Recent content by Bill Beers

I'm signed up. My team purchased our vehicle last Sunday, a 2001 Toyota Sequoia.

Is this still available?

Ah. It says "suggested, " I kept looking for an official list.

Where is/was the list?

Congratulations Bretthn! That was pretty close right up to the end! -Bill

Thank you for the kind words guys. The Volvo is indeed a tank, and has more room, (at least to lay down in,) than the Landcruiser. This is my 8th(?) trip report posted here on ExPo, and I'm really glad the timing worked out for this contest! I'm hoping these will indeed be great memories...

Ochoco Challenge 2016 - Sunday Sunday Route Sunday breakfast was leftovers: biscuits and gravy, diced (deli) ham and eggs, French toast, cereal and coffee. I love Sunday dishes, just pile everything in the Rubbermaid bin and bring it home. Carnage update: Dustin managed to get a flat...

Ochoco Challenge 2016 - Saturday Saturday Route It was cold enough Saturday morning that the water in the wash and rinse tubs was frozen over. Not much, but still, it was June 25th! I wasn't expecting it to be that cold. I fired up the stove to make some percolator coffee and Jason, (who...

Ochoco Challenge 2016 - Day 2 Friday Route I was up early Friday morning, missing my cot. My wife was kind enough to drop it off at Ryan's place the night before, so I only had to sleep on the ground that one night. My girls, Abby and Libby, slept warm and snug in the wagon: Jack helped...

Thursday, 6/23/16 Route Now in its fifth year, the Ochoco Challenge has grown from five guys in three trucks in 2012, to 22 people in ten trucks* + a motorcycle in 2016. (*For this trip report, we're classing the Volvo 245 as a truck.) The basic idea is to get off-pavement in a stock...

Was this list ever finalized? I've been looking but can't seem to find an official list.

Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route: http://www.oohva.org/ Washington Backcountry Discovery Route: http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/WABDR Canol Road: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canol_Road True North East...

Great write-up! Thank you for putting this together!

Absolutely. We had a giant, mid-80s Suburban with us, and one of the 4-Runners had a trailer. I'm almost positive that is Three Creek Meadow Campground: http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=38668&actid=29

Thank you all for the encouragement! Dave, (w/the blue Disco,) and I just started talking routes for this summer. The rainy/dark season is good for planning!