#overland
Our second van video is up on YouTube “This Sucks! Let’s Do Something Else” In this weeks video we travel to southern oregon, redwoods and crater lake. Like comment subscribe
Overland Aesthetic
Anonymous asked:
Could you make a wallpaper for an upcoming Nintendo Switch game called Overland?
Who: Lily Cowles as Isobel Evans
What:Overland coco lambskin leather jacket - $295.00
Where:3x11 “2 Become 1”
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Quick tricks with Alex McKenzie
The RCI sliders finally arrived after 4 long months if waiting. I was happy that they arrived undamaged and ended up installing them the same night. Took my time and ended up taking roughly 2 hours to complete the install. Was relatively straight forward and I love how they look on the truck
Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the US). We spent two (cold) nights camping near ‘Cruz Del Condor’ the best place to see wild Condors. The lookout was very busy in the mornings as it was the best time to see Condors soaring overhead however after lunchtime we had the place to ourselves. In the afternoon they flew over our car travelling to and from their nests, it was an amazing experience!
Not to mention the drive to the canyon which went up to an altitude of 4,960m and was spotted with volcanoes. Almost like a lunar landscape. It felt like we were on the moon!
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Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow mountain was one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen on our entire trip. The trail head starts at 4,400 metres with a peak of 5,200 metres. I found the hike very hard as about 70% of the hike was up hill and at that altitude I struggled. James however bounded up the hill to get to the top before the other tourists arrived to take the best photos. We were lucky we were able to camp at the trail head, unlike the other tourists that got up in the middle of the night to take to 3.5 hour bus ride from Cusco. We set off at 6:00am to beat them to the top and thankfully we did as when we started to descend at around 10:00am there were at least a hundred tourists walking or taking donkeys up (slackers!).
The photos are not edited in any way, the colours were so bright our brains were trying to tell us it was a trick!
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Machu Picchu
The famous Machu Picchu. At first a wasn’t all that excited to visit Machu Picchu as we have slowly learnt to appreciate places with very few tourists and tend to avoid places with too many gringos, like ourselves. But we knew we’d regret it if we didn’t visit and we’ll probably never get the opportunity again. On the day we went there were of course lots of people but it really didn’t matter as it was such a wonderful place to visit. The architecture is so impressive, we marvelled at how they built it without metal tools or machinery.
There are two main ways you can access Machu Picchu, one is by walking the Inca Trail or the other is by train to the nearby town and then a bus… we didn’t do either. We camped at the hydro-electrical plant and hiked 11kms along the the railway lines (one way) which was 31kms in total including walking around Machu Picchu (its huge and not flat!). It was a long and tiring day, but we had a fantastic time!
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Puya Raimondii
When we decided to take a detour from the main roads to visit the Puya Raimondii plants I wondered whether it would be worth the hassle, fortunately I was not disappointed. The plants are related to the pineapple family. They can grow up to 10 metres in height and can live for 100 years. It blossoms over 8000 flowers on its ‘corn’ shaped head but only flowers once in its lifetime, after which it dies. Again, we were the only people to visit these amazing plants and we didn’t see a anyone when we took the hike to get up close to them. We camped at the trail head which was a lovely and peaceful nights sleep.
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Chauchilla Cemetery -
I found the Chauchilla Cemetery so fascinating and sad at the same time. It contains prehispanic mummified human remains and artifacts. It was discovered in the 1920s, but had not been used since the 9th century AD. Unfortunately the cemetery has been looted by grave robbers who have left human bones and pottery scattered around the area.
Cahuachi Ruins -
Cahuachi Ruins was a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture, based from 1 AD to about 500 AD. Driving there it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere in the dessert. It was a (very) rough dirt/sandy road and it took about 45 minutes to travel roughly 15kms. Parts of the ruins are still being excavated and so it is not yet set up for large groups of tourists which made it even better as we had the place to ourselves. There were no guards, ticket collectors, guides… no one!
Vicuñas -
Peru is known for its Llama and Alpaca trade and we have learnt quite a lot about the different breeds and their wool. Llama and alpaca wool is common in the UK and Australia however we had never heard of the Vicuna (pronounced “be-coon-ya”). It is said to be the softest material in the world, during the time of the Incas it was against the law for anyone but royalty to wear vicuña. We saw quite a few wild vicunas on our drive through the Andes so when we arrived to Cusco we thought we would enquire as to how much it would cost to buy a vicuna garment. Only two retailers in Peru are allowed to sell it, and when you purchase a garment it comes with a “passport” to prove you have purchased it legally. A pair of gloves started at 3,900 Soles (£915) and a large scarf was 13,000 soles (£3,000). Needless to say, we gave it a miss!
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Pack mule jeep. Pushin her hard today. The tranny cooler really helps out
#jeep #jeeplj #yellowfoglights #custombumper #customfabrication #longdrives #overland #overlandjeep
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Video I shot driving with a couple other vehicles to Overland Expo this year.
My 4x4 adventure to Overland Expo a few weeks ago documented for an experiential marketing client of mine.
Found some big holes, arts and aliens in the desert #asitshouldbe #optoutside #overland #4x4 #jeepjk #jeeplife #adventuresawait #desertrat
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIe-gW_l1-3/?igshid=vepnlqjlp683
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Would you spend a night in an old dilapidated cabin in the desert? #optoutside #overland #4x4 #jeepjk #jeeplife #adventuresawait #desertrat #mojavecabin
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIe-MPrFe8a/?igshid=fes4g4d5ryti
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Found more cabins to explore and rocks to crawl… #optoutside #overland #4x4 #jeepjk #jeeplife #adventuresawait #desertrat
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Had a great weekend wheeling with good friends - started in Hesperia early Sat morning where it already in the 90s, climbed up the back side of Big Bear and were greeted by a 50 degree temp drop, fat rain drops, thunder and lightning! So glad I brought all my rain gear - Big Bear has tricked me before! We camped near Onyx summit and continued our search for mining relics from the past and massive Joshua trees! #4x4 #overland #jeeplife #jeepjk #getmuddy #gonecamping #thisishowisocialdistance
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1965 Cadillac Coupe Deville + Pop-up Camper
The camper was designed in the early 60’s and was a Golden Hammer winner featured in the January 1965 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. Purchased from the original owner and builder. The builder was an interior designer for the aircraft industry for many years, which influenced the well thought out design of this camper.
The camper is complete with a full-size bed, gas stove, sink, built-in fridge, fishing pole holders and a porta-pot. The camper uses a built-in air lift system to raise the top an additional 24". The car is equipped with air shocks/bags to handle the extra weight of the camper. The engine is a 429cid that runs excellent.
up for auction soon via Barrett-Jackson
