I think that the coolest part about this story wasn’t where you were going. Or even where you ended up. I think that the best part about this story. Was that you were able to tell it while spending time with an involving your family. I think you are one of the top storytellers in this game of UA-cam videos. I watch all of the major Overlanding style content creators. all of them are great, in their own way. But I enjoy the vision that you bring into your content. I’m happy that on some of these adventures you have a significant other that also has a similar common interest with you. Also, the desire to go out and spend time with you. Please give her a big thanks that she is even willing to allow you to video everything and share it with the world. Thanks again I can’t wait for the next one Also, one video idea that I would have, or would like for you to do would be one that sort of shows the steps, and or precautions that you take or you may be taking in the future when you go out into the wild with your family or sometimes even alone. Steps that you currently take. Steps that you were planning to take because of the ever so changing world. The steps I’m referring to is any safety precautions. Include steps that involve being safe in the wild settings. As well as any possible human interactions that may not be Safe. Or just maybe unknown. I know you want to be as remote as possible, as you stated in many other videos. But sometimes that remote may also leave you wide open to one of these two dangers. Or at least potential dangers.
Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it! As for the video idea, that is a solid idea and I will do that one soon! I have a list of video ideas and I will add it right now, as I have been doing some research on some new stuff for this very purpose. Thank you for the idea!
My wife and I watch every one of your videos together. We both look forward to them. Thank you for the awesome content, each video gets better and better!
A good reminder to appreciate the beauty of the mundane; driving through the Palouse all the time and it easy to take all the wheat fields for granted.
Greg! Thank you for making me aware, the little user images are almost impossible to see on here! You are appreciated my man! More good stuff coming in the next week or two!
Haha thank you! Comments certainly help, thank you! I have some really cool ones coming up next that are the beautiful Colorado off roader videos people are used to. I am excited to get them published!
Those noises would have been awesomely spooky when you first heard them ... Especially for a beginner! I rewound it (is that what we call it in these videos).. I rewound it an cranked up the TV to have a better listen. "What if it was one OF THEM!" THAT! would have been cool. ... Pretty cool all the different terrain changes. Another good video! Thanks
Great video and series. As a PNW native, you did a great job of showcasing the area with the limited time you had. Hope you'll come back to WA and explore more. It's incredible up here. Also, you probably already know this .... but Section 1 of the WABDR is by far the least impressive section. 2, 3 and 4 are up in the mountains and truly spectacular. Next time!
It was so pretty up there! No one around for miles! That's the benefit of traveling in the middle of the week, for sure! Can't wait to get on the trails with you again this year buddy!
I really enjoy your “down to earth” content and the fact that you keep it real. I try to go with the flow on my channel as well. I want to tell a story, my story, without it looking like a home movie. I think you have nailed that concept.
Love your vids man love how cinematic they are and very intimate. You your wife and dog it’s so authentic and real. Unlike most content creators I like how you’re one of the more realistic down to earth. It’s not ALL about marketing. And I think you have a very healthy balance. Keep em coming man!
Thanks man! Yeah I do have to do the sponsored stuff, but I don’t want these videos to become infomercials so that’s why I do separate content on all of that for the most part. I appreciate the feedback! I’ll work on filming more soon!
Man I wish guy’s would just relax and, enjoy nature there’s always those U tubers knuckle heads that just think about hills or Mountains they can conquer I use to be one those when I owned myJeep but,now that I purchased a Toyota 4Runner TRD off road premium built it for Overlanding I’m more relaxed but I’m always prepared for any bad trails that you can come across thanks 🙏 love your FJ buddy stay safe it’s nice that both are wife’s love Overlanding 🤙🏾
Great video brother! We as overlanders can get so mindset on building out our rigs that all we need to do is gas up and go explore. Great points at the 24 minute mark. ❤
My man!!! Epic story! Watching this has me looking forward to better weather and more exploring in my back yard! Thank you as always for bringing us along the adventure. Excellent series!
