NOTES FROM THE ROAD

Loading up the truck. Hitting the road. Taking notes.

READ THE FIELD NOTES

Notes from the road across Utah and the American West. Overlanding trips, desert camps, bikepacking routes, roadside stops, gear shakedowns, and whatever else ends up outside the windshield — or on it.

Travels
Challenge Accepted
Challenge Accepted

A one-night camp on Alexander Loop in the Uintas, where a bad forecast, a $30 tarp, soggy boots, and a surprise summer snowstorm turned into exactly the kind of challenge I was looking for.

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Home, Tarp home
Home, Tarp home

A one-night family campout near Soapstone with the whole crew, a tarp living room, wild kids, happy dogs, bad sleep, good bacon, and a quiet little clearing that’s starting to feel like ours.

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Lazy Day
Lazy Day

One night in Soapstone Basin with the boys, the Bronco, bikes, bacon, BB guns, mosquitoes, and no real agenda beyond being outside.

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nights out: 15

Miles Driven: 4012

Gear Failures: 2

Nights the weather won: 4

Maverik pit stops: 28

GoPros Crushed: 1

YEAR IN THE FIELD: 2026

THE FIElD RIG: BRONCO

MEET THE RIG

Collecting cool campsites since 2026.

NO performative bullshit

This isn’t a DIY Guide, a sales pitch for overland gear, or even a highlight reel.

It’s a place for the trips that actually happened. Nothing precious. Kids, dogs, dust, weather, truck parts, wrong turns, killer camps, good tailgate meals, bad nights, and the occasional view that makes your lower jaw hit the dirt.