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Feature-length compilation: Overlanding Eastern Oregon in a Subaru Forester

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softroadingthewest

softroadingthewest

Күн бұрын

With a busy holiday week of hosting and cooking for Thanksgiving, I couldn't devote the time to properly editing the next episode of this year's eastern Oregon adventure. But here is a look back at my first-ever eastern Oregon trek, my first encounter with the Owyhee canyon, and my first time heading out for a full week of overlanding.
Originally aired in 2020, this series had Jackery segments in every episode, but I have removed them all from this compilation along with edits to other scenes for a (hopefully) more concise and engaging flow of story. I've also greatly reduced the ad frequency for fewer interruptions.
If you're relatively new to the channel, this is an opportunity to get a taste of what life was like before the Frontier. :-) And if you're a longtime viewer, a chance to revisit old times and some of the most beautiful country in Oregon. Next week, we'll get back to this year's adventure!
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@itsJoshuaSkyy
@itsJoshuaSkyy Жыл бұрын
I miss the forester content. Thanks for this!
@loveroos627
@loveroos627 Жыл бұрын
Did we just get t-r-e-a-t-e-d with some Forester content?! Love it!!
@michaeltaylor3551
@michaeltaylor3551 29 күн бұрын
that river crossing making me rethink my foresters capabilities!
@fifteenbyten
@fifteenbyten Жыл бұрын
Well done! I'm sure it's a lot of work to put these compilations together, but would love to see more feature lengths like this. Gave me a real sense of a complete week long adventure from start to finish. Awesome videography!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. TBH I was unsure how this would be received. It was relatively quick and easy to assemble actually, which is why I did this instead of trying to build my next episode during an already-busy holiday week. I may eventually give my other weeklong adventures the same treatment. Thanks for watching!
@christopherbuckley94
@christopherbuckley94 6 күн бұрын
I have a Forester as well and their capabilities are beyond what you think they might be.
@donaldgerig9515
@donaldgerig9515 Жыл бұрын
I made it through it all. Good job and neat journey. Another "Don" from Eugene......
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Honk and wave if you see me around town! 👋
@donaldgerig9515
@donaldgerig9515 Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest Would be happy to
@JBlinky67
@JBlinky67 Жыл бұрын
Yes. It was a pleasure to watch it all again as one great epic masterpiece 😎. That last view was spectacular 👌
@forester_overland_nz
@forester_overland_nz 4 ай бұрын
Forester content for the win!
@kennethprice5628
@kennethprice5628 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one Donald, bummer about the water bro...71 yo Navy Veteran
@kevinthomson6324
@kevinthomson6324 Жыл бұрын
Poured myself a old fashioned and relaxed by the fire. Was entertaining and relaxing to watch.
@arlenenolte8475
@arlenenolte8475 Жыл бұрын
I love your Pro-4X but I do miss your Forester alot, RIP little Subie
@erichughes9098
@erichughes9098 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Donald 😎👍
@pala4833
@pala4833 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see the dogs.
@dmitryfarmer3662
@dmitryfarmer3662 Жыл бұрын
Hey Donald, thank you for sharing the great video! Both you and Edward Shin are becoming my favorite overlanding channels on YT, and this video is just icing on the cake! Thanks again and I look forward to more great content!
@thomasquigley7040
@thomasquigley7040 Жыл бұрын
What a great retrospective on your earlier trip. Thanks. And seeing Wheeler and Daisy was a bonus!
@bajasoobnut
@bajasoobnut Жыл бұрын
Just getting to this and I am glad that you did put this all together for sure, might have to show it to Gin soon enough to show her more places we can go.
@norsefalconer
@norsefalconer Жыл бұрын
I remember all.of this. I didn't realize how long I'd been watching you grow as a content creator. But, I have to admit, the best part was seeing Wheeler and Daisy again. Miss them, and my heart is heavy for Jason. But, it's awesome you and Jason (and us) have video memories to revisit.
@johnwalker3263
@johnwalker3263 Жыл бұрын
I love the feature length video! I’ve seen it all before but it has a different vibe when it’s all put together. Great work Donald, keep it up!
@sagebrushbob2321
@sagebrushbob2321 Жыл бұрын
Yes. Yess... they are always watching. The eyes. the eyes. Fifty miles from anywhere and you think you're alone, but still you can feel them staring at you. M-o-o-o!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
LOL
@greybearadv6514
@greybearadv6514 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Donald.
