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Day 5 We woke up after pretty much sleeping through a wind and dust storm that you wouldn't believe. Just picture constant 40mph winds all night long and nothing but dust. The good news is we woke up to no wind and beautiful clear skies. We had the morning to drive down into the main playa and...

Day 4 was probably the most unreal overland/driving experience of my life. We left the north east tip of the playa and headed back through the hills in order to reach the Black Rock hot springs and then the small elevated playas that are just north of the actual "Black Rock." These playas are...

Day 3 we traveled from Soldier Meadows north east in hopes of reaching the north eastern part of the playa. We attempted at taking one route that eventually became to difficult and impassible for our trucks, so we had to take an alternative route which turned out to be even better than expected...

No travels to Canada or Mexico yet. Days 3-5 coming

Day 2: We woke up in the morning and headed to the High Rock Canyon with the goal of reaching Soldier Meadows for a night 2 camp spot and hot springs. The High Rock Canyon is one of the most awesome trails I have done. The shear cliff walls and fun water crossings make for an unreal drive...

Last October four trucks and 6 guys set off from Chico California to the Black Rock Desert. One of the guys had been a few times in the past but it was many years ago, well actually closer to a couple of decades. The trucks consisted of my 200 series, an 80 series, a 62, and a Land Rover...