Getting your 4x4 rig out in the middle of nowhere. Hoping you have the skills and travelling companions to get out when you're stuck or break stuff.
That's creating an AWESOME adventure!
YO Ranch Texas Wheeling Weekend The Historic Y.O. Ranch, located in the splendid Texas Hill Country just outside of Mountain Home, played host to the Y.O. Wheeling Weekend. Its no secret to those of you who know me; this Ranch holds a special place in my heart.
Volcano eruption picture One of the most active volcanic eruption areas is in fact under the great ice-cap Vatnajokull. Volcano eruption is quite common in the Grimsvotn area.
Transylvania Adventure Trophy 2009 As Im writing this, most of the people weve met in the past week have already gotten to their home countries. The 2009 edition of the Transylvania Adventure Trophy has been a particularly difficult but also rewarding one.
Transylvania Adventure Trophy - Like every year, off road lovers from all over Europe gathered in the Romanian city of Deva, in the western part of the Transylvania Plateau to take part in one of the most prestigious competitions of the year. The competition spirit was left aside in favor of a more friendly, fairplay relationship between contestants.
The Cluj Cup - Between 7 and 10 of August 2008, Transylvania Off Road Club organised the sixth stage of the National Championship in the Baisorii Mountain resort. The Cluj Cup is, as are all the competitions in the race calendar, a Trophy/Trial competition.
Sweet and Sassy Racing Most 8-year-old kids enjoy playing in the mud. Makayla Galyean has decided to take that one step further. And shes already making a name for herself. Galyean, who is in her first year as a mud racer, is the driver of the Sweet and Sassy Racing truck.
A new world record time for overland crossing to the South Pole by the Ice Challenger. The 6x6 specially built Ford Econoline made it from Patriot Hills to the Pole in an amazing 69½ hours. An impressive record considering the last one was 24 days!
Rubicon Trail - California is home to one of the best locations for extreme offroaders: Rubicon Trail. This 22 mile-long trail is one of the wildest offroad trails in the country, and its a place where drivers of 4x4 trucks are able to put their skills to the test!
Romanian Off Road School The off road fever has kept a lot of people merely dreaming about owning a car that they can feel safe and happy going on the mountains and in mud with. But now, a bigger Europe, cheaper second hand cars and a lot of companies that create gear for equipping such a truck have created a favorable series of circumstances for off road lovers all over the continent.
Romanian Extreme Adventure 2009 A country with mountains is a country with off road cars. And where theres off road cars, sooner or later theres bound to be the desire to compete and see whos the best driver, the most skilled mechanic or the most cunning navigator of them all.
Romanian Extreme Adventure 2008 - The latest stage of the National Off Road Championship of Romania took place at the beginning of this month at Buzau, in the heart of the country. For a period of seven days straight auto, moto, ATVs and Side-by-Sides competed in both Open and Extreme classes in another very long, demanding but rewarding off road competitions around.
Pushing the Limits - Andy Campbell - When I first read about Andy’s trip, I was randomly searching the web for parts for my truck. It jumped at me. So I entered the blog and got to reading. Every year, Land Rover awards the Go Beyond Scholarship, their aim being to widen our understanding and enjoyment of the geography on our doorstep.
