OVERLANDING Oregon's Forgotten Routes
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2023
- We try finding Oregon's secret routes from East to West across the state. This episode picks up in the Hells Canyon Recreation Area and our group of 4 Jeep Wranglers and a Jeep Gladiator attempt to way find through the Wallowa mountains and the Elkhorn mountains before finding our way to Central Oregon and the desert. We run into major challenges with a June snow storm and early season conditions and have to make multiple reroutes. Join us as we have an adventure of a lifetime camping across the beautiful land of Oregon.
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That's pretty cool.. Mt Harris Loop rd. Near Cove Or!! Been up there in a towtruck recovering vehicles.. I know a lot of the roads in the LaGrande/ Baker City area..There's alot of roads in this area that can be blocked with snow clear into July most years!
And unfortunately the Fox Hill rd./Mt. Emily rec area has been overun with homeless and drugs users the last few years.. Too bad cause it's a great spot with fantastic views!
@@TimTheTowman ya it was super sketchy…but the views up there were fantastic.
@@TimTheTowman I need to spend more time out there learning the area. I was really blown away with how much is out there to explore.
This edit was honestly your absolute best. So next level. We all learn from you buddy! This was just such a joy to watch. 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃😃👊🏼👊🏼
Right on dude...so cool to hear that bro.
When you need your windshields replaced, come see me at Dennis Dillon GMC or Caldwell Dodge (for Chris) . I will take care of you all. Full vents blow outs and so on. Just remember me and take me with you next time. 😉
Chris is a long time customer at DD Caldwell!
Big fan of Dennis Dillon Jeep! You guys rock!
New Patreon member here, this was an awesome video. Although i was raised here in Texas, I was born in Oregon and sad to say I don't see too many overlanding videos of Oregon. Definitely a underrated state for overlanding. I cant wait until I get to check this place out. Thank you for this great video.
Thank you so much for joining Patreon!!! We have more Oregon co tent coming soon. If you have a request…just DM me on Patreon!! 🙏🏻✌🏻
This series is amazing! I’m super impressed you built this trail.
Thanks Matt - I can't wait to get out on it again and work out the kinks.
Linda is cool! Who uses blinkers? I sure do miss Oregon! Will, Chris, it’s always great to ride along with you; I’m excited for the next installment. Thanks guys.
Hahaha. Part 3 coming soon. So appreciate you following along!!!
In my defense, I think my blinker fluid was low!
My kids have jeeps and I’m a HD truck guy.
I would highly recommend Harden brake rotors with carbon fiber, ceramic brake pads. I don’t like to use drilled and slotted rotors because they have a tendency of warping when they get hot faster than standard rotors. Yes, the slotted and drilled rotors don’t get hot as fast as standard rotors. The carbon fiber, ceramic brake pads work very well in hard or severe driving situations like you guys do all the time. When the brakes are cold, you will have to use slightly more pressure to get the same breaking effect but once the brakes heat up, they work extremely well. When you do your job if you decide to go with this set up, I would recommend DOT,4 brake fluid. DOT,3 and DOT,4 are 100% compatible, DOT,4 brake fluid has a higher boiling point then DOT,3 brake fluid. Food luck and be safe you guys.
Great recommendation. Thanks for sharing!
Will, you guys made the hard but absolutely best decision to turn around! My best friend and I tried to make just an out-and-back from Moss Springs Trailhead to Mt Fanny the last week of June 2021. Deep snow first shut us down in our trucks(2009 Tacoma and 2012 Silverado, both lifted and oversized on the tires), then on the dirt-bike motorcycles, about 1/3 of the way in. We came back and had redemption and then some the last week of August 2022. made it up to Mt Fanny and then all the way to Point Prominence Lookout. The road is a moderately challenging single 2 track, well shaded and I wouldn't be surprised to have some snow lingering well into early August, depending on that year's snow-pack. I would totally recommend you try it again in late summer! Reach out if you would like the input of an experienced novice who has driven the trail.
Thank you Wilt!! We actually did go back in August to run that whole section again. It was really pretty up there..without the snow lol. That vid is coming out soon.
What an incredible trip, video and edit man. Too much good to point out individually. Looking forward to the next!
Thanks David, that means a lot man.
Epic. I just didn't want it to end. Can't wait for the next one!
Right on!!!
