By Saturday morning the Friday gales had softened into a gentle breeze, which was a relief for everyone at the 2012 Overland Expo. I had been carefully polling attendees and exhibitors, and other than the crazy wind on Friday, I hadn’t heard a single complaint so far. Everyone was enthusiastic about the new venue, especially […]

It’s day five of our epic nine-day road trip, and Overland Expo 2012 officially launches at 0800 with opening remarks and introductions by Her Supreme Overland Highness, Roseanne Hanson. The morning crowd sitting on the bleachers by the moto track laughs when she says that Jonathan is filming this opening session, and also posing at […]

Day Four of the road trip was an odd day. We’d completed the Mojave Road, and arrived at Mormon Lake ahead of the opening of Overland Expo 2012. Registration for OX12 didn’t open until 1pm. Since we’d blasted through Flagstaff to beat the setting sun on the previous evening, we now planned to head into […]

Another morning dawned on the Mojave Road and the early light lent even more color to the nearby mountains. And they’re interesting mountains too, between Table Top to the south and the corkscrew peak of Pinto Mountain just to the northeast of our camp. Bryon was up extra-early, ready to make a determined blitz to […]