The DNA-X crew pushed west, through the lush forests of Oregon to the coast. We landed at the beach in Newport and checked into a hotel. Though the room was small the view of the beach was expansive. There’s lots to do here; start the day with a long walk on the beach then visit…
After our Idaho adventure, Pip (our co-pilot) pulled out the map and his dart to randomly select our next stop. He aimed west and launched it. Like a lost missile, it sailed across the high desert of eastern Oregon, a barren land, rocky and sparsely inhabited. Blue followed the missile’s direction for hours. Where are…
After Blue’s superb handling of the wet and wild Wyoming Safari, Captain Jay reviewed her service log. What? She missed a service before we started this expedition?! Knowing we were not even at the half way point led to an urgent scan for the nearest Land Rover Dealer. Could there be one near Jackson, WY?…
The dust, the ever-present western dust… that’s where we left off. We aim Blue north, down a dusty Colorado road and into Wyoming until we reach a favorite haunt, Jackson Hole. Grand Teton National Park, national forest lands and Yellowstone National Park frame this amazing valley. The Snake River and numerous tributaries course their…
The endless sea of cornfields faded behind us as the magnet of the spectacular Colorado Rocky Mountains pulled us closer. Snow capped even in summer, the range covers 3000 miles from Canada to New Mexico. Colorado’s patch of peaks has 53 that top out at over 14,000 feet. Up and up the road weaved…
We apologize to the blog followers for the interruption in transmission! The strategy for this expedition has been to throw a dart at the map to aim us in an unspecified direction. Since this is the Mystery Tour, this usually works well. We did not anticipate that the dart could get lost in the forest,…
After our Canadian adventure in the wilds of the Kenauk Preserve, Blue got a good hosing off to remove the mud. We got out the map and in the Mystery Tour method, threw a dart to see where our next destination would be. Not too far, not too wild… so the dart landed in Maine….
We leave the scenic Outer Banks and head into the traffic nightmare of the northeast U.S. Over the years we have tried to come up with a route that avoids as much traffic as possible. Mostly, we have been unsuccessful. Timing is always critical; days of the week, cities and rush hours can make an…
Restless, fidgety, chomping at the bit…the Discover North America Expedition team is finally on the road again! After taking a year off, we dreamed of the three past expeditions (2010, 2011, 2012) where we wandered across the continent, exploring our fantastic National Parks, perusing odd Americana, seeking out the secrets that make this continent so…
The DNA-X crew treks east still following the remains of the desert drenching tropical storm into Texas. Sweeping mesas tower above mesquite covered plains as we make our way across this vast state. Everything’s “big” in Texas and the scale of the land is just the beginning. It’s not only the biggest of the lower…