Will-my wife and I have been enjoying your content for years now. Your storytelling is excellent, and I love how you both tell us about the places you go, but also how they made you feel while you were there, and what you were thinking while adventuring. I mean, so good. Thanks for sharing. We often pause your videos and talk about things that you mention, and in this one, I had to pause right after you pulled into the Best Western. You were obviously tired, but obviously distraught at having to stay the night in a hotel, rather than per your plan. Hey, having things come up that are not to plan is exactly what overlanding is all about, in our book! You made a GREAT decision to stay in a hotel given your situation, and don't for a second think that it was a failure. I'd say it was a resounding success, that you went out to do something that nobody has done before, you had a few unplanned situations come up and you dealt with them. And now you have a story to tell / memory about your adventure, which is what it's all about. And if your kids are like ours, they'll needle you by saying sleeping there was the best part of the trip hahaha, just because they know it bugs you. Again, thanks for sharing, and keep at it!
I keep hearing from my kids their favorite part of the trip was having breakfast at the hotel lol. Thank you so much for being a regular viewer of my videos, it blows me away to read this comment...I'm so grateful. On the trip..I still feel a pang of shame for staying at a hotel..but I also know that to be a purist at all costs is ridiculous..we just had a trip where we had to pull out because of lighting strikes all around us and mudslide warnings on the trail...and that call was easier to make, I think, because of what we had to do on the Oregon trip..so I guess I'm just agreeing with you lol. Thanks again. Great comment.
Ryan went all out with that asian cuisine lol.
Turns out he’s a pretty decent camp cook. We might have to keep him around 😂
Loving this video and the Energy put in to it! 😎💕
Super grateful for the time you are spending watching it!!
Wonderful video Will! Just beautiful scenery! Nice job rolling with whatever comes your way. All part of the adventure!
PS - I’ve had mud and rocks collect before back under the caliper. Used my air compressor with the air blower attachment to blow out the dried mud the next morning.
Really good note on the air compressor…I’ll keep that one in my back pocket. Thank you for the kind words!!!
Will, your videos are so very enjoyable. Areas that I would love to see in person, but probably won’t happen. So thanks for the efforts it takes to make such stories.
I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying my videos, it's super motivating to get comments like this. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the official trail release.
We are working on part of it next weekend! Going to iron out the Wallowas section.
Good evening Will, Family & Great Friends that are Family ! Thank you all for sharing your treasured time together ! Glad to see you all stayed safe ! D is for Drive, R is Reverse, but sometimes D & R mean Don’t Regret ! If you need to hit reverse there’s nothing to feel guilty about ! If it can help solve a problem, avoid an uncertain issue & especially to enjoy both sides of the journey ! So when you guys sandwiched your awnings, was that maneuver the pickle… keep smiling !
Great advice!!! Awning pickle FTW!!! Thanks for such a great comment.
A small snag on the trip I think adds to the adventure. You guys had all different types of weather and condition on this part of the trip. One of your best edits bro and looking forward to the next parts of this trip.
Thanks Gee!! Next one coming out soon.
Epic as always! Another great series!
Thank you so much. LOVE your clothing line!
Brother, what a great video! You are doing great work. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you so much! Can't wait to share the next one. Working on it right now!
Routing a new route is pretty epic man! Awesome to watch as it happens!
Thanks Tyler, it's a bigger project than I first imagined, but a ton of fun to try and pull off.
@@Venture2Roam dude I bet it’s a lot of work! And a TON of editing!
Amazing video! Looking forward to part 3!
Thank you. Part 2 coming soon!!
Very cool trip, I like that you stayed a group and waited for your friends. Now, remember that feeling as you rolled into the hotel parking lot. I agree that you made the wrong call. You could've made it to your original camp if you would've pressed on. Great adventure, keep it rolling brutha😊
Thank you! It wasn't the last compromise that was made on the trip, but I don't regret any of it. Can't wait to share the next episode!
Those sounds from the 392 gave me anxiety, but glad it was just a rock. Beautiful scenery and amazing video as always buddy!
Ya that was no bueno for a sec lol. Thank for dropping the comment bro. k love u bye.
Love you too, :D. @@Venture2Roam
This is so useful! (Great video as well!). As I commented on a much earlier thread these are areas that are on my list for exploring though I will be coming at them from Bend, OR rather than Boise. It is so helpful to actually see these trails. I will be interested in the route you eventually produce. I have used routes from Jason at Primal Outdoors and from Donald at softroadingthewest. But I like that you are coming at these areas from the other direction. Also, since you are bringing your family along your overlanding style is more like mine. I no longer have family to bring along but I like a tamer adventure than those who want to conquer rocks or snow drifts or whatever. For me, it is seeing the beauty of creation, the solitude/quiet of being away from "civilization" and the simplicity of camping. And that seems to be what you are doing. Thanks for putting these together! Looking forward to the next segment.
So glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. I’ve driven some of those routes too, and found them useful…I think this route will be phenomenal when completed and take its place as a legitimate BDR alternative for 4 wheeled rigs. Can’t wait to work out some of the kinks.
Nice. Keep up the great work. Down here in AZ we have a backcountry route but I’m working on videoing a mostly Mtn. route in central/northern az. Have fun out there!
Love it...we need more trails like that!
Good times!!!
we had a few moments..but definitely good times lol.
Love the soundtrack too!
Thank you!!
Really love your content glad to find it
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found it too. More coming soon!
Nice little Jumping Jack Cameo
That Jumping Jack is really cool. Lightweight, modular, rugged. I’m impressed.
@@Venture2Roam We love to hear it!
1:51 Every time I watch his group ride videos my immediate reaction is that would be fun but really quickly I'm like F**k that thinking about having to hear this kinda banter on the radio all day long.
Sorry for the annoying banter, it's just part of how we have fun on the trail.
I originally wrote a reply to this comment that was a little harsh...caught me on a bad day with not enough coffee...edited it below. 😜
@@Venture2Roam it is what it is and just remember there's 2 types of people in this world. Those that group text (radio talk) and those that are like AHHH STFU (anti group text) lol. Neither is right or wrong if you don't have a pony in the race but we both do lol. Just know I was opinionated but not insulting.
@@at20rule totally agree with you. I read a bunch of comments everyday, and every once in a while I misread it…which I did here. Thanks for being cool about it.
On the crossing, you guys did along the washout. You guys did exactly the same thing I would’ve done and I drive those roads all the time with 120,000 pound truck. One thing I would’ve done is had one vehicle that was the heaviest turned facing people with a heavy duty chain in case anybody slipped. You can quickly hook onto them and keep them from going down the hill.
Ya, great tip on having a rig turned around with a safety line. I'll keep that in mind next time.
Beastttttt !!
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Happened to me in Moab a few weeks ago. Had camp permits on the white rim trail. After 4 hours of driving I got to the spot. It was still 95 degrees and 35mph wind. Kept going and ended up 10pm at a hotel in Moab. So pissed but got a clean shower and good nights rest. With a kid with me it was a no brainer.
I hated getting a hotel room..but our backs were up against it..and you can't control the weather. There's nothing wrong with it...I just didn't want to do it..but ya..the shower and hot breakfast were pretty nice lol.
Lots of cool stuff in this episode ... But you know what the coolest part was!? When you were fixing your fender, and you could hear the kids in the background playing in the forest. THAT! to me, was cool. And in the footage you could see them in the background across the river ... Having fun, having a blast. What it's all about. "Screw the fender, I'm going to go see what they are up to!"
I love this comment. I’m always torn between showing the stuff you are talking about and keeping it focused on “the adults”. The truth is..at our camp there is a LOT going on with the kids learning how to interact with the natural world.
Awesome video and adventure! Next time in Baker City I highly recommend a stop at Sweetwife Bakery in downtown!!!
Will do!!
Thank you guys for the great trip Video . Don and Donna Hope Idaho
Thanks for watching you two!!!
my dad and i used to elk hunt up there in the elkhorns, off that exact road. 2wd drive datsun, chain up... "no problems"...🤣
Awesome. I learned to drive on a 2WD Datsun.
So much on this video I can relate to.... but hands down the biggest thing... I hate the turning around! It feels like failure... like giving up... and I know that right beyond that next obstacle is success (when really you know it's more and harder obstacles)
It's like against my nature to turn around..felt so wrong. It didn't ruin the trip..but it was definitely a tough moment..glad to know I'm not the only one like that.
Dude so good! Also for a second at 01:44 I thought that you toes might be painted... then I figured out they definitely are.
Hey...a guy can have pretty feet to OK?
@@Venture2Roam whatever pleases your fan base!
My wife spent a summer working at pt Prominance in the early 70s. I visited for a week that summer 😂
Oh wow. I bet that was an interesting week!
Like I like to say, it’s all about the adventure and if you don’t like the weather in Oregon wait 30 minutes
Very true..or drive 30 miles lol. This was a fantastic adventure, thank you for following along!
