Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route Day 3 - Making a Life in a Desert Oasis
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Day 3 of the Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route finds Donald (Soft Roading the West) and I waking up to a very foggy Morning. When Donald and I planned this route we mapped a rough route for us to follow starting from the Alvord Desert taking us to the Owyhee River Canyon and following it up and coming out somewhere around Vale Oregon. Along the route we had also marked some waypoints to some point of interest we would like to check out along the way. Day 3 we had intended to go to a small lake called Batch lake which is near Jordan Craters. As we started out we came upon road that showed to be a dead end with spring at the end on the map. Our curiosity got the best of us and we decided we should check it out. It turned out to be a great decision. When we got to the end of the road there was a beautiful oasis and the ruins of rock structures built by early settlers. This turned to be a treasure from an exploratory stand point. I love walking around old ruins like this and try to determine how these settlers made a life out in remote desert area like this. What would it have been like to make a life in a desert oasis?
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Your Primal Outdoors - Camping and Overlanding, I am living the van life in my Ford E350 4x4 Van traveling around the remote public land system in Oregon
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Wow, you are a brilliant cinematographer and wordsmith. Thank you for sharing your adventures. I’m greatfull for the opportunity to watch your content. I grew up in Central Oregon and thankful for the bounty and beauty we have been blessed with.
Little hidden gems! 💎 👍🇨🇦🌎
Love seeing so much different terrain Oregon has to offer, thanks Jason for exploring for us!
excellent narration and cinematography once again! I tipped a Pendleton or two last night along with the watch. Thank you. Your friend in Indiana Troy
Jason,,,,, that country your in right now, was all grazed by the Basque Sheep Ranchers of the Day, Circa... 1850 +/- and forward, I ran all that country pretty hard back-in the day, 60's-70's early 80's as my Grandfather ran Cattle with the ZX Ranch, and the Whitehorse Ranch Boy's, and also in the Trout Creek Mtn's area as well.... it's nice to see that country again thru your "Eye's" and Camera,,,,, Very Well Done.
This also where I 1st met Claude Dallas, and later on I ran into him again, on the road outside of Jordan Valley, he was headed down into the Owyhee Canyon Country, and was looking for a ride, as I was Chucker Hunting that area, I said hop-in, and he did, that was Oct-Nov 1980,,,,, and I'm sure you know the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say......
Anyway, keep-on keeping on,,,, take care....
BD in Alaska...😎
Here we are again, let's go. Thanks for the content.
You and your buddy from Soft Roading the West are really my favorite CZcamsrs. There are lots of #vanlife channels. There are lots of #overlanding channels. There are lots of #offgrid channels. But the two of you manage to combine all three in a format that is desirable, respectable, and presented in a way which I wish to emulate.
I left my "home" in Maine early December. Currently in Southeast Georgia building and working on my rig. I'll be good to go further exploring out West by (mid?) February.
Thank you for the continued motivation to get out there and live my best life.
I like it when you get stuck and make videos of you spinning your wheels keep them coming.
Couldn’t wait for a new video thanks, awesome rig by the way
The quality of this content is incredible! Quite inspiring. Thanks for this
Jason, seriously 13 minutes? Thats all we get lol. It’s never enough when watching your videos my friend lol. And yes that’s a compliment of the highest order. I just watched your recent video of you and Daisy getting stuck in the snow and I commented that 20 minutes wasn’t enough lol. You have us all locked in and ready to spend an hour or more with you and Daisy and the occasional friend included as well. As I’ve said before I been watching your content since the beginning and your skills at filming and story telling along with editing are just off the charts incredible. There are tonnes of people making full length films that could learn a thing or two from you my friend and I mean that sincerely. You can take this as another compliment and that is the only complaint I have and so do a lot of other people is that your videos are to short, it doesn’t matter whether you make them 10, or 15, or 20, or even 30 minutes long they’re never enough. And that my friend is probably the best compliment you can ever get. That we enjoy what you do and how you show it to us so much that we always want more. Especially on a trip like the one in this video. You put so much into it with the planning and the preparations and driving etc that I’m frankly surprised that you made such a short video. You could probably have made this one 30-60 minutes and still have left stuff out. I understand how much work is involved in making these videos at the level you have achieved so you wont hear any complaints from me other than the occasional wish it was longer bit lol. Once again I want to say thank you for continuing to share your adventures/journey with all of us its been a lot of fun on this side of the camera as well. I remember when you had less than 1,000 subscribers man that seems like a lifetime ago. Now you are so good I keep wondering when your master class is going to be released lol. Stay safe my friend and I’ll raise a glass🥃 to the new year with you. Cheers
Another amazing video Jason!
Damn what an awesome spot.
Damn, your outro left me with a sense of wonder, and looked like professional quality, thank-you for sharing.
Great spot to spend a night at.
Oh wow! Really amazing Jason! Your videography and narrative were spot on! You’re right, some answers will only come from our imaginations. You really captured my thoughts and feelings about these old places. To me, they’re holy ground. Thank you 🙏
Very nice video! I do lots of walking in the eastern Oregon desert and I love finding the old rock corrals and rock shelters
Couldn’t wait for a new video… thanks
Top shelf depiction of an amazing adventure!
Absolutely wonderful video so relaxing and peaceful
i really do envy you in your chosen way of life
Stay safe and may God bless you always 🙋♂️🇬🇧
Loving this series. Rocks were cool. Great Video!
Thank you for sharing your awesome video’s. Can’t wait to get back out an about. Very inspiring. Stay safe.
Thanks. Great video. I like your filming real colors and it's all like the real life.
Wow, what a treasure you found. Your videos are very beautifully done. The creativity and your narratives are very moving. I really enjoy watching them. So full of adventure too.
Exceptional video. Loved every second of it.
