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Overland Expo to TBEX: Going West Coast

August 22, 2013 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

In true Val style, I'm taking the glacial approach to sharing the epic Overland Expo to TBEX adventure with you. Did you expect anything else really? Exit Stage Left... So as you know, I had a … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Going West Coast

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, california, experiential education, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), pacific ocean, Route 66

Val in Real Life takes on Overland Expo

July 24, 2013 By Val Weston 11 Comments

The first official destination of the Overland Expo to TBEX expedition was indeed, Overland Expo. Go fig right? This event was big question mark for me. I knew fabulous blogger peeps would be … [Read more...] about Val in Real Life takes on Overland Expo

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, do good as you go, geocaching, mormon lake, only dirt roads, outdoor research, overland expo, overland expo to tbex, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), overland nomads, wilderness dave

Overland Expo to TBEX: Of hiccups and detours…

June 11, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

So friends, I have at least a dozen posts in draft about the current Overland Expo to TBEX & beyond expedition, but none of them seem to be approaching completion given the pace and hiccups of … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Of hiccups and detours…

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, canada, colorado, New Hampshire, new york, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, subaru

Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

June 5, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

In a complete blur, we've completed the first three weeks of our seven week journey. As I mentioned before I set out, I knew Stage 1 would be completely bonkers in terms of the pace and what I was … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, california, canada, colorado, great sand dunes, lessons, new york, overland expo, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, TBEX, toronto

Postcards from Real Life: Overland Expo

May 17, 2013 By Val Weston 1 Comment

This week's postcard is actually a postcard. I'm currently at Overland Expo in Arizona, learning about all sorts of crazy off-roading experiences. For naturalist granola-girl here, it's quite out of … [Read more...] about Postcards from Real Life: Overland Expo

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, overland expo, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), Postcards from Real Life

George’s Birthday Adventure: The Long Road Home

July 16, 2012 By Val Weston 4 Comments

When you're facing the end of a trip, it can be hard to let go right? George's Birthday Adventure had been truly epic and the 2,000+ miles back to Georgia seemed so boring. So in true Camp Granola … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: The Long Road Home

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, colorado, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), lone rock, New Mexico, road trip, texas, utah

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