Man it would be cool if you could send me that route. One place I’ve never explored was eastern Oregon. Rocks get caught between the shield and the rotor and it sounds like death! Freaks me out every time
We’ll make it available once we tweak it a bit.
Your videos are fantastic thank you! Question, where did you get the pak rack on the side of your Jeep? I've been hunting all over and cannot find it.
So glad you like them!!! The rack I have is from a company called TrailRax. They are based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and manufacture here in the USA. You can find their stuff here: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&merchant_id=6677d8ba-9d92-4239-aaa7-95bdf322704c&website_id=c5cfcbb6-e55e-438d-a45f-f458462c06d1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trailrax.com%2F
Looks like you had some snags in your trip, but still had a good time. I would have pushed through on that mountain after the tower. But then again, I run a lot more aggressive tires (MTs), and I also have a Warn winch. People always ask me why I run such aggressive tread, but I live in the mountains of N. Idaho. I like to get where I'm going regardless of the weather. Great video though!
I would have too…but sometimes leadership means taking an L so everyone else gets a W. It wasn’t the last compromise we’d make on this trip!
@Venture2Roam group trips need compromise! I always run a more aggressive tire to minimize them is all.
@@jdshaw2751 Ya, good tires with the right tread go a very long way out there.
10:19 something something ECO DIESEL 😂
I'm here for that bad ass forest agent Linda!!!!!!
She was awesome.
I recently found your channel and I love your content! How do you like the Ridge Grapplers? I do the same type of driving as you and I’m considering buying a set but I read alot of mixed reviews.
So glad you found the channel!!! I love my Ridge grapplers (not sponsored). They aren’t the best in snow, but are very very good on almost all other surfaces, and very quiet on pavement.
Thanks so much for the response! That’s great to hear. I don’t see much snow in a typical year, but I do drive all over the country so road noise is a big consideration. I appreciate your honest opinion!
what map book are you guys using? epic videos!
It’s a benchmark recreation map. Thanks for watching!!!
Someone once told me, something to the effect of… hotels are the places you go, between the places you go… and that they are normal, for overlanding
Lol. I like it. But I still don’t like hotels mixing into my expedition…maybe I need to just get over it lol.
Tiny lil washout...traction boards, spotters..OMG it's like you're driving Subarus instead if Jeeps😅.
😂😂😂. Hey you gotta use that stuff to justify the cost.
@@Venture2Roam Right! Looks like a great family trip.
I'm late in this series.
Can someone tell me what is that 2 place compact tent-trailer towards the last camp site? Custom or actually produced? Thanks ✌🏻
It's a Jump and Jack Trailer. Really cool set up. Lots of room once deployed, but really light and tows easy.
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Hey there, Pretty Lady ;)
You should have brought a real Oregonian like me for a real Oregon experience! I know the spots!
lol...there's nothing like a local guide.
Is this route going to be available for subscribers? Because I kinda need it
I think so. We're still figuring out the best way to put it out there. It will be a spectacular Overland route when we work out a few kinks.
Definitely, im excited to see what you guys put out! @@Venture2Roam
You mean part of Greater Idaho?
Lol. Greater Idaho..yes that's what I meant...I can't help it..I call everything Idaho even when I'm in Oregon.
😂
Are you punishing your route anywhere? When I search for “American Oregon overland” I’m not getting much.
I will make the route available once we complete it. Because we didn't actually drive all of it when making this video, we have to go back and work out the kinks.
Are you like in an overlanding club?
I'm not in a club no. But there are some great local Facebook groups that do group runs.
Hotels were the pragmatic decision, especially with kids in tow, don’t be too hard on yourself.
Thanks for that. Ya - I just had to change my mindset...you can't change the weather lol...the kids were much much happier that night..and frankly speaking, the shower was nice lol.
I have watched your episode and am a little shocked that you call yourselves offroaders. “Thinking about switching to 2 wheel drive now” while on PAVEMENT. Your biggest fear is a flat tire. You turned around because of “trail conditions” that my wife’s outback has handled with ease. Y’all really should shift your marketing to explain that you’re car camping with children instead of acting like real overlanders.
This is my favorite comment of the day, thank you lol. I hope it made you feel good writing it 😂✌🏻
We had that strange noise issue on the Dempster which turned out to be a rock tossed up and rubbing in the driveline. We never did find it and remove it but it stopped after backing up and moving forward a couple times. Later road crew told us it happens all the time! We were worried like you guys.
It's the worst sound! So glad it was an easy fix for both of us!