Great video to end the weekend!
I just love this video! The music, colors, textures, storytelling/narration, etc. - just a joy to watch.
The exploring on foot was one of the best parts. I do question if all the trees were by design of a long-ago previous homestead/settlement or by nature? It was a beautiful spot, an oasis for sure. 😊💖
Awesome video and great work! Thanks for putting this together sharing!!
Another wonderful episode.
Thank You
Yeah buddy 🤙🏻
Jason, I enjoyed the video very much. Cheers, Mate.
We were through that area in October and ran 100 miles along the east side of the river in four days. Can't wait for the next trip...
Love the video, wish they were a little longer
A great video!
Brilliant document of your journey. I started doing the same about 2 years ago... you are truly inspiring. Safe travels my friend. Cheers 🍻
the view is the fog! its beautiful!
What an amazing trip.
Awesome opening !!
Really appreciate this kind of video. Peaceful, interesting, beautifully shot with a rhythm of the wild running through it. Thanks again for taking us along… into this world!
I was suppose to stop there on one of my trips. Missed the turn off. By time I noticed I was down the road a few miles. Left it for another time, maybe sooner now. There is a cave nearby as well. Thanks for taking us along. George.
Great video man! Such beautiful land out there, I can't wait to come back and visit!
Just had my first cup of Daisy Cafe. Very good coffee!
Well done Jason
Great video. Thank you
Glad I found this channel. Great stuff...
Beautiful country with some interesting finds.....love ir!
I really enjoy your videos. They make me wish I was there. I couldn't help but notice what looked like a Wolfe Customs Bahco Laplander sheath over your frying pan handle. That's one good way to get more use out of it and keep from burning your hands.
Great video, such a beautiful location!
Excellent. Love this video.
Excellent work as always
Wonderful video Jason, loved it!
That ending… damn love it!
Brilliant! Thank you!
Really enjoyed the video! Looking forward to spending some time in Central Oregon this summer.
As always Jason.. Fantstic scenary and video. And those last words!! Epic!!
I agree with the choice to slow down and enjoy the space you are at.
very well narrated, thanks
Brother that was so awesome! I’m glad your out there loving life like you do and I’m able to watch it. It’s truly a inspiration! May God keep on blessing you brother!
Another great one.👍
We actually live on the edge of the Alvord. Attempting to do exactly what these old homesteaders tried to do then! Trees and soil are being built. This dry desert landscape can be changed!
Wow, Jason! Your final phrase sums up the magic you created in this one. Keep imagining. Keep taking the time to be surprised. Cheers from a fellow Oregonian.
Mind relax...
Hello Jason !
A campfire is a meeting circle. I have had many campfires, bonfires, and fires in my fireplace at home. All of us have an instinct to need fire.
Great find!
Great Video,
Nice, thank you 🙂
awesome scenery! id love to be there!
Really appreciate your care and interest in the history of the areas you visit. Great work and video, thank you!
Cool video and I like your choice of whiskey!
Yay!
Just popped open my very first bottle of Pendleton and I love it! Would have never tried it most likely if not for you...
Great journey, making me more ready to finish or at least ready enough an want to head out an explore yoyr area
Nice video.👍🏻
to me that is how to do adventuring...just stop and enjoy. ..
Jason, assuming you had the licence can you shoot that public land? If so, next time why not take the shotgun and you could prepare and sit down to an evening dinner of Wild Duck. That would make interesting content of ethical, sustainable field to fork food.
Well done
You found a fantastic spot. If rocks could talk, right?
Really enjoyed this video!
Absolutely beautiful!
so cool
Great buddy
bro the rig is lookin sweeet!
What a find and how much history there was around that spot. Take care, Al
I might ask you why you don’t install fender flares? Save your paint/wrap and a lot of clean up.
Awesome opening segment Jason! Cool find. So many birds, did you find some cool species? Great episode.
Nicely executed, Jason! This inspires us to plan a weeklong overland trip.
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Ok.. ya sold me ... I usually hate on areas like this but man... I kinda wanna go... maybe it's the covid 99 talking, it's made me crazy
Jason, great video!! I feel like you,wanting to know what went on there? Sitting like a fly on the wall!
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Casey has pointed out in some of his videos that at the time of the original homesteads, the area was a lot wetter than it is now. I believe that had the area NOT dried out, there would be active ranches there even now.
Great video ,for spots like that you should invest in a Metal detector.
Never know what you will find!
Ohhh man 200k is imminent 🎉
It's interesting to me that the homesteaders who built that structure did so almost entirely out of Volcanic pumice, although it makes much more sense taking into account your proximity to some of the volcanic craters in the area. Guess they had to build with whatever they had available.
A word of caution:
It may not apply right there in that spot, but I found out at a very young age that some of those old long forgotten homesteads have hand dug wells that can be concealed by growth or covered with rotted boards. A person can walk right into them and fall to their death without even seeing them.
I’m not sure when this was filmed, but can you drive this route this time of year (January)? Too much snow or mud?
Hello what’s the height from sea level is the oasis ..
That’s just lovely..
Thank you for these videos..
From a guy in 🇬🇧 that will probably never have the opportunity to visit your great state..
Unless I win the lottery
Thank you 🙏
Excellent as usual Jason! What are you using for Comms. Hamm? GMRS, etc...? Saw the antenna on the back of Sasquatch and am curious. Thanks!
I'll bet it was pretty before we as people's found it , & expressed our need to find thing's out, by what ever means possible, or a volcanoe did it , cause they melt rock & we walk so poorly sometimes we need a smack up side our head to get us back in line , & volcanoes can do that , & hurricane's & pick something cause we are very sm in light of things , & if we look we can plainly see it , love people's as much as u can , cause they need it & we all do too 💖🐕 ☕🍯🍶