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Didn't see a reason to. I think it was partially wanting to get it done fast and back running since we were making money mapping in the truck. We actually went out in the Prius to work and borrowed other folks trucks for a couple weeks, but we had the truck back in a few weeks which was nice...

A little bonus video of our drive to the Southernmost point you can drive. This is one of our slow drives where we let the camera roll.

Hey Karl, I was calling it a 4.6L because it was bored/honed, but I really don't know what the final capacity of it was. It felt like it was more powerful, but that's seat of the pants feel. It's still slow! Camelback Toyota did the refresh on it because I wanted Toyota parts wherever possible...

Tomorrow at 4PM Arizona time join us for a live chat! We're going to talk about our plans for 2021, answer questions and discuss how to budget for a Pan-American adventure. Cheers!

OUCH! Riding moto with a hurt ankle sucks. I nearly ended up with a fused ankle after landing on the flat overshooting a landing at a track and it still hurts if I jump off a hilariously low ledge while hiking etc. We're all turning into old men. LOL. The day before was all rain and 2 days after...

Cheers, that's funny! Just about a week off from each other. The wife is good with roughing it for a couple weeks camping from a motorcycle or the old truck, but the reason we took the 80 to Central and South America is because the conveniences don't suck! Haha! On night 600 and something we...

That's wild! Cheers Todd, we need to get the old trucks out into the desert after all these years. Thanks, same here. I stopped posting for a decade or so and I think a lot has changed here, but good old exploring reports here and another forum is what encouraged me to start recording our trips.

It was that decision point. We were out of the "good" food. We'd already broken into our bugout bags (a couple ziploc bags with Cheezits and Turkey Jerky) during an emergency snack attack. I kid, I kid. So, we decided it was time to get back to the world and get back to some projects we have to...

As we headed north we got back into the pretty desert. It's funny how the perfect elevation and soil can cause the desert in one area to be barren and the very next valley is lush with Palo Verde and Saguaros. I love that. Something about this terrain just makes me want to stop and explore or...

Good morning. That was a good campsite. The burros came by to check us out, but otherwise it was an uneventful night. We kept heading south and mile by mile the 4x4 trail turned more and more into a road. Good sign. Informative... It's just lacking something. Exploding children. Yes. You guys...

That's fantastic. A buddy, Jonathan Hanson, lead Kayaking tours in Baja many decades ago and talks about the rough ride, dealing with tubed tires and once having to replace a fuel filter knowing the starter was broken so he had to get the new filter on and fuel moving towards the carb before it...

Mmmm, good morning. Coffee. The little plaque we found a few years ago in the soil while operating a loader to build the driving course at Overland Expo. It's also, as everything in this report, a major award. After a bit of smooth dirt we hit pavement and filled up. Fuel, water, beer and...

Just a heads up, but the dates above look incorrect for Expo West in Flagstaff. I believe it's Sept 24-26 per the main Expo website.

Well, we were getting close to civilization so the choice was to push forward into town to get fuel and some more water so we could get far enough out the other side or put on the brakes now so we could camp with no one around. Once we spotted this little canyon our decision was made for us...

Good morning! Nothing like getting a fire going while you have coffee on a cold desert morning. We headed out and decided to skip a side trip to another cabin we know of in the area. As we passed the turn there were deep ruts and a berm at the corner. The last time we visited it the road was so...

This week we explore Butch and Sundance's ranch in Patagonia as we head south!

Happy New Year everyone!! This week we explore Butch and Sundance's ranch. It was an area we'd both pick as a ranch too!

So, up the American Flag goes to "claim it" and let's get a fire going. (If you don't know about cabins on public lands, give this a read on how they work etc. Cheers: https://www.dirtsunrise.com/post/2018/02/20/adopt-a-cabins ) Great sunset. Lots of coals to cook on. This is a happy place...

Kelsey spotted a roofline up on a side hill. I don't remember there being a cabin around here, but we can't help taking most side trails we pass as long as it looks like they don't get too much travel. So... off we went. It ended up being a nice little cabin that some folks have spent a lot of...

Next we dropped by Love's Camp. Neat little remnants of a not that old camp with water tower. Just some slabs left now. Next up was a little slot canyon. It see's a lot of visitors, but it's still worth stopping by. A fullsize truck might not like how tight the canyon is, but it's not too...