A trip to the Overland Expo and exploring different parts of Arizona including the Arizona Strip
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Mini Overland Trip – 2011
We are fortunate enough to work for companies that have Holiday Shutdown. This gives us around 2 weeks of time off around Christmas and the New Year, a perfect time to catch up on projects or go out on an adventure. In December of 2011, we were hanging out at home one morning and spontaneously decided to take a mini overland trip after chatting about past trips. We packed up the trailer with a few days worth of supplies and headed out the next day.
The destination was spontaneously set to start at the Bradshaw overland trail and explore the area there. From the Bradshaw trail, we would head into Arizona and travel along the Colorado river and see all the beautiful sights there. At the time, Riley was 8 months old, and her new awareness to nature made it a great family adventure. We knew from all our previous trips that she really enjoyed getting out to nature.
The photo show below is a picture narrative of some of things we did. It turned out great considering we didn’t plan anything.
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Mojave Road 2011
A trip to the Mojave Road with our friend Joe.
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Quad Desert Trip 2010 – Part 3 – Days 10 – 16
Photos from Day 10 through 16 of Luis’ Quad Desert Trip 2010 covering 4 desert areas in CA and Arizona (The Mojave National Preserve, Joshua Tree National Park, Anza Borrego, and King of Arizona [KOFA]).
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Quad Desert Trip 2010 – Part 2 – Days 5 – 9
Photos from Day 5 through 9 of Luis’ Quad Desert Trip 2010 covering 4 desert areas in CA and Arizona (The Mojave National Preserve, Joshua Tree National Park, Anza Borrego, and King of Arizona [KOFA]).
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Quad Desert Trip 2010 – Part 1 – Days 1 – 4
Photos from Day 1 through 4 of Luis’ Quad Desert Trip 2010 covering 4 desert areas in CA and Arizona (The Mojave National Preserve, Joshua Tree National Park, Anza Borrego, and King of Arizona [KOFA]).
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Mojave Road Trips – 2009
In 2009, we visited the Mojave Road twice. It was one of our first real overland adventures where we would learn so much about our needs, wants, and likes. We ventured out on our first 3 day trip across the Mojave Road by ourselves, with just our mildly modified Tundra, plenty of recovery gear, and the basics… a cooler with food and a ground tent. The experience was like none other, and it really sparked an interest in further exploration of this type. While we enjoyed camping and staying at the many gorgeous campgrounds throughout California, the tranquil and remoteness of road less traveled buried itself on us. We were eager to go back, and a few months later we joined a group on Expedition Portal on an adventure and made some great friends while learning a lot about remote travel and exploration.
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