking The Easy Way”
The Overland Commentator
Yes, you read that right, the Overland Commentator. There’s a change on the horizon… A former acquaintance, dubbed me the Overland Curmudgeon a little over a year and half ago. Shortly thereafter people started asking me why THAT name. Some asked, what’s a curmudgeon (stupid millennial)? Most just laughed about it and over the next fewContinue reading “The Overland Commentator”
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