Thanks man! I am now working on a Colorado episode that is STUNNING! I am just now seeing a bunch of footage from trips I did at the end of the summer and holy smokes, I can even see they have gotten better. Looking forward to some proper off road content! Thanks for watching as always man! I am looking forward to hanging out at Moore!
i so enjoy your adventures! i'm going on my own in this summer/fall as i retire! thanks for the inspiration, and true, not every adventure has to be extreme trails! keep up the good work!
Brother, Colorado native here. Grew up in Westminster and currently live in Greeley. I watch your videos all the time and this one was seriously special man! This is what I needed to hear. Killer timing lol love your videos, and your family, and obviously the adventures and the yota. Good Lord keep these beauties coming 👍
Thank you John! I have some cool Colorado videos coming right up, that are more of the typical off road style. I am looking forward to getting them published over the next month or so! Thank you for your support!
@@IndependenceOverland freaking awesome man, excited to see all of it! 🤘I love the Colorado content. Ive been getting more daring with my exploring and your videos help a lot with knowing what is gonna be my skill level around here lol love all the Toyota stuff too. Appreciate all the work man, awesome job!!
Thank you for another awesome video. You’re right, you do not need four wheel drive very often having driven adventure tours in Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa. The only time I needed four wheel drive was a campsite in Amsterdam. A senior driver said to me do not drive on the grass in this campsite and three minutes later, he drove onto the grass. We sunk to the lockers on the coach. Even in Scandinavia, the most remote legal place to drive, a two wheel drive adventure coach was all that’s required. In Africa, a number of the Overland truck companies have changed over to 2 wheel drive trucks because it was not needed any more with the new modern roads in Africa to have four wheel drive. I was involved in helping build and test one of the first two wheel drive Mercedes truck that was being sent down to Africa to drive Overland trips. Would I use four-wheel-drive in Africa myself? Yes, just in case. I was in the wrong place when the rains come. Also because I’m very very lucky to have a brand-new 2023 Land Cruiser 78 Troop Carrier. Keep your great videos coming, also look forward to your build of the new track you are getting once it arrives. I understand having to wait is hard, I tried to buy my land cruiser over three years ago when the order books had just closed the month before! I’m glad after all the time of waiting that someone cancelled their order, and I was able to pick up one of the very last new Troop Carriers available in New Zealand.
Oh man! Troop Carriers are such awesome vehicles, if I had the option to buy one that isn't 25 years old, I would absolutely build one! We were considering going to NZ for this upcoming week actually. We fly for free, so we often plan things last minute. We ended up having to alter our plans but one of these days, I would very much like to visit. It looks absolutely breathtaking!
It was a pretty easy going ordeal, which was a nice change of pace. Trying to keep a schedule is awesome, because you get to see more with your time, but just living as you go is very rewarding. I would like to do more trips like this, but maybe just a little bit of planning thrown in as well.
G’Day Tyler, loved the video. Makes me really look forward to getting out in my FJC tomorrow here in Australia. I can relate to the feeling that you spend a lot of time finding those special places and not enough time to explore them. I have a long list of places i need to revisit and spend more time. It takes one or two trips to find those special places so you can go back and spend more quality time there. Thats my plan tomorrow. To return to camp sites i didnt spend enough time at in the past. Keep up the touring and the great content.
Yeah, the places really start to add up! I've got a lifetime of exploring ahead of me, as long as they stop trying to close so many wild areas down to 4x4 trucks! Thanks for watching, enjoy your time outdoors! I hope to make it to Australia one day!
Another great video and loved the closing commentary about it not always being about off-roading and beating up your rig to have fun!! You are very good at the drone footage and camera work
Thank you! Yeah, we all like the off road climbs but I think it sometimes gets a bit too glorified, especially for the new guys. We definitely don't need snap axles, endure body damage, or risk flooding our engines to see incredible places.
Thank you. I know little to nothing about how to do what you do, but I so want to try. I don't have a 4 wheel drive, a roof top tent or any of the overland gear that seems so prevalent. I do however have a desire to explore and to journey within my capabilities. To see the wonders of God's Creation. I have a Gazelle tent, a 2019 Ford Explorers, a stove, refrigerator cot, Bluettie power source and a simple iPhone GPS. No way I could ever make an interesting UA-cam, nor would I really want to try except to record something of an adventure for my grand children. Perhaps to inspire them to seek out life outside the box before they are 70 years old. One thing I really took from this video is that you pointed out that we can have adventures without expensive and complicated 4 WD Overlanding vehicles . I needed to hear that. I now need overland adventures for the light duty overlander. The guys like me that have 2WD, limited gear but great desire. God Bless and thank you for sharing. It is great to see someone with your experience and skills share with others. Thank you both.
