Category: trails

Do You Need Body Armor for Your Overland Vehicle? | Expedition Overland Episode 30

Protecting your vehicle on the road is an important perspective to have (if you want your vehicle to last!). Jeff shares the different modifications we’ve made to take precautions on the trails. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Credit: Expedition Overland – youtube.com/channel/UCiyiTqpss-ihtLHz-juFxIQ * Click the “Save” button…


Pedal-Powered Fun: Mountain Bikes for City or Wilderness

Mountain bikes are the SUVs of bicycling, created to be ridden on tortuous off-road trails, but so stylish most never actually venture off the pavement. (Courtesy of Yeti) Blaze Your Own Path Yeti SB130 Starting at $6,200 While it tames city streets, this bike will pull you to gnarly trails where the full suspension and…


Off Trail: Horseback Pack Trips for the Not-So-Faint of Heart

Despite being a lifelong equestrian, I was greatly challenged by an early July horseback excursion into the Teton wilderness of Wyoming. Due to a connection with a pack-trip guide at the almost 100-year-old Triangle X Ranch, which overlooks the Grand Teton mountain range just outside Jackson Hole, Wy., I was asked to join what promised…


Trails Across the Country Lead to Places You Might Like

Some people traipse through lovely landscapes as others explore history from the days of Native Americans to the present. Avid birders use binoculars to spot colorful feathered friends in flight while canoers and kayakers dip paddles into the water. At the end of the day, many of these visitors to Panama City, Florida, belly up…


Coastal Cities are Cracking Down on E-Bikes

San Clemente city council placed some restrictions on electric bicycles (e-bikes), with a few others to be considered during an upcoming meeting. The San Clemente Beach Trial is a multimodal trail that previously allowed e-bikes and bikes to pass through. Public complaints prompted council Feb. 16 to require all bikes to be walked along Mariposa Bridge. “The…