Podcasts by Overland Trail Guides Podcast

The Kofa Pioneer Trail (Arizona) from 2023-12-14T08:12:42.328119

Kofa Pioneer Trail
The Kofa Pioneer trail is a 243 mile overland route through the Sonoran Desert outside of Quartzsite, AZ.  We recommend setting aside 4-6 days of total d...

Mojave Road (California) from 2023-12-14T08:12:42.296554

The 138 mile long Mojave Road is one of the most iconic overland routes in California.  And while it's not the longest, most technical or arduous track, the stark beauty of the Mojave desert, qu...

The California Crest Trail from 2023-12-14T08:12:42.290307

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The California Crest Trail is poised to become the grand daddy of overland routes in California.  Once fully developed, the route will span approximately 1,500 miles, with ...

Baja for Beginners from 2023-12-14T08:12:42.278146

If you live in the American West, there's a good chance you've either been to Baja, or it's on your overlanding To Do list.  And take it from us, every overlander should visit Baja at least once...

Exploring Pakistan by Motorcycle from 2022-11-12T17:28:11

For this week's episode, we welcome John Liotti of Big Thumpers back to the show.  This past summer, John had the opportunity spend 3 weeks in Pakistan, most of which was spent exploring the hig...

Exploring the Black Rock Desert (Nevada) from 2022-09-16T02:30:55

The infamy of the Burning Man festival has brought infamy to the Black Rock Desert.  But beyond Burning Man, Black Rock is filled with geological wonders and a wealth of Native American and Pion...

Running the Rebelle Rally from 2022-03-20T03:03:22

For Episode 017 we chat with two bad ass women about their rookie experience competing in the 2021 Rebelle Rally.  Angie Lux (team She-Wave Velocity) and Carey Lando (team Mountain Subi) are bot...

The Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon / Idaho) from 2022-01-21T19:25:47

The Owyhee Canyonlands are an expansive wilderness covering more than 2 million acres with rugged canyons, low elevation mountains, and rolling hills of sagebrush in the high desert of Eastern O...

Exploring the Olympic Peninsula (WA) from 2021-09-25T00:54:34

We chat with Jeff Thiel from Washington state about his experiences exploring the Olympic Peninsula this past summer.  We'd shared a route still under development called the Olympic Traverse, an...

Exploring Ghost Towns and Mines in Central Nevada from 2021-05-13T16:00:57

With nearly 100,000 square miles of public land (nearly 88% of land is public), Nevada is an Overlander's Paradise.  If you thought the Basin and Ranges that dominate much of Nevada as a barren ...

Exploring the Mendocino National Forest (California) from 2021-04-22T22:58:04

At over 900,000 acres, the Mendocino National Forest sits about 3 hours north of San Francisco.  Despite its proximity to the Bay Area and Sacramento, many outdoor enthusiasts have never visited...

High Water Mark Trail (Arkansas) from 2021-03-30T00:36:58

Since its inception, the High Water Mark Trail has gone through numerous iterations.  The trail is one of the most popular overland routes in the greater Southeast, and gets its name from the nu...

Plumas Backcountry Discovery Trail (California) from 2021-03-11T22:25:06

The Plumas Backcountry Discovery trail is but one of the routes that comprise the greater network of California Backcountry Discovery Trails.  The Plumas BDT is based in the heart of Gold Countr...

Overlanding in Death Valley from 2021-02-25T02:32:32

At over 3.4 million acres, Death Valley is the largest National Park in the contiguous United States.  Death Valley is filled with geological wonders like massive mountains and slot canyons, hun...

Overlanding the Ozarks&Ouchitas from 2021-01-23T19:13:04

The Ozark and Ouchita mountain ranges form the greater Interior Highlands of the American Southeast.  We chat with Arkansas native, Joey "the Brofessor" Slayton about overlanding in the Natural ...

The Lost Coast 4x4 Trail (California) from 2020-12-28T18:25:08

Lost Coast 4x4 Trail
The Lost Coast 4x4 Trail is a 177 mile overland route through the rugged and wild Lost Coast in  far Northern California.  We recommend setting aside 2...

The Cascadia Skyline (Oregon) from 2020-09-30T04:26:34

The Cascadia Skyline is a 188 mile route through the heart of the Cascade Mountains in Northern Oregon.  The route can typically be completed in 2-4 days of driving.  The complete route guide, m...

Intro to Overland Trail Guides and the OTG Podcast from 2020-09-12T20:23:49

Welcome to our inaugural podcast episode.  Our primary focus for the podcast is to have guests and discuss their experience traveling one of the routes featured on our site, www.overlandtrailgui...

The Shasta-Trinity Backcountry Discovery Trail (California) from 2020-09-12T20:10:48

In early June of 2020, the OTG team set out on an expedition to map the newly minted Shasta-Trinity Backcountry Discovery Trail in far Northern California. We talk to Joey Grimmer, who joined th...

The Pinzgauer Adventure featuring Get Lost With Brooks from 2020-09-12T19:55:11

For this week's episode, we talk with Brooks Hassig, of "Get Lost With Brooks." Back in 2018, Brooks borrowed his friend's Pinzgauer and decided to explore the Northern California backroads whil...