This is an awesome comment! I am glad you found so much value in this, I appreciate you mentioning it. You definitely don't need all the gear to go out and do it. I used to take my stock Fj Cruiser on tons of adventures long before this channel was ever a thought in my mind. Get out there and make some memories. Spring is only a week away!
It was pretty cool up there! I want to go out and find more of them. They aren't common in Colorado that I am aware of., so its fun to find them in other areas.
Beautiful! Sorry you did not get to do everything as planned but it sure looked like a great adventure from our view - guess you will have to suffer and do it again.
Fantastic drone footage. Some of the best I've seen. What's the name of the gravel road you guys were on that got you to the campsite next to the Snake river and that beautiful sunset?
I don't share areas generally, but this one I honestly don't know. I tried looking it up on OnX when I was editing this because I thought I had saved the location, and apparently I did not. We just turned onto a road when the time felt right. I believe we used IOverlander to find the spot.
Hi Tyler! I’m in need of some guidance. The Rocky Mountain Roundup opened registration on Saturday and was completely filled 8 minutes into the open registration period leaving me on a waitlist. My wife and I have decided to independently run those trails in August. Three Qs. First, what is a good source that shows those trails? Second, do those trails require a permit? And finally, where in the area would you recommend lodging at? Appreciate the help!
1.) OnX Off Road is a solid source of trails in the area, more than you could do in a week. 20% off is my code overland20 2.) No permit is required. 3.) No clue on lodging, I have never stayed anywhere other than campsites out there. Though I would say Ouray is the most centrally located, so I would plan on that being home base for your trip!
Oh I assume when we are parked in the dark? That scene? When the table is attached to the truck, if the ground isn’t totally level is happens from time to time. When we get to camp earlier we often will throw the Pelican down and stand on it
No, I think that is a good time to go. The beach was cold, the forests were perfect. This river campsite was hot, but a fan did the trick. I did have my portable AC to use since we were traveling during a heat wave, but during the Expo was the only time it was needed (for the pup).
I live in WA and July in Eastern Washington is really hot. It's a dry heat so more bearable than back East. The issue, more than the heat, has been forest fire smoke, especially on the esft side of the state.
@@gopackgo69 What's funny is Natalia said that while we were sitting on that bench that night. She was like "I wonder if anyone is going to see those and think its a UFO?". Haha.
Having the benefit of the knowledge and experience you have and time/distance to get there were not issue If you were to pick a destination out west to overland and explore for a week where would it be and why (Idaho, Colorado, Utah, ect).
Thats a hard one. I am editing a video now that I did right after coming home to Colorado, and man its hard to beat this place. If I were going somewhere in spring, Utah absolutely. If I were going in summer, Colorado. To be fair though, I have not yet gotten much opportunity to really dive into the crazy trails in Idaho.
Early September will still feel like summer, mid to end will feel like winter when the sun goes down at higher elevations. Freezing temps possible. Its also hunting season, so way more campsites are taken. Thats a beautiful time to visit Utah. @@Atlantamovers1
Might be my favorite overland channel
I really appreciate that! 🙏
I think that the coolest part about this story wasn’t where you were going. Or even where you ended up. I think that the best part about this story. Was that you were able to tell it while spending time with an involving your family. I think you are one of the top storytellers in this game of UA-cam videos. I watch all of the major Overlanding style content creators. all of them are great, in their own way. But I enjoy the vision that you bring into your content. I’m happy that on some of these adventures you have a significant other that also has a similar common interest with you. Also, the desire to go out and spend time with you. Please give her a big thanks that she is even willing to allow you to video everything and share it with the world.
Thanks again I can’t wait for the next one
Also, one video idea that I would have, or would like for you to do would be one that sort of shows the steps, and or precautions that you take or you may be taking in the future when you go out into the wild with your family or sometimes even alone. Steps that you currently take. Steps that you were planning to take because of the ever so changing world. The steps I’m referring to is any safety precautions. Include steps that involve being safe in the wild settings. As well as any possible human interactions that may not be Safe. Or just maybe unknown. I know you want to be as remote as possible, as you stated in many other videos. But sometimes that remote may also leave you wide open to one of these two dangers. Or at least potential dangers.
Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it! As for the video idea, that is a solid idea and I will do that one soon! I have a list of video ideas and I will add it right now, as I have been doing some research on some new stuff for this very purpose. Thank you for the idea!
I love that moment in the snake river. I’m not wealthy, but I try to pack in the adventure experiences, so I feel rich in life.
Love your videos!
Thanks Eric!
Your videos are real and authentic !!!! Keep them coming...Enjoy watching them at night..before bed...It's like reading a book..
Thank you for watching!
Really enjoyed this video! I love a good wild off road trail but sometimes an amazing sunset at camp is one of the best memories from a big trip
My wife and I watch every one of your videos together. We both look forward to them. Thank you for the awesome content, each video gets better and better!
Thank you sir! I appreciate you guys tuning in for them!
Imagine a lucky little kid back there making memories with the dog going on adventures with his or her parents.
I have imagined it. Maybe one of these days.
A good reminder to appreciate the beauty of the mundane; driving through the Palouse all the time and it easy to take all the wheat fields for granted.
Well said! I have driven through there once before I believe, and it never occurred to me how pretty it would be at sunset.
Beautiful! Definitely one of the best videos you've done and one of my overlanding favorites from any channel!!! Thank you!
Hey Tyler. Just another beautiful video here.
By the way, I'm Greg V, a patreon member. 😊
Greg! Thank you for making me aware, the little user images are almost impossible to see on here! You are appreciated my man! More good stuff coming in the next week or two!
Just commenting to say how great your videos are and to help with the UA-cam gods to help boost the channel. Keep it up!
Haha thank you! Comments certainly help, thank you! I have some really cool ones coming up next that are the beautiful Colorado off roader videos people are used to. I am excited to get them published!
Those noises would have been awesomely spooky when you first heard them ... Especially for a beginner! I rewound it (is that what we call it in these videos).. I rewound it an cranked up the TV to have a better listen. "What if it was one OF THEM!" THAT! would have been cool. ... Pretty cool all the different terrain changes. Another good video! Thanks
I wish I would recorded it early on. It was very strange sounding at first, and nearly impossible to pick out what it could be.
Great video and series. As a PNW native, you did a great job of showcasing the area with the limited time you had. Hope you'll come back to WA and explore more. It's incredible up here.
Also, you probably already know this .... but Section 1 of the WABDR is by far the least impressive section. 2, 3 and 4 are up in the mountains and truly spectacular. Next time!
Yes sir, I was told I need to explore more up there, and next time I absolutely plan on doing so. I am very much looking forward to it!
Got me in the feels a few times with this one man. The golden wheat fields were jaw dropping.
It was so pretty up there! No one around for miles! That's the benefit of traveling in the middle of the week, for sure! Can't wait to get on the trails with you again this year buddy!
@@IndependenceOverland Same dude!
I really enjoy your “down to earth” content and the fact that you keep it real. I try to go with the flow on my channel as well. I want to tell a story, my story, without it looking like a home movie. I think you have nailed that concept.
Thank you I appreciate it! I am still working on finding the right balance to bring entertainment, while being real, while not being boring.
Love your vids man love how cinematic they are and very intimate. You your wife and dog it’s so authentic and real. Unlike most content creators I like how you’re one of the more realistic down to earth. It’s not ALL about marketing. And I think you have a very healthy balance. Keep em coming man!
Thanks man! Yeah I do have to do the sponsored stuff, but I don’t want these videos to become infomercials so that’s why I do separate content on all of that for the most part. I appreciate the feedback! I’ll work on filming more soon!
