Owyhee 2022 Part 1: Will our planned route get us through?

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Жыл бұрын

Along with Jason of ‪@PrimalOutdoors‬ and Shi of ‪@OutandBackOregon‬ we have set off on an exploratory expedition into a section of the Owyhee canyon we've never been to, but traveling via unmaintained primitive roads through remote backcountry is not always a reliable itinerary.
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@PrimalOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Great video Donald I always love your perspective. I guess if folks want to see if I got turned around they will have to check my video😂. Jason

@alberttu8120 Жыл бұрын

Same trip, different view.

@thomasquigley7040 Жыл бұрын

6:00. Driving dusty roads like this is a lot like dogsledding... If you're not lead dog, the view doesn't change much. 😄 Another great video Donald. I really enjoy my Sunday morning coffee and Softroadingthewest... ☕ 📺

@kenuber4766 Жыл бұрын

Hey Donald...I see you reoutfitted yourself with a new shovel! LOL

@ChrisZBr0wn Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this happened before he lost his shovel haha movie magic

@ChrisZBr0wn Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this happened before he lost his shovel haha movie magic

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisZBr0wn Yes Chris is correct. I'm the George Lucas of overlanding videos. If he doesn't have to make the movies in chronological order, neither do I. 😂 Welcome to the prequel series. Unfortunately I couldn't get Natalie Portman on board for this one.😆

@desertflinger11 Жыл бұрын

If you ever guys need any info on what roads to take in the Owyhee’s. Shoot me a message. I know it like the back of my hand. It’s my back yard. I can tell you where to cross the river. Or what roads are impassable. Have fun!

@OutandBackOregon Жыл бұрын

Well done my friend! Glad I got to tag along!

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shi! Looking forward to seeing your take on all this. 🙂

@IronmanV5 Жыл бұрын

Your videos make me want to explore Oregon if I visit my family in Bend.

@jeffhildreth9244 Жыл бұрын

If ? : )

@bradywolfe9110 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching your off road trips through the Owyhee desert. I recognize many landmarks. It jump a jump from my home.

@whereswardlaw Жыл бұрын

THAT WAS AWESOME! My LIFE in one video. I think you're my new hero!! 😂 Got to watch the next video right now..

@JBlinky67 Жыл бұрын

Excellent vid! The exploring of the unknown is an unmatched adventure. Love it. Thank you.😎

@Desert2snowoffwego Жыл бұрын

To be perfectly clear, I do really enjoy your campfire scenes with your other explorers in the evening and such.

@thatoneguyazadventures Жыл бұрын

Man, looking like a fun trip already! I need more friends like you and yours... 😂 It sure is beautiful out there! I'm glad it worked out and you guys found a good spot. I have definitely backed down and/or turned around on my fair share of trails. Often you can't tell on satellite images that it narrows down like that. Only way to know is to scout it like this! Great video as always!

@heathercockrell7074 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Fun to see Shi with you guys. Can't wait for the next video!

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Thanks Heather!

@nealrobinson175 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I love seeing other folks exploring deep Eastern Oregon where I work for part of the year. If it's the spot I'm thinking of that road isn't any better from the other side. A big chunk of it is washed out.

@e.c.8668 Жыл бұрын

While I plan to buy a used ARE camper shell (or build my own), I just did 1000 miles from San Diego up the 395 almost to bridgeport and camped at placed in between. The setup was very similar and meals were relatively simple. I slept in the bed all but one night when we camped near a stream in Kennedy Meadows and the mosquitos were in full effect. One bin with all the cooking gear. A table. A coleman propane stove. 20lb gas tank, a chair, 2qty 5 gallon water jugs. A cooler. A sleeping bag. 2 sleeping pads, a tent. A bag of clothes. Fly rod, regular fishing rod, and some lures. Simple.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great way to adventure!

@BackroadExploration Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. It’s going to be such an awesome route. On my list for sure!

@carollyngillespie3860 Жыл бұрын

Crawdads, we're all about those in Louisiana. Have never hand caught any, though. Looks like fun.

