Category: Overland Route
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Idaho Off Pavement
Overland Route – 6 Days and over 700 miles of mostly unpaved forest roads from just north of Boise, Idaho to the Canadian border. For a while now I have had the idea of driving most if not the entire length of the state of Idaho on unpaved forest service roads. In July of 2019…
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Long Gulch & Honeycomb Wilderness
Southeast Oregon’s backcountry is a rugged and impressive landscape. This video features several of the impressive gulches and canyons that mark this area. Long gulch is more of a canyon with sheer walls that are probably close to 1000 feet high. Also included are Juniper and Timber Gulch which are both in the Leslie Gulch…
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Joesephus Lake Campground – Idaho
Josephus Lake is located in Challis National Forest about 20 miles north of highway 21 and probably 40-50 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho. The road from highway 21 is not paved. The first 10+ miles are a well graded gravel road suitable for travel trailers. The second half of the route becomes more narrow and…
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Cottonwood Canyon Road – Utah
Cottonwood Canyon Road (BLM 400) is about a 50 mile gravel/dirt road in southern Utah that stretches between highway 89 at the south end and the town of Cannonville and highway 12 at the north. It’s a fairly tame road with a few patches of washboard. Most cars and any SUV should have no problem…
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YellowJacket Lake Campground – Idaho
One of the most remote and peaceful drive-in campgrounds I have ever been too. It’s peaceful for a reason because it takes some effort to get to. Yellowjacket Lake is about a 50 mile drive on gravel and unimproved forest roads. I would not do this drive with out a vehicle that has good clearance,…