Man I wish guy’s would just relax and, enjoy nature there’s always those U tubers knuckle heads that just think about hills or Mountains they can conquer I use to be one those when I owned myJeep but,now that I purchased a Toyota 4Runner TRD off road premium built it for Overlanding I’m more relaxed but I’m always prepared for any bad trails that you can come across thanks 🙏 love your FJ buddy stay safe it’s nice that both are wife’s love Overlanding 🤙🏾
Great video brother! We as overlanders can get so mindset on building out our rigs that all we need to do is gas up and go explore. Great points at the 24 minute mark. ❤
Thank you sir! I appreciate your support!
Absolutely Awesome! Thank you.
Thanks for checking it out!
You're still my favorite amigo!
haha, thank you I appreciate that! I've got some cool Colorado stuff coming up pretty quick too!
My man!!! Epic story! Watching this has me looking forward to better weather and more exploring in my back yard! Thank you as always for bringing us along the adventure. Excellent series!
Thanks man! I am now working on a Colorado episode that is STUNNING! I am just now seeing a bunch of footage from trips I did at the end of the summer and holy smokes, I can even see they have gotten better. Looking forward to some proper off road content! Thanks for watching as always man! I am looking forward to hanging out at Moore!
Love all your videos!!! Thanks for all the hard work you put into them!
Thanks for tuning in and giving it a chance!
i so enjoy your adventures! i'm going on my own in this summer/fall as i retire! thanks for the inspiration, and true, not every adventure has to be extreme trails! keep up the good work!
Thank you sir! I am excited for you to retire, that feeling of freedom will be something unlike anything you have experienced before!
Great series! Really enjoyed watching. Thank you.
Thank you for checking it out!
Brother, Colorado native here. Grew up in Westminster and currently live in Greeley. I watch your videos all the time and this one was seriously special man! This is what I needed to hear. Killer timing lol love your videos, and your family, and obviously the adventures and the yota. Good Lord keep these beauties coming 👍
Thank you John! I have some cool Colorado videos coming right up, that are more of the typical off road style. I am looking forward to getting them published over the next month or so! Thank you for your support!
@@IndependenceOverland freaking awesome man, excited to see all of it! 🤘I love the Colorado content. Ive been getting more daring with my exploring and your videos help a lot with knowing what is gonna be my skill level around here lol love all the Toyota stuff too. Appreciate all the work man, awesome job!!
I feel the same way. This one had something special to it. Not sure what it was, but I found myself feeling at peace.
Couldn't have said it better at the end. Awesome video.
Thank you for checking it out!
I think you made The Whole Point of what we like doing.
I tried!
Love this video Tyler! Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate you watching!
Thank you for another awesome video.
You’re right, you do not need four wheel drive very often having driven adventure tours in Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa. The only time I needed four wheel drive was a campsite in Amsterdam.
A senior driver said to me do not drive on the grass in this campsite and three minutes later, he drove onto the grass. We sunk to the lockers on the coach.
Even in Scandinavia, the most remote legal place to drive, a two wheel drive adventure coach was all that’s required.
In Africa, a number of the Overland truck companies have changed over to 2 wheel drive trucks because it was not needed any more with the new modern roads in Africa to have four wheel drive.
I was involved in helping build and test one of the first two wheel drive Mercedes truck that was being sent down to Africa to drive Overland trips.
Would I use four-wheel-drive in Africa myself? Yes, just in case.
I was in the wrong place when the rains come.
Also because I’m very very lucky to have a brand-new 2023 Land Cruiser 78 Troop Carrier.
Keep your great videos coming, also look forward to your build of the new track you are getting once it arrives.
I understand having to wait is hard, I tried to buy my land cruiser over three years ago when the order books had just closed the month before!
I’m glad after all the time of waiting that someone cancelled their order, and I was able to pick up one of the very last new Troop Carriers available in New Zealand.
Oh man! Troop Carriers are such awesome vehicles, if I had the option to buy one that isn't 25 years old, I would absolutely build one! We were considering going to NZ for this upcoming week actually. We fly for free, so we often plan things last minute. We ended up having to alter our plans but one of these days, I would very much like to visit. It looks absolutely breathtaking!
I just found your channel and watched for the first time. Beautiful scenery on your trip, makes me wish I lived closer to those states.
Definitely a beautiful place to do some exploring. I am so ready for Spring!