@norsefalconer Жыл бұрын

Sure do miss the 3lb plates of mudbugs from when I was stationed at Ft Polk.

@bishopofsahs Жыл бұрын

You remind me long time ago when the Internet first came out, and there was all these chat rooms a member one of them they were talking about beanie babies, that’s what this show reminds me of!

@campoutwestus Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to following along on this adventure, great video!

@lessiewood5812 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great video.

@freerider604 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done Don! I was waiting to see you guys set up camp …now I gotta wait til pt2!

@bigfoot7.350 Жыл бұрын

Another great video!!! I really love this adventure you guys are doing!!! Keep up the great work as always!!

@scanfan Жыл бұрын

Subscribed to Out and Back Oregon, +3 subs since you showed his channel’s landing page.

@OutandBackOregon Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@dougsfan9984 Жыл бұрын

Awesome episode! Can’t wait for the rest

@BackcountrywithShaughn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, we did a route down through the Owyhee's. Three fingers gulch and such and from there in the Owyhee's down past Rome and down to McDermitt that crossed two freeways this summer. Some excellent tracks and beautiful scenery IMO. Good stuff, thanks again.

@jenb.6440 Жыл бұрын

Your video is excellent; great job, nice shooting, I enjoyed the music, and my dogs enjoyed it as well; thank you!

@jamess662 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the owyhee canyon lands, most of my time there has been around the reservoir while mule deer hunting. I’ve always wanted go over there just to explore.

@BadassBrunette Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! 🙌🏻

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cristin!

@gringo3009 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@mikemorgan4670 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Kept getting better.

@beardedobserver5947 Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome

@scottymac5174 Жыл бұрын

That is definitely an area I want to go back to again and keep exploring. I did my first trip there in late September last year. The weather was really nice though it had rained the morning of the day I headed in off pavement.

@30smsuperstrat Жыл бұрын

Would get pretty sketchy if you all got caught in a rain storm on those trails. Great adventures!

@AlldogsOffroadCoop Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

👋👋

@babulexplorer Жыл бұрын

beautiful views friend, god bless you, greeting from asia! 👍

@thewiredfox2691 Жыл бұрын

The Van will make it. Full send! Ok, yeah... That sucks!

@karencruz1401 Жыл бұрын

Banjo music while Jason was huntin crawdads? Oh that’s funny. You guys continue to crack me up.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Haha! I spent some time trying to find the perfect piece of music for that segment. 😂

@edwincors Жыл бұрын

Hi Donald, the frontier looks better now 👍👍👍

@sagebrushbob2321 Жыл бұрын

So many places out there to see. No matter how many years I spend time out there in the Owyhee country, I'll never see it all. Most of it is just two Counties, but they are gigantic and mostly unpopulated. There is no other place quite like it. A playground for your peace of mind.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Every time I get down into this area, I am surprised again by the variety and the beauty. I am happy that there are still some large chunks where I have never set foot, so there are more discoveries to make. Hope all is well with you!

@FelixJorgenfelt Жыл бұрын

Great video! Had a similar expeirence while being out a couple of weeks ago. The road just kept getting smaller and smaller, not as small as the one you drove on. But, too smal for my Subaru 😅

@kevinnorwood7355 Жыл бұрын

Well at least the weather was good and no one got hurt that's always a bonus.

@robwainwright5387 Жыл бұрын

Donald, I like your little stove for cooking. I have one similar, all weight saving. I always try to stay as light as possible. If I dont use something often, I take it out of my truck. Also a Nissan but in South Africa known as a Navara. Mine is a diesel model. I like your front bumper setup.

@uweschroeder Жыл бұрын

Scouting ahead on foot is sometimes the only thing that saves you. I went down a wash under a highway once, my rig just fitting through. I didn't scout but got lucky that the other side opened up. Could have been a disaster, so these days I always try to remember to get out and peek around that next corner to see if I fit or can turn around. Backing up long distances with a trailer is just no fun.