@jeffreyajello6046
@jeffreyajello6046 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I enjoyed revisiting this trip as I continue to live vicariously through your adventures!
@jeffcameron3390
@jeffcameron3390 Жыл бұрын
I forgot how much I miss the Forester. Good times!
@StereoSpace
@StereoSpace Жыл бұрын
57:43 A good view of the buried, now exposed, landscape under the basalt flows.
@bro-n-co7810
@bro-n-co7810 Жыл бұрын
Was awesome! Keep doing this with multi episode adventures. I had seen all of it before, but was all new, seamlessly edited together. Really great! Thank you!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
I'm putting together another one to drop on New Year's Day! It's actually nice for me to see these like this as well...I enjoy reliving these old trips, but I almost never bother clicking through all the episodes. :-) Happy Holidays and thank you for watching!
@Realtor_eliot_portland
@Realtor_eliot_portland Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the long format 👍
@IcyReaper
@IcyReaper Жыл бұрын
This is a good teaching/learning point. This is why when I meet up with friends we have a predetermined location to meet with map coordinates already passed around. If at dark or bad weather the GMRS radio helps a lot, we look for the headlights at night to guide them to us.. If for some reason the group location have to move, someone goes part way back to guide folks out if we cant contact them by various means. I have seen multiple folks driving around just like this looking for friends for hours while I'm out in the wild. When they stop to ask if I had seen their group, sometimes I have and sometimes not. Surprisingly a lot of these folks have no radio or GPS or anything to coordinate meetups...
@leapinlizard9487
@leapinlizard9487 Жыл бұрын
Hey Donald, great video. When observing horses from afar, their hindquarters are rounded, whereas cattle are square.
@milonetzler67
@milonetzler67 Жыл бұрын
Even tho this vids a few years old it was good to see u n Jason busting each other up laughing making me laugh. Love to see friends have fun. Great vid Don.
@swidahooverlanding2867
@swidahooverlanding2867 Жыл бұрын
What a great trip that was! Thanks for sharing again. Hope you find this place, before you end your days, and if you see me out there wave hello... See you on the trails! George.
@susanm4988
@susanm4988 Жыл бұрын
Yep! Just finished! I just found you this summer, so this video of "old times" was super fun!
@EricStorms
@EricStorms Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy the long format video!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@luvwestern
@luvwestern Жыл бұрын
Excellent as always!
@brandonteq
@brandonteq 16 күн бұрын
Can't believe all those loud mouths out there while you're trying to camp in peace 😂
@elflordsjourneys
@elflordsjourneys Жыл бұрын
Great backbone video of what your channel is all about.😀
@24Alisonall
@24Alisonall Жыл бұрын
Wow, just loved this whole video!! Such an adventure. That little Subaru sure did perform for you, didn't it!!! Videos like this one give me inspiration!!!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
It was a great little car for sure. It changed my life! 😄
@letsgo_inc
@letsgo_inc Жыл бұрын
The forester than inspired me to get out there with my Outback.
@justinlucero6652
@justinlucero6652 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video such a great adventure of exploration Backcountry video and you get to see quite a few people along the way to ur journey awesome.
@nwstoic8117
@nwstoic8117 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you. I really enjoy your old Subaru content. As a Central Oregon Outback Wilderness driver it’s nice to see adventures that I could take without a Rubicon.
@clifford_overland
@clifford_overland Жыл бұрын
Loved this series, great idea posting it like this. Would make a great entertaining Amazon show, just saying.
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
We'll see if they come knocking but I'm not holding my breath. 😆
@tobytrucker1
@tobytrucker1 Жыл бұрын
This was great !! Thank you !!
@chrismcelroy5193
@chrismcelroy5193 Жыл бұрын
Love this, just got a Forester Wilderness. They should send you one.
@rhllnm
@rhllnm Жыл бұрын
Great channel. I'm leaving motorcycles for an '07 Tacoma. Kinda miss the moto ride but now I can take my dogs and sleep in luxury inside a truck cap. Love learning about Oregon. Thanks for the content.
@reidcrosby6241
@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын
Hang a moto off the back
@atracin
@atracin Жыл бұрын
I miss the Forester!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
I do too! It was a great car!
@fatherdaddy1
@fatherdaddy1 Жыл бұрын
All those cattle staring you down seemed kind of ominous. Glad to see you made it out alive.
