Hello Fellow Guardians! Ron here with a quick intro. 30+ years as a first responder. My truck is a 2011 Nissan Frontier Pro4x with 110k miles. Plans to build out for the wife and I to travel full time. I debated about using this current truck, or moving to a Toyota, Dodge Rebel, Chevy ZR2, etc. In the end, it’s paid for and I’ve been meticulous on the maintenance. I’m sure it will do what we need it to do. I also have 25k miles on my 2016 Honda Africa Twin for solo journey’s. The wife and I have plans to detour and follow the brown signs to wherever they lead. The road will also lead to where the general camping community does not travel. I’ll share current mods/future plans in another post. Thanks for having us!
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Welcome Ron, I too served for 15 years in the US Army. Thank you for your service.
I would like to introduce myself and the rest of the Member Representative Team. I am Mike R (
@M Rose) the NorthwestRegional Director.
@Gabriel Bozeman (Washington) is your closest Member Rep. Gabe also runs the Overland Bound Northwest Facebook page.
@Sandpoint Steve is the Idaho member Representative. Steve Is a huge asset to the ten helping us organize trail runs and teaching members how to use the tech gadgets.
@Munga Brown is the Oregon Member Representative, he is dedicated to serving those on the coast looking for places to explore and finding events to attend along the Oregon Coast.
Overland Bound is more than just a forum where we discuss Overlanding. We are a community dedicated to Vehicle Dependent Travels throughout our natural environment. We are stuarts to the trail systems.
The Northwest Region is one of, if not the , fastest growing Overland Bound Regions in the world. From an Overlanders prospective we have it all. From the jungles of the Olympic Rain Forrest, to the Cascade Wonder Lands, to the central deserts, and every thing in between, we have it all right here.
We have several events on the 2020 calendar thus far. The big ones are:
March 14, 2020 11:00 am PST is the Southern Oregon Meet and Greet in Grants Pass Oregon hosted by
@Big G at the“Black Forrest Family Restaurant “. This is an event to gather members from Norther California and Southern Oregon and discuss future overland events. I understand this event might be a bit of a drive for you and awful short notice. I only mention it because there is also a couple of campouts being worked as we speak in the GP region. Contact
@Big G for more information.
We have two reoccurring conference calls each month on the third Sunday of the month. The first is the
Treasure Valley Conference Call hosted by
@Dave H. at 6:30 pm PST where members in the Boise Metro Area discuss trail rides, campouts, and spring time get togethers. This is fallowed by
@Sandpoint Steve ‘s
Inland Northwest Conference Call. The Inland Northwest CC is a round table discussion on topics that Steve feels the need to address. Last month we talked about how to set up a Rally Point and the month before was on trail coms. Both calls are a wealth of information and I highly encourage the 2 hour block of time to get a chance to share ideas with other members through the region.
March 28, 2020 10:00 am pst
NwOr SwW Monthly Meetup at Mule Expedition Outfitters in Tualatin, Oregon is hosted by
@Spud.Built. This will be the second meetup held at Mule Expedition Outfitters. I don’t have a whole lot of details but contact
@Spud.Built for more information.
April-
@Gabriel Bozeman hosts a monthly campout in the Olympic Mountains and/or the Cascades. The dates and locations change each month. Check out
Washington Monthly Campout to see what the past campouts have been like.
June is a busy month, The Northwest Overland Rally (June 18-21), BC Overland Rally (June 25-28) and then WABDR sections before and after the NWOR. Contact me for more information on how to attend these events. Tickets are on sale now until the end of the month.
July 3-6
4th of July Weekend at 2 Rivers Ranch in Dayville, Oregon is going to be a fun expedition on
@2RiversRanchExpeditions personal Ranch.
September 4-7 (Labor Day Weekend) the 1st Northwest Regional Campout in Southeast Washington Northeast Oregon. Mark the dates on your calendar and keep watching for this event to post as the final stages of planning are completed.
If you have questions about any of these events, or any other information do t hesitate to contact myself or any of the Member Representatives .
Mike Rose
NW Director
Overland Bound
