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Onions and Sage :: Into Oregon’s Owyhee Country

Full Disclosure: Firestone Tires invited Expedition Portal and several other content creators to explore Oregon’s Owyhee Valley for a week and to try out their new M/T2 mud-terrain tires. Firestone covered our travel expenses and food. Nyssa, Oregon, is a tidy farming community of just 3,000 souls hard up against the Idaho border on the…

The Rover Boys: Bristol Foster and Robert Bateman Reflect on Their Round-the-World Expedition

Photography by Bristol Foster, Robert Bateman, and Erik Thorn It all began with birds. Birds near Toronto’s Forest Hill, to be exact. Back then, the nearby ravine and creek were thick with vegetation and towering willow trees, offering endless opportunities to identify warblers and flycatchers, blue jays, and thrushes. At least, that’s how it was…

Overland Expo Foundation – 2024 Ural Gear Up Standard :: Featured Classified

Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase Overland Expo’s Ultimate Overland Motorcycle, an extensively modified 2024 Ural Gear Up Standard. This stunning build is being auctioned on Bring a Trailer with all proceeds donated to the Overland Expo Foundation (a non-profit dedicated to protecting public lands and supporting the overland industry). This epic motorcycle looks like…

2025 Suzuki DR-Z4S Unveiled

  Suzuki hasn’t updated the DR-Z platform in a meaningful way since the 2003 model in my garage was new. While it’s a great bike and near-perfect as a lightweight BDR machine, the DR-Z400S and SM are old-tech in a new age of motos. That ends now with the 2025 DR-Z models, newly named the…

Overland Expo Foundation – 2023 GMC Canyon AT4X :: Featured Classified

Since its introduction, the GMC Canyon AT4X has arguably set the benchmark for off-the-shelf, overland-ready mid-size pickups. Publisher Scott Brady states, “The AT4x is one of the best -overland trucks ever sold in North America, providing capability never seen from an IFS offering. It has become the Swiss Army knife of mid-size overland pickups, working…

Toyota Unveils Concept Vehicles at SEMA

The 2024 Toyota exhibit is organized into several sections, each dedicated to a particular aspect of lifestyle adventure. The segments, including off-roading, tailgating, and performance driving, highlight the versatility and adaptability of Toyota’s vehicle lineup. A key feature in this year’s showcase is the TRD Forged Billet upper control arm kit, a new product developed…

Alpine Loop: Adventure and Gear Put to the Test

A Sponsored 36-hour Adventure By: Amanda Goad, Dometic This summer, we loaded up the new Dometic CFX5 Series and hit Colorado’s Alpine Loop—a rugged 75-mile stretch through the San Juan Mountains, climbing to 10,000 feet. With friends like Karissa and Linghbergh from @gondirtin and Chef Sarah Glover (@missarahglover) along for the ride, we spent days…

2004 Lexus GX470 :: Classifieds

Over the past few months, we’ve featured a number of budget-friendly rigs. These include an $11,000 2011 Infiniti QX56, $15,800 2000 Ford F-250 with a Snugtop Outback camper, and $17,000 2006 Ram Power Wagon. These affordable yet desirable rigs are a reminder there’s no need to spend a fortune to see the world and that…