@sierramantrvlnus Жыл бұрын

Yay

@louiskudlak2241 Жыл бұрын

Gods country, beautiful, loving the channel Donald, hey new shovel 👍👍👍👍

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Haha, well, that's the old shovel. Call me George Lucas. This is a prequel series. 😆

@Yotasol18 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos, a real DIYer 👍🏼. So about that bed slide, FrontRunner makes a really nice one but you probably already know that. I haven’t seen anyone with it tho I wonder if they’d send you one for review? Wink wink 😉

@bradrupp5589 Жыл бұрын

Fun from where I'm sitting anyway! :3

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

It was fun from where I was sitting too. 😄 Any relation to Galen Rupp?

@uritaub5441 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic views.would it be blossoming in spring?

@Realtor_eliot_portland Жыл бұрын

Nice one Brov

@swidahooverlanding2867 Жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how many people I have known and watch that has tried to drive that road. It has been washed out for a couple decades now. Pretty cool area though. Looking forward to more of this series. George.

@MrEnglischjules Жыл бұрын

I find it interesting, esp as in England. I bet tracks like that change over time and a sudden rock fall, or washout can drastically change it for ever

@swidahooverlanding2867 Жыл бұрын

@@MrEnglischjules You bet. Even some of the more modern traversed roads have been damaged to a point no one wants to repair them. These back country roads were only maintained by the person who used them. Once they were gone there was no need for repairs. Some have been or could be repaired by local materials, but if it requires a dozer it probably won't be done.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Haha, it *looked* viable from the satellite imagery. 😆 While routes failing is not ideal, I do like scouting these places with my own eyes. If someone had told us that road was washed out, we might never have come out the way we did and would've missed some other stuff. I'm happy to have pushed this far out and walked that diminishing trail with my own two feet. 🙂

@swidahooverlanding2867 Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest I get it. I had wondered about that road for many years. I never drove it though. I have been close. You guys camped just a few miles upstream from the farthest I have gone. I have come into that area from the east and west. Pretty cool area, as I am sure you found out. I have not seen how this route pans out yet, but if Primal needs some suggestions I could help. You guys have done and made me want to do a project I have wanted to do for a long time now. Time to put things together. Thank! George.

@rhllnm Жыл бұрын

Great channel. I'm transitioning from motorcycle (KLR 650) to '07 Tacoma. Never appreciated how motorcycles are so much more versatile than trucks. At least I don't fall over now.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

LOL

@AdventureJason_ Жыл бұрын

Good video

@anythingroam2423 Жыл бұрын

Favorite thing about your channel is seeing something other than Jeeps and Tacoma's. I appreciate the inspiration to continue to save so I can also do some of this. Hopefully one day i can reach out and be a pleasure if youd join for an adventure.

@chrispalmer3181 Жыл бұрын

That big van probably turns better than your Frontier. They are horrible lol.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

LOLOL not wrong!! 🤣

@scottymac5174 Жыл бұрын

I believe I saw an older KZfaq vid of a group who were turned back on that exact same road. Right along the west side of the river, got too narrow for their group to get through. I will try to find the link and send it to you.

@merlincloud9cattrees304 Жыл бұрын

another nice video, question how much wildlife do you see on a trip such as this that you don't catch on video, because your on the move?

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

I see wildlife on most trips, but often can't get the camera onto it quickly enough. On this trip, I saw lots of deer, lots of chukar, assorted hawks/eagles/falcons/osprey, lizards, wild horses, a badger (first time ever!). Oh yeah and crawdads LOL. I had footage of two wild horses I cut from this video because they were pretty far away and it just wasn't that interesting. The badger was a few days later and will show up in a future episode. 🙂 On other trips I have seen elk, coyote, cougar, and bear, but these are all super shy animals that move away extremely quickly and are even harder to capture on film.

@johngeorge2317 Жыл бұрын

1. Metal Gas Cans? How are you securing them? 2. I have been thinking of making a basic 2x4 frame/drawer like that with folding legs. maybe pull it out as an extension or maybe pull it out as a free standing table.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

This is a temporary, improvised setup. The plan is to fab a rear bumper with jerry can holders. For this trip they were secured with BihlerFlex bungees, sometimes referred to as "the perfect bungee." They got the job done.

@marcomcdowell8861 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that a full log of wood joke wasn't snuck in the video.

@66stang357 11 ай бұрын

Just to th north of where you ran out of road...drive through there 30 years ago and it was scary then...there are a couple of ford's to get across. Not sure how easy it is to get up and hook up with your previous route though...I have watched people drive up the switchbacks out of there to the east.

@softroadingthewest 11 ай бұрын

There are three more episodes in this series...we kept poking at it. ;-) Here's the whole playlist: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pc2RjNWfsrKYeqM.html

@66stang357 11 ай бұрын

@@softroadingthewest Yeah, I watched the rest right after I posted. If you get back out there, just a 5-10 minute drive north along the river from your camp is a hot spring...with a shower.

@alberttu8120 Жыл бұрын

How's the dent in the fender holding up to the moisture? As always great episode!

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

@@xavierdavidson9293 As always, I consistently reply to legit questions in the comments section as I always have. This allows many people who may have the same question to see the answer. I reserve private, direct, one-on-one chatting to Patreon supporters, that is correct. I receive numerous unsolicited messages from people I don't know *every single day.* If I interacted one-on-one with every person who decides they want to ask me a question, I would not have time for anything else. Meanwhile 99% of the viewers pay nothing for the content I produce, while a handful of Patreon supporters are responsible for this channel even being possible. Yes, they get my ear. That seems fair to me.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Albert, the dent doesn't seem bothered by the rain. 😆 Seriously though, I have a couple of spots where the crinkled metal caused the paint to crack, and I still haven't got around to addressing that. I need to get something on those bare metal spots - thanks for the reminder because I had stopped thinking about it.

@alberttu8120 Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest I know what you mean. I have a small paint chip showing some metal on the bed. Such things come with the territory and is an expensive hobby :D

@trevorkestle7522 Жыл бұрын

i love this!! i too overlanded in a subaru, now just getting into a 2010 frontier SE (not as cool as your pro-4x but hey its 4wd lol), any issues you've had with this platform? looks great!

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

No significant issues per se. The gas mileage isn't as good as the Subaru, and the turning radius is terrible, but I knew about those going in. Congrats on the Frontier, those details aside, I really love mine.

@trevorkestle7522 Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest thats fantastic! Yeah i had the turbo forester so i expect alil worse fuel economy than it and ive always loved overland trucks so hopefully this works! Keep up the good work and love your truck!

@zackdemundo Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that narrow trail would have stopped Professor Pat Pending from the Wacky Races.

@9gagerofl Жыл бұрын

DONALD! I very much so hope you read this comment. First, i love your content. Ty for what you do. Now, one of the reasons im so passionate about your channel is i too drive a frontier. It was a driving factor on how i stumbled across your content in the first place. A question i have for you though. Could you do a video detailing you likes and dislikes about the truck. Has it impressed you? Reliability wise, have you had issues? Things you changed to make overlanding more possible (not camper, strictly truck related). Would you buy it again or something else? As a fellow frontier owner I absolutely love my 19’ P4X, but sadly the rest of the community prefers tacomas and other vehicles more than the frontier. As such, theres just not a lot out there to pick from when if comes to frontier specific products. Have you experienced this? I could go on, but you get the point. I think it would be a great video for those who are thinking about purchasing one hearing about your experience! (Reposted)

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

I'll keep that idea in mind for a future video!

@9gagerofl Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest ty so much for the reply. Excited to see where your adventures take you next!

@merrilldobson7062 Жыл бұрын

How big of fire from 10gals of gas

@subaruforester5062 Жыл бұрын

DONALD. what drone have you used on the channel? Even in the older subaru days??

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Up until about a year ago, I was using a little DJI Spark I got used off eBay. Now I'm using a DJI Mavic 2 Pro, which I also purchased used off eBay.

@conniewaite1371 Жыл бұрын

You precook the pasta,why not the grd.beef?

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Well, there's not a significant economy in precooking the beef. With pasta, you have to use a lot of water, which uses a LOT of fuel to bring to a boil. Ground beef cooks up very quickly, and the juices that emerge in the cooking process add flavor to the dish, which would be lost if the meat was precooked. 🙂

@Colesgotsteez Жыл бұрын

Hey Donald do you have service on your iPad or do you download all your maps before? I use onx and would like to use my iPad rather then phone but can’t seem to figure out how to run it offline. Just saw your iPad in a clip and was curious

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

I pre-download map data for wherever I'm going. Even with my phone, I don't have cell signal in most of these places anyway. I use Gaia GPS, which has an easy, intuitive process for downloading mapping into the mobile device while at home on wifi.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

(And no, my iPad is not on a cellular plan, as the GPS receiver works even when it's not on a cell network)

@Colesgotsteez Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest awesome thanks for the reply I appreciate! I’ll have to start doing a little more mapping. I have yet to do a trip like the ones you and Jason do but one day I’ll make it happen haha I may have to try out Gaia as well

@whatsupdoc4709 Жыл бұрын

What van does your buddy drive?

@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын

I think its early/mid 90s Ford w/ 351 v8 (5.8 liter) . Look up Primal Outdoor on ytube

@Clickmaster5k Жыл бұрын

in oregon I thought it was illegal for private land to block access to public? As in if they sell a bit the owner has to leave the road open.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

Clearly not. I've encountered countless examples across Oregon where private land is gated making it difficult or impossible to access public land on the other side of it. In many many cases, especially out in these desert rangelands, landowners leave things open to people passing through. It's the opposite in the western Oregon timberlands, where more often than not, when a road hits private land (almost invariably owned by timber companies), there's a locked gate. I've stopped even trying to explore the coastal mountains because of it.

@Clickmaster5k Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest Just because the roads are blocked does not mean its legal. However I cant find anything about it now so not sure what I am recalling. I have the same problem as you with blocked roads all over Oregon and Washington. Its frustrating to me as I have yet to find a reliable way to tell what is open or not other than just going out and looking. That includes forest service gates and road blocks that I often expect to be open based one what I read online then find them closed when I get there.

@danthompson1467 Жыл бұрын

👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@Desert2snowoffwego Жыл бұрын

Donald, super glad you've gone back to your original content of exploring remote areas and taking us along with you! All of those other diversions I skipped over! Also, FYI I I make supper every night by myself, for myself, and I don't need to film it, so, I'm not sure why you are programmed to think you need to do that for your videos? What you were doing originally is great! So, please, just stick to the basics and show us the remote parts, and the scenic hard to get to parts of the West--that's what I want to see and I'm guessing a lot of your other viewers do too.

@DanitaReynolds Жыл бұрын

We love all parts of his videos including the cooking parts and hope he keeps doing them. If you don’t like the cooking parts, KZfaq has this awesome feature called fast forward/skip which you could totally take advantage of when you come across things you don’t want to see.

@originalname9999 Жыл бұрын

You don't speak for everyone.

@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын

What I was "doing originally" ? For YEARS this channel has been a mix of adventures, practical info/garage DIY, and product reviews. I understand YOU want to see the adventures, and honestly, I wish I could do that and only that. However, the KZfaq audience clearly doesn't agree with you, as my practical videos and Expo coverage get WAAAAY more views than the adventures - those are the videos that actually generate the revenue that allows me to go out and make the adventure videos you enjoy. If it was adventure only, I could not afford to do this. FWIW, I have published 47 videos so far in 2022: Product reviews: 4 Expo coverage: 7 Practical/DIY/etc: 17 Adventure: 21 Adventure videos continue to outnumber everything else. I totally understand if you skip the content that doesn't appeal to you - I would never expect everyone to watch every video. 🙂 But I'm trying to keep a roof over my kids' heads and food on their plates, and as much as I wish otherwise, making backcountry adventure films just isn't paying the bills. Thanks for understanding.

@originalname9999 Жыл бұрын

@@softroadingthewest You keep doing you, it's great content. Let Desert2SnowoffWeGo start there own channel with a name like that and see how it is. Also, I like your cooking segments. For those that can't get out all the time it's nice to remember some easy food to prepare.