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Trip Report: Cows, Chocolate, & Cats in the Sierra Madre Photos by Roseann & Jonathan Hanson, except where noted Expedition members: Brian DeArmon (GoodTimes), Marisa Rice, Chris Marzonie (the legendary BajaTaco), Brian Jones, Roseann Hanson (DesertRose), and Jonathan Hanson Cow . . ...

So excited can hardly wait. Just got a wonderful all-original 1981 R80 G/S. It's still in Montana, though! Can't wait to get it to AZ for some riding. I intend to keep it really stock. The only modification might have to be to have the seat lowered a little. It even has racks and original...

Any other NX250 riders out there ~ I am still struggling with fixing the throttle control on my 1989 Honda. Replaced the cables, adjusted the cables, taken to pretty darn good mechanic. Still have sticking problem - makes fine-control hard, too, I end up jerking the gas around like a beginner...

We're excited to announce we've launched a fun new video series called The 60-Second Overlander. It features how-to's, reviews, and interviews about overlanding and products, all in 60 seconds. To celebrate, we're giving away 2 Overland Experience single packages. Here's how to get a chance to...

Anyone ridden in the last year or so the west side of Mexico around Hermosillo to Guadalajara to Queretaro? I'm taking intensive Spanish classes in late February in Queretaro (a few hours north of Mexico City) and am going to ride down on my NX250. Looking for route suggestions besides Hwy 15...

I recently made the jump to an iPhone, so I have a very nice iPod Touch for sale - great for road tunes. There are thousands and thousands of apps available for it, too, making it a nice traveling companion. A nice bonus: you can use wifi to get email and get on the web - syncs seamlessly with...

Six Overland Society members and friends headed down to Rancho Aribabi, Sonora, Mexico, this past weekend to volunteer considerable talents to help a conservation project there. The original post on the trip is here: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32859 Many thanks to...

Hello all, The Overland Society is slowly growing and getting our feet on the ground - literally this time. Our mission is: Promoting exploration of our world and conservation of its landscapes, wildlife, and cultures through logistical assistance and training for non-profits, scientists, and...

Announcing OX10 & early registration discounts Overland Expo.2010 will be held the weekend of April 16 - 18, 2010 in beautiful southern Arizona. This year's attendees, mail list subscribers and our friends at Expedition Portal are getting advance notice of our early registration discounts -...

On Saturday I finally got out on my first real, long (for me) adventure ride with friends Brian (goodtimes) and Bruce (DesertDouglas). What a great day! We started out at our house southwest of Tucson, in the Sierrita Mountains, and headed south around Stevens Mountain, crossed Caballo Loco...

Hello all, we're back from a fantastic long trip to Baja, and I wanted to check in and post a reminder about the April 24-26 Overland Expo.2009 - the first-ever educational and adventure event just for overlanders. This is going to be an amazing weekend - driving courses, classes, seminars...

I had a chance to put 400 more miles on the FJ60 project vehicle, with the new 3.0-L turbodiesel and 5-speed. Our first mileage report was disappointing, as I reported in the first post, but my second run was much better. With mixed town, dirt road, and highway, it came in at 25.8 mpg - more...

The Fall 1008 issue of Overland Journal is debuting an Overland Chef section - recipes for great food and tips on gear, storage, and provisioning for long and short trips. What we'll try to do is feature one recipe and maybe a new piece of equipment, and then offer the full menu on our website...

After nearly five months I picked up my 1984 FJ60 from TLC where it got its makeover: a new International 3.0-liter turbo diesel and new Toyota 5-speed transmission with lots of other extras! Here's me with the team at TLC - thanks to everyone, especially Jonathan Ward (second from left) and Joe...

Well we got back from our 4x4 adventure safari across the Rift Valley and now I can focus on something I've waited three months for - taking delivery of my FJ60 from TLC, with its new diesel engine, suspension, and 'jewelry' :smiley_drive: (we've been covering this in Overland Journal - spring...

This just came out of my FJ60 diesel conversion project (see Overland Journal, spring 2008). Located in Van Nuys, at TLC4x4. 2F engine with 4-speed transmission (H42), minus transfer case 188,000 miles TLC tested the compression: Compression: 1) 165, 2) 160, 3) 160, 4) 155, 5) 160, 6)...

These just came off my FJ60 Land Cruiser diesel conversion project (see Overland Journal spring 2008). A wheel for a particular person - I pass no judgement, guaranteed - someone will love these . . . Four 15x8 polished Centerline alloy wheels Bonus: come with nearly new 30 x 9.50 BFG...

Great job Tim (SOAZ) and everyone who organized this great event - here's a nice bit of press from Tread Lightly. Tim and Danica, Lance and a bunch of others joined us for a Tread Trainer course in January and now TL is happily spreading word of your great work! Awesome people, thanks so much -...

From the Arizona Daily Star http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/238878.php A couple of interesting points: even the vocal OHV coalitions could not deny this was an extremely abused area, but I am sad to see that PEER (once a very good organization devoted to protecting whistleblowers in government...

Nice story here: http://www.leaveitwild.org/news/newsletter/issue/2008-04/wilderness_hero For those who didn't see, Jonathan appeared in this ad in the New York Times advocating for wilderness, as a hunter.