@ryanjourney9607
@ryanjourney9607 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that area of Oregon. You are correct though, those roads are horrible out there. Interesting bit of history though, the area you crossed the river was close to the site of a battle between the military and Native Americans back in the 1860s.
@onehundredpicks5531
@onehundredpicks5531 Жыл бұрын
Miss the fozzy. One of the reasons i subscribed. Too bad you didn't get another one. I would have bought your old fozzy
@reidcrosby6241
@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын
I know this trip was a while ago ... BUT....watching this reminds me why I carry TWO spare tires. You could also do one unmounted, as long you have ability to "iron" them back on, set bead, and inflate (ever practice with ether??) LOL. Seen it alot in Mexico
@Dutch1951x
@Dutch1951x Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one! Thanks!
@imhidingintheshop8889
@imhidingintheshop8889 Жыл бұрын
once again wish I could have made that trip to meet you and Casey, you got some great shots of Georges magic bus doing its thing, it was great to see the old subee doing her thing in her prime before the unfortunate demise 😞
@ventureoffroading
@ventureoffroading Жыл бұрын
Nice video. We have traveled many of those roads you were on in this video. We went later in the year and there was not one square inch of green. 😆
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Haha, I bet there wasn't. :-) Thanks for watching!
@thewiredfox2691
@thewiredfox2691 Жыл бұрын
I feel like: 1. You miss the Forester 2. You've been watching some ASPW / 4XOverland. And if not, well... I watched to the end regardless!
@one-WildCard
@one-WildCard Жыл бұрын
Cool, Casey from Coyote Works. Cool Guy! great video btw
@reidcrosby6241
@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын
I have owned 18 Subaru wagons over the years. 1981 was my first, last one was 2004 Forester. Great cars.....not sure after Toyota took over in 2006
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
I had a '92 Legacy wagon as our family car for 10 years (from 2000 - 2010) and was so impressed with that car that when it was time to move on to something else, we got a 2007 Outback, which I also loved (and my ex-wife still drives). After my divorce, I replaced my daily driver 2WD pickup with this 2012 Forester, which turned out to be my favorite Subaru of the three I owned. If I were to one day pick up another Subaru, I would almost certainly get the same exact Forester. :-)
@reidcrosby6241
@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest they have been SOLID for us...convinced my wife (28 years ago when we met) and later her mom to go Subie. My MIL is on #5...lives in snow country. How about a tag on the back #18 ha! GREAT production by the way. We'll be coming put to "play" in a few years when kids are gone. Prob a 7.3 4x4 cutaway ambo (singled out).
@justinlucero6652
@justinlucero6652 Жыл бұрын
Oh wow I actually thought u got a another Forester lol but it ur old Forester with ur video awhile back and u updated today of ur video
@Commoncrumbs
@Commoncrumbs Жыл бұрын
Move your water pump switch back to where the faucet is so you can depressurize the water line every time you use it.
@subaruforester5062
@subaruforester5062 Жыл бұрын
I prefer the forester still I love this
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Haha, fair enough! It was a super fun & reliable rig! I hope to bring another Subaru back to the channel one day.
@subaruforester5062
@subaruforester5062 Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest I think subaru should make a truck. Something similar to what you have now... 4cyc turbo with their awd and a low transfer case for crawling
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. The Brat and the Baja were cute but not truly functional as a truck. If Subaru had made a real truck with their AWD and low range, I would have bought one in a heartbeat. Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Honda all made trucks. I never understood why Subaru didn't enter that market.
@mrskwrl
@mrskwrl Ай бұрын
All that setting up the camera for a drive by shot must have been so much work lol
@____EA____
@____EA____ Жыл бұрын
I miss those days with the Forester. You should buy a Subaru again.
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Could happen!
@reidcrosby6241
@reidcrosby6241 Жыл бұрын
The sell "Wilderness" version of their new models, sit higher.
@jamesgray9727
@jamesgray9727 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Do you record your Gaia route? Would be great to see what roads and trails you took.
@hadynmcloughlin4661
@hadynmcloughlin4661 Жыл бұрын
Hi is there a episode where you share your rim and tyre combo for the Forester? Is it +15mm offset? Thanks for sharing an amazing video and very well shot. Thank you from AUS!