This whole trip looked super chill! Really shows for a “live in the moment” kinda pace
It was a pretty easy going ordeal, which was a nice change of pace. Trying to keep a schedule is awesome, because you get to see more with your time, but just living as you go is very rewarding. I would like to do more trips like this, but maybe just a little bit of planning thrown in as well.
Most Excellent
Thanks Blake! I appreciate you checking it out man!
Totally awesome video! Man your production value just continues to go to the next level! Great work buddy! Cheers! 😃 👊🏼
Thanks man I appreciate it! Such a grind, as you know! 😵💫
@@IndependenceOverland 💯 👊🏼 see you at PNW again this year?
I love these kind of adventures great work keep it up
Thank you! More on the way!
The wheatfields in Eastern WA are called the Palouse, an area of rolling hills created by loess, windswept dirt. Rich agricultural lands...
That place was absolutely beautiful. I have driven through there before, but in the middle of the day it didn't quite catch our eyes the same way.
Thanks for sharing ! Very cool videos !
Thanks for taking the time to check it out!
G’Day Tyler, loved the video. Makes me really look forward to getting out in my FJC tomorrow here in Australia. I can relate to the feeling that you spend a lot of time finding those special places and not enough time to explore them. I have a long list of places i need to revisit and spend more time. It takes one or two trips to find those special places so you can go back and spend more quality time there. Thats my plan tomorrow. To return to camp sites i didnt spend enough time at in the past. Keep up the touring and the great content.
Yeah, the places really start to add up! I've got a lifetime of exploring ahead of me, as long as they stop trying to close so many wild areas down to 4x4 trucks! Thanks for watching, enjoy your time outdoors! I hope to make it to Australia one day!
@@IndependenceOverland worth doing a lap of Aus if you get the chance. New Zealand rates pretty highly as well.
Another great video and loved the closing commentary about it not always being about off-roading and beating up your rig to have fun!! You are very good at the drone footage and camera work
Thank you! Yeah, we all like the off road climbs but I think it sometimes gets a bit too glorified, especially for the new guys. We definitely don't need snap axles, endure body damage, or risk flooding our engines to see incredible places.
Agreed!!
Your editing is getting really good man. Keep the great videos coming. 🤙🏼
Thanks man! I have some cool Colorado content coming up about every other week for the next month or two!
Garden Valley liked and subscribed! I have some footage of the 8-8-24 smoke rolling in Crouch / Garden Valley!
Thank you. I know little to nothing about how to do what you do, but I so want to try. I don't have a 4 wheel drive, a roof top tent or any of the overland gear that seems so prevalent. I do however have a desire to explore and to journey within my capabilities. To see the wonders of God's Creation. I have a Gazelle tent, a 2019 Ford Explorers, a stove, refrigerator cot, Bluettie power source and a simple iPhone GPS. No way I could ever make an interesting UA-cam, nor would I really want to try except to record something of an adventure for my grand children. Perhaps to inspire them to seek out life outside the box before they are 70 years old. One thing I really took from this video is that you pointed out that we can have adventures without expensive and complicated 4 WD Overlanding vehicles . I needed to hear that. I now need overland adventures for the light duty overlander. The guys like me that have 2WD, limited gear but great desire. God Bless and thank you for sharing. It is great to see someone with your experience and skills share with others. Thank you both.
This is an awesome comment! I am glad you found so much value in this, I appreciate you mentioning it. You definitely don't need all the gear to go out and do it. I used to take my stock Fj Cruiser on tons of adventures long before this channel was ever a thought in my mind. Get out there and make some memories. Spring is only a week away!
Another great video and spot on assessment at the end!!!
Thank you for watching it through! I really appreciate it! 🙏
100% agree
As always so entertaining, watching and following you from french speaking Québec. Thanks for sharing.
That is so cool! Thank you for tuning in my friend! 🙏
Blue waiting for the hand pie 🥧🥧🥧🥧
Haha, she's so pampered that it probably counts as abuse in her mind! 😂
It was a great video. Very well done.
Thank you! I very much appreciate that!
That look out is dope 😮
It was pretty cool up there! I want to go out and find more of them. They aren't common in Colorado that I am aware of., so its fun to find them in other areas.
Beautiful! Sorry you did not get to do everything as planned but it sure looked like a great adventure from our view - guess you will have to suffer and do it again.
Haha! Exactly! I have a game plan for next time!
What an awesome video!
Thanks man!
loved these series awesome job
I really appreciate you watching it all!
Great adventure!
Thanks for checking it out!
Love all the videos
Thanks man! I appreciate it!
Loved it!
Thank you!
Another banger my friend.
Thanks my man! When does my moose meat come in the mail? I've been waiting for UPS but haven't seen it arrive yet. 😜
@@IndependenceOverland so to get a tag and a guide it’s about $20k. You might be waiting for a while.. LOL!
Fantastic drone footage. Some of the best I've seen. What's the name of the gravel road you guys were on that got you to the campsite next to the Snake river and that beautiful sunset?
I don't share areas generally, but this one I honestly don't know. I tried looking it up on OnX when I was editing this because I thought I had saved the location, and apparently I did not. We just turned onto a road when the time felt right. I believe we used IOverlander to find the spot.
Which fire lookout is that? I’ve been trying to hit as many around Idaho as I can and I don’t recognize that one with its ramps and fences.
Sorry man, I don’t have it marked on my maps I’m not sure .
Hi Tyler! I’m in need of some guidance. The Rocky Mountain Roundup opened registration on Saturday and was completely filled 8 minutes into the open registration period leaving me on a waitlist. My wife and I have decided to independently run those trails in August. Three Qs. First, what is a good source that shows those trails? Second, do those trails require a permit? And finally, where in the area would you recommend lodging at? Appreciate the help!
1.) OnX Off Road is a solid source of trails in the area, more than you could do in a week. 20% off is my code overland20
2.) No permit is required.
3.) No clue on lodging, I have never stayed anywhere other than campsites out there. Though I would say Ouray is the most centrally located, so I would plan on that being home base for your trip!
@@IndependenceOverland Always appreciate your time Tyler!
That is not a comfortable height for the stove 😂 Great video tho!
Oh I assume when we are parked in the dark? That scene? When the table is attached to the truck, if the ground isn’t totally level is happens from time to time. When we get to camp earlier we often will throw the Pelican down and stand on it
@@IndependenceOverlandyeah that scene haha, but I got ya it was just like woah that’s high 😂
😮🎉❤
planning almost the exact trip except out of New Mexico do you thank July would be to hot in those areas
No, I think that is a good time to go. The beach was cold, the forests were perfect. This river campsite was hot, but a fan did the trick. I did have my portable AC to use since we were traveling during a heat wave, but during the Expo was the only time it was needed (for the pup).
I live in WA and July in Eastern Washington is really hot. It's a dry heat so more bearable than back East. The issue, more than the heat, has been forest fire smoke, especially on the esft side of the state.
Thanks you so much for the info
At 7:02 you can see 2 ufos in the sky, awesome
those are those weights they put on power lines
Yeah, just lmao@@IndependenceOverland
@@gopackgo69 What's funny is Natalia said that while we were sitting on that bench that night. She was like "I wonder if anyone is going to see those and think its a UFO?". Haha.
Having the benefit of the knowledge and experience you have and time/distance to get there were not issue If you were to pick a destination out west to overland and explore for a week where would it be and why (Idaho, Colorado, Utah, ect).
Thats a hard one. I am editing a video now that I did right after coming home to Colorado, and man its hard to beat this place. If I were going somewhere in spring, Utah absolutely. If I were going in summer, Colorado. To be fair though, I have not yet gotten much opportunity to really dive into the crazy trails in Idaho.
More than likely it will be in September.
Early September will still feel like summer, mid to end will feel like winter when the sun goes down at higher elevations. Freezing temps possible. Its also hunting season, so way more campsites are taken. Thats a beautiful time to visit Utah. @@Atlantamovers1
@@IndependenceOverland thanks for the advice. It was a balmy 23° this past Sunday night camping in Georgia so a bit chilly is still ok.
Sheep. Basque people drive them hundreds of miles into idahos wilderness. Look it up, it's interesting story