Overlanding – Following Raven's Call to Adventure

Changing Plans, Indulging Desires

“It is a commonplace of all religious thought, even the most primitive, that the man seeking visions and insight must[…]

This is the end of summer. I’ve already spent 24 days in the wilds this year. It’s time to close[…]

While wildfires raged in the Cascades, I spent some time in the Ochoco highlands. The smoke restricted photo opportunities, and[…]

I remember feeling like a failure so often on my journey because so many of my dreams never materialized… I[…]

I had great plans for this holiday weekend, a short trip to the Gifford Pinchot Forest. I would get some[…]

In south central Oregon, next to the sandiest part of the Oregon Desert, improbably grows a stand of Ponderosa pine. […]

I’ve taken a few people along on trips into the wild. When I plan a group trip, I try to[…]

This year I had the opportunity to get out into the wilds for eight overlanding and bushcraft trips lasting a[…]

Last year I attended an event that gathered together a group of folks who frequent the back country, driving their[…]

I came upon my interest in the fur trade through Alan Eckert’s book The Frontiersman. I read the stories of[…]