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I have some kind of walkaround video buried some years back on my channel, but it'll be faster for me to just answer the question than try and find the video link for you, LOL. Rims: Black Rhino Boxer 15x7 +15 offset Tires: BFGoodrich T/A KO2 215/75R15
@Matroskin000
@Matroskin000 Жыл бұрын
thanks for this awesome compilation! I am curious about the Alvord desert. Currently on the map it is depicted as a wilderness study area. Was it like this when you went (and it is drivable despite that), or this may have been a recent change of status?
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
BLM "Wilderness Study Areas" are not the same as designated Wilderness Areas (such as the Three Sisters Wilderness Area). In my travels I've driven through numerous areas denoted as Wilderness Study Areas. They are places that have been identified as having wilderness characteristics making them possibly eligible for consideration for Wilderness Area status in the future. Designation as a protected Wilderness Area has to pass through Congress and be signed by the President, so it's not something some BLM manager can simply decide upon. For the moment, the Alvord remains drivable. :-) I don't know where you're located, but if you're intrigued by this sort of place, there's also the Black Rock Desert in NW Nevada. Very similar drivable dry lakebed, but even more vast than the Alvord. I visited briefly in 2021: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atp_qbuFvpuqeHk.html
@Matroskin000
@Matroskin000 Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest thanks a lot for such a detailed reply :) Good to know ! I am located in SoCal. We have lake Mirage I think , but I believe its a smaller surface area, though still pretty large to drive around. Thanks, I'll check out the Black Rock video of yours !
@kelsey809
@kelsey809 Жыл бұрын
😊👍🏼
@shaolin224
@shaolin224 Жыл бұрын
How does your cabin filter hold up in the dusty conditions in your frontier? Nice filmography as usual 👍
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
They gets dusty. :-) I replace them occasionally (there are two in the Frontier) but also just clean them out and put them back in sometimes, removing any leaves that have made their way in and knocking out the dust.
@shaolin224
@shaolin224 Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest oh wow ok. I thought it was just my Frontier:). I already placed a prefilter over the hole by the wheelwell for the intake and thinking about doing the same for the cabin. Thanks man
@allamericanTT7
@allamericanTT7 Жыл бұрын
Timber Gulch next....
@loganm370
@loganm370 Жыл бұрын
Anyone know what kind birds were calling in the shot of the sunrise, after camping across the river?
@traveleractual
@traveleractual Жыл бұрын
I saw a mic on your dash, you folks didn't have any radio comms sorted before your meetup in the desert?
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
Yes, of course. We had a pre-determined channel and I was calling out on it frequently, and when I wasn't, I had my radio constantly scanning all channels for any transmissions, in case they had to switch channels. This area is so vast that even my dash-mount GMRS radio will not come close to reaching all the way across it, so I was on the radio all the time as I moved around the playa, hoping to stumble into range of any of my friends out there. Probably my biggest fail in terms of filming this adventure was not covering that detail in the video, because I got hammered with this comment over and over and over on the original release, LOL. :-)
@johngifford7725
@johngifford7725 Жыл бұрын
At a little over an hour, while you soak in that scene, it's hard to take in and translate to video... The entirety of it all. All five senses going into overdrive and triggering a sixth spiritual sense. Nice.
@IcyReaper
@IcyReaper Жыл бұрын
Silly question, Why didn't you just use the radio to contact them? You had the GMRS then correct?
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
We had a pre-determined GMRS channel and I was calling out on it frequently, and when I wasn't, I had my radio constantly scanning ALL channels for any transmissions, in case they had to switch channels. This area is so vast that even my dash-mount GMRS radio will not come close to reaching all the way across it, so I was on the radio all the time as I moved around the playa, hoping to stumble into range of any of my friends out there. Probably my biggest fail in terms of filming this adventure was not covering that detail in the video, because I got hammered with this comment over and over and over on the original release, LOL. :-)
@IcyReaper
@IcyReaper Жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest Gotch ya, that why I just upgraded to the Midland MXT 575. 50 watts to reach out and touch people😄
@richardsoto4894
@richardsoto4894 Жыл бұрын
What lift and size tires do you have on the forester?
@softroadingthewest
@softroadingthewest Жыл бұрын
1" lift from ADF. Tires were 215/75R15.
@satoshikobayashi447
@satoshikobayashi447 8 ай бұрын
come on guys! Subaru is not for this at all!
@alexandersupertramp7353
@alexandersupertramp7353 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Hope your Turkey day was a great one
@sheilahbeschorner5309
@sheilahbeschorner5309 Жыл бұрын
Keep making videos, love your energy!! Do not get left behind = "PromoSM"!!!
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