Explorations

Where has Solo Overland traveled so far?
  • Solo Overland has so far traveled to many destinations in North America (38 states + DC), Canada, and Europe. In Africa, to Egypt and Chad.
Where is Solo Overland traveling in the near future?
  • Summer 2019 focused on exploring the backcountry trails of Colorado and Utah, as well as a week-long trip to Yukon, B.C. and Alaska. It included some high altitude trails, passes, and lots of scenic wilderness! During 2019 we'll gradually be adding the final (?) mods and accessories on the rig, while also getting trail and backcountry experience and exploring new places. Stay tuned for further details and adventures, as 2020 and beyond are being planned out...​
What are Solo Overland's "bucket list" goals?
In order of feasibility:
  • Pan-American Highway Part 1: Montana to Prudhoe Bay, AK (Dempster Highway to Tuk, then the Alaska Highway, followed by  the Dalton Highway, return south on the Stewart-Cassiar Hwy; 8000 miles) map The Pan-American Hwy is the longest road in the world
  • Chicago to Nova Scotia: through New England to Sydney, NS, returning to Chicago through Quebec and Ontario (4000mi total) map
  • Pan-American Highway Part 2: San Diego, CA to Panama City, then Cartagena (Colombia) to Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) then to Buenos Aires (Argentina) Central America    South America
​Other road trip ideas:
  • Baltics and Scandinavia (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark) map
  • Europe south to north: Palermo (Italy) to Nordkapp (Norway) map
  • Europe west to east: Thurso (Scotland) to Istanbul (Turkey) 2500mi one way map​
  • Iceland map
  • US Road Trips map
  • Natchez Trail Parkway (444 miles) map
  • DangerousRoads.org​; and in the US

​US National Parks and Monuments, and other notable points of interest visited so far:
  • National Parks (28): Yellowstone, Badlands, Rocky Mountains, Grand Tetons, Arches, Zion, Bryce, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Capitol Reef, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Sequoia, King's Canyon, Yosemite, Redwoods, Mt. Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades, Glacier, Big Bend, Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mtns., Saguaro, White Pines, Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, Everglades
  • Points of Interest: Mt. Rushmore, Statue of Liberty, Cape Canaveral, Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, Gateway Arch (St. Louis), Meteor Crater, Devil's Tower, Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Deadhorse State Park UT, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, Bears Ears NM
  • US States visited so far by car (38+DC): NY, NJ, VA, WV, DC, PA, OH, NC, GA, FL, MS, LA, IN, IL, MI, MO, TN, KY, WI, MN, ND, SD, IA, NE, CO, WY, ID, MT, UT, AZ, NV, TX, OK, KS, CA, OR, WA, AK, HI.
  • Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Favorite cities/regions in the US:
  • Southern Utah; Colorado, Montana, California; Moab and Kanab UT; Nashville, New Orleans, St. Augustine FL, Washington DC, New England, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin's Door County, Chicago :)

Favorite/planned drives in the US:
  • Pacific Coastal Hwy 1/101, Portland OR to Yellowstone, WY, UT 128, UT/AZ 89A, UT 12, CO 141, CO 50, CO Alpine Loop, Gulf Beaches (Galveston, TX to Panama City, FL), Great River Road (Park Rapids MN to New Orleans, LA), Route 66 (Chicago to LA), Michigan Route 22, Blue Ridge Parkway (Great Smoky Mountains NP to Charlottesville, VA), Coastal Hwy US 1 (Boston to Rockland), 

Foreign countries visited so far (22):
  • Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Argentina, Egypt, Turkey, Chad, Iceland.

​Favorite cities/regions outside the US:
  • Paris, Loire Valley, Alsace (FR), Vienna, Tirol (AT), Florence, Tuscany, Venice (IT), Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Bavaria (DE), Amsterdam, The Hague (NL), Prague (CZ), Bruges (BE), Andalucia (ES), Lake District (UK); Banff/Jasper (Canada); Buenos Aires (Argentina); Patