Death Valley/Titus Canyon: The perfect beginner overlanding trail. A Prius came along, and it's BA!
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- This is the 3rd chapter of a four part series of our trip to Death Valley National Park. After an exhausting 13 hour day behind the wheel navigating through Goler wash and Mengel Pass, 25 drivers make it to camp by the Rhyolite Ghost Town.
We now have a whopping 60+ vehicles in our group. Big thanks to Pekkle and Karl for securing our campsite! The plan is to slowly funnel through the beautifully scenic Titus Canyon trail in Death Valley National Park. The trail starts just 2 miles southwest of Rhyolite. This trail is "ONE WAY", so make sure you don't try to start on the west side. It's a 40 mile detour to drive around to the correct entrance. There were some surprises on this trail, so go ahead and tune into the episode.
NAVIGATION
00:00 Intro
01:03 Late arrival to camp
01:58 Morning meet and Greet
07:24 Starting the Titus Canyon Trail
10:48 Roof Top Tent is now a ground tent
14:37 Titus Canyon Views (pretty spectacular)
15:18 Honda lift kit prices going up & future Traxda Parts
16:33 The Canyon Narrows!
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Awesome! Technical challenges can be fun but sometimes it’s so nice to just have a chill drive through a beautiful area, and that canyon was positively stunning.
Oh, bros, this is a stunner. Your video took me to titus canyon, which is otherwise not possible for me sitting in a far corner of India...it is awesome and mind blowing.....wild west is indeed an amazing landscape....
Glad you enjoyed it! Greeting from the USA! I love that you have the Suzuki Jimny in your country. From what I hear, it's one of the most popular vehicles in India. It's discontinued here in the USA.
I’m putting on my bucket list 🤙🏽
It’s a good one!
Great trail- I camped at 16:51- yeah- I know you're not supposed to, but it was amazing, me n two buds in just my trailhawk, rolled out at sunrise...yea yea- did I mention it was amazing. Thanks for the vid, well done
Nice vid Jon! And great music 🙂I like the track at 12:00.
Also the track at 16:33. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Carl!! I really like the track at 16:33!
Honestly this canyon was so much better than I expected. Easy with amazing views. Especially the last few miles winding through the canyon floor. Thanks so much for letting me tag along.
You were a great line leader!
@@speedy58859 Thanks! I had a pretty swell group.
Thanks for coming along Braden! Thanks for taking the initiative to lead one of the groups!!!
@@speedy58859 it was awesome to interview about Mengel pass. High five dude!
@@JonDZ_Adventuring thank you for having me! I can’t wait for another adventure with you and all my new friends!
Looks like the trail was a lot of fun! Thanks bubby.
Jon, great video! The scenery is 10+ Wow! Beautiful... Have a great Holiday and keep up the great adventuring!
I typically narrate more, but like you said, the scenery was so beautiful, I couldn’t bring myself to talk over the music and interrupt the vibe.
Great Video Jon, it was a fantastic group, journey and location! Thank you for bringing it all together!
Great video. NPS hates convoys probably has rules elsewhere. The upper end of Titus is pretty.
The canyon cool. Once out climb up on ridge where you exit.
Worth the experience. More fun with other vehicles.
Death Valley is huge. There is a reason roof racks cost $700. They are engineered to take the weight.
Great video! 👍
Thanks for posting. I’ll be there next week for the first time with the family. Without a spare uhh, I had a flat today and I can’t find a reasonably priced 35” KO2 replacement anywhere.
Enjoy! It does snow up at red pass sometimes, but 35 inch KO2s will handle it without issue 😃. There’s a really big upcoming storm, sounds like you’ll have an epic time.
Looks like such a fun trail, great work Jon!
It looks like everyone had a great time on this trip! Thanks for taking the time to share!
Beautiful Video! Great coverage. What a awesome trail. I need to do this for sure. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Happy new year to you too, man... Peace, Love and Adventure
Man..just in time. I was looking into doing this trail pretty soon.
Wat!!?? Surprised you haven’t done this trail! It’s really scenic! I’m sure you’ll enjoy!
Love these crews!! All kind of mix rigs!! Awesome Nismo!!!
awesome video as always!
Thanks Cons! Was good to see you and Dindy!
I need to try this trail out!
it's a good trail! I highly recommend it. Afterwards, you can drive 25 miles North to the Ubehebe crater, and from there you can head west to visit the racetrack playa / Hunter Mountain or you can drive north to go to the Eureka Dunes. I don't recommend the racetrack, the road is harshly wash boarded and the racetrack was kinda lame :P. I hear hunter mountain is nice. The Eureka dunes is worth a visit, especially if you're a hiker.
Awsome video!! It was an amazing canyon. Thanks for organizing this amazing trip
It's always a good time getting out together! I'm looking forward to Mojave 2022, I had a good scouting trip.
@@JonDZ_Adventuring thats going to be a fun one
Titus Canyon was absolutely beautiful. I'm glad I was leading the first group through and missed the traffic jam behind us. Haha.
You, Ed, Pek, and Bolo were the best trailmates. Hope you guys are all having a great holiday and see you on the trail again soon.
@@carloszeigler Basecamp crew! The whole trip was a blast with the crew. Have a great holiday season, Karl!
It was nice to finally meet you Vibol! Hopefully we can all get together again for the Mojave Road 2022
@@JonDZ_Adventuring You're the only person I'd drive 13hrs to meet in person. Just don't tell Kev or Allen. Haha. I was bummed to miss last year's Mojave trip. I've already got a trip down in the area for Mojave 2022 so I'm going work it into my trip.
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Jon, nice video. We ran Titus Canyon earlier that same day before continuing to the Racetrack. I also know that group that had the RTT troubles. All the hidden screws came loose and the tent actually slid forward when they came to a stop. No permanent damage and the RTT is way more secure now…
Thanks Russell! We saw a group of around 5 full size rigs that started the trail just before the group led by the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Glad they got it sorted out, and that's very fortunate there was no damage! As mentioned in the video, it's good to have alot of friends to remedy a mishap like that. I'm looking to get an aluminum clamshell just like the one that came off, and when I eventually do, I'm going to make sure those screws are tight! Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment.
I rented a 4Runner in LV and did this trail. Stayed in Stovepipe Wells. Beautiful drive and you can do it no matter where you live in the world…
Man I wish I could have gone. Next time!
Hope to see you at the Mojave road 2022 trip
Bro you rock
Good trip back memory lane. Great vid brother. Merry Christmas to you and the wifey and the fur balls. 🤙🏾👌🏾
Thanks Mick! Happy Holidays to you and the Wife as well! 🎄
Man I’m hoping to make it out in my lifted Volvo XC70 next year
Love it damn awesome lots of cars too I like it here in Oregon if u don’t know some people they will not share their locations or even have a group event unless they know ya
There’s some venues out here where big groups can be easily managed, and this was one of them. Most of my other trips are in much smaller groups.
I'm in Oregon and I know of another person up here. We'll have to figure out a trip.
@@markfoster5365 Im always looking for an adventure with people that knows their ways I’m just trying to learn all this map etc and how to find spots I’m new but my Honda Element is ready for something like this she ls heavy but she still goes and hello from Tigard Oregon
@@pnw_element9822 Hey, I'm in Beaverton. Let's set something up for us PNW folks.
@@vibolbou5903 let’s go I’m down been trying to get something going here for a while besides a meet
Hey Jon! Thanks for the heads up on the lift. Just ordered mine today.
I'm working on a similar build like yours, I love your new wheels! I noticed they have a different offset than stock; are you using a wheel offset spacer?
Hi Jon. I saw that two people got double flats on the Death Valley trip. Were those sidewall or tread punctures? Nice trip. I did Mengel Pass over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Wait are you wearing an AVOverland shirt??? Are you guys in the antelope valley area??? Update - I unpaused the video and yep that’s what you’re wearing.
I’m from LA / Orange County, but the owner of AV overland is a buddy of mine. I stop by when I’m on my trips to the eastern sierras.
@@JonDZ_Adventuring nice! Yeah Chris is a great guy and his shop is pretty nice.
Just wondering, was the iPhone with the DJI gimbal mounted? Or was it handheld? If mounted, inside or out?
It was hand held. I rested the gimbal on my side mirror because my arm was getting tired. I also pointed the gimbal into the turns of the canyon.
when will you be doing black bear pass? I would like to see how the passport handles that trail.
We drove up Imogene Pass from the Ouray side then down into Telluride. I think Black bear pass would be more of a test of line choice rather than vehicle capability. One mistake, and it can mean a roll over or death 💀, that’s why I chose not to do it 😇.
I’ll eventually edit the videos for imogene pass, but you can check out channels: Nolo Designs, Honda Pilot Overland, and Borderline Explorer for videos of our trip. Also, the channel Colorado Mall Crawlers has an excellent trail walk through or black bear pass. They take a Cherokee Trailhawk down.
How many MPG does that Prius gets going in and out the valleys?
I’m not sure, but he visited 49 states in the USA on $2900 in gas. He will be taking a ferry to Hawaii to complete all 50 states then he plans to tour the world.
Any shops you know of that tailor to mdxs or are the lift kits the same as the pilots?
The 2022 4th Gen MDX is all new and has a very different suspension system. The 3rd Gen MDX shares the platform with the 2016+ pilot, 2017+ Ridgeline, 2019+ passport. The 1st/2nd Gen MDX are a little different. You can check out Traxda, HRG, and other companies for lift kits.
@@JonDZ_Adventuring Got a second gen mdx so when I seen the mdx crew there my eyes lit up. Would of liked to hear what they were running. I've checked the website and didn't see anything for mdxs been scouring the internet for anyone who's heavily modified one with you and your group of friends being the closest thing. I understand that it's no TRD pro or wrangler but I'm still surprised that I can find more people who've modded jettas and crvs then mdx s. Can't be that difficult you think? Thanks for the reply
@@muppetmorales8436 HRG has a 3 inch kit.
www.hrgengineering.com/product-page/3-inch-76mm-ultimate-lift-kit-for-2007-2013-acura-mdx
Good video and thank you for the destination recommendations. Just a side note, canyons and switchbacks in fast fwd are just not watchable. Why include since we cannot enjoy the scenery. Just an observation.
0:04 WHO IS THE MENACE THAT TOOK A PRIUS HERE
Mad respect. But it’s like a middle finger in their faces lol
I have a lifted Jeep XJ and have lead trips over the Rubicon trail, but if I'm on a road trip in my Prius, spot an interesting trail, and the 4wd trail guide says high clearance 4wd with expert driver, I just go anyway. They can actually crawl. If carefully driven they can go a lot of places. They sell lift kits and skid plates for them , enabling one to install larger tires. And besides, Titus Canyon is a very easy dirt road..
@@garyvanmeter4911 true, Titus canyon is easy, but I never knew that a prius could be made into a decent off roader!!
When was this trip?
November 4 to 7, 2021. We had a Pre-run group that went through Goler Wash and Mengel Pass, then we ended up here. We finish the trip at the Eureka dunes.
@@JonDZ_AdventuringI'm 100% sure we crossed path. We were there for those exact days too. We were in a silver and a white tacoma. The reason why I remember was because of that Prius lol.
@@tacofornia3726 AH HAH! Did you get stuck behind traffic on Titus Canyon? I think there were two tacos that rolled up behind us just minutes before the group strapped down the RTT. Or, perhaps you saw us at the Ubehebe Crater?
@@JonDZ_Adventuring we saw your crew roll through Ubehebe as we were leaving and I believe Ballarat prior to that. Are you guys from socal? We are from norcal.
@@tacofornia3726 most of us are from So Cal, but there were a few from Oregon, a handful from Nor Cal, and 1 guy from Utah. Next big trip will be the Mojave road on March 25 - 27. There will be an option to join in either Friday or Saturday, you're more than welcome to join us.
Merry Christmas! Are you filipino?
Parents came from the Philippines 🇵🇭, but in American 🇺🇸 born. I understand Tagalog but don’t speak it.
Death Valley sucks compared to AZ STRIP BLM. Especially for overlanding.
Sorry but truth.