Whether you’re planning a leisurely roadtrip or an adventurous overlanding journey, Trips & Tales will inspire you with stories from past Destinations by your fellow readers and OVR writers.

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Exploring the Breathtaking Wonders of Moab, Utah and Beyond

A trip with Neil Leyesa and friends to Moab, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and more.

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From Surf Clubs to Overlanding: Baja’s Youthful Evolution as an Adventure Haven

With their trusty surfboards and fishing poles strapped to their vehicles, these pioneers ignited a passion for Mexican culture.

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Backcountry Survival Skills Summit with Subject Matter Expert and Gear Gurus Hosted by Tread Agency

The allure of interacting with cool gear creators and learning skills from SMEs was too hard to pass up.

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Factory Tour of WARN Industries in Clackamas, Oregon: A different type of Trips & Tales adventure!

In an effort to keep up with demand, the manufactuing plant runs around the clock with 3 shifts and produces ~3,500 winches per week!

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ROAD TRIP: From The Desert To The Mountains: Driving San Bernardino National Forest’s Burns Canyon Road

”It’s also a popular place for drivers to shakedown their newly built rides or for those who want to try out their latest mods in a less extreme environment. It was the perfect place for us to take our recently acquired OVR project vehicle, a 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser, to ...

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Get Ready to Overland Hawaii with Ready Rigs

Need an escape? How about overlanding in Hawaii? Yes, it’s a thing and an outfit called Ready Rigs is ready to make it happen for you.

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Of Elephants, Smugglers & Extortionists: On the Hunt in the African Bush

An Overland Tale from Kenya: Of Elephants, Smugglers & Extortionists in the African Bush.

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Adventuring in Badlands National Park With Bound for Nowhere

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A few days after my wife, MAK, graduated from college in the summer of 2012, we hit the road in our Honda Element with a pile of hand-me-down camping gear and our meager savings. We traveled for six months, covered 14,000 miles, and visited 21 national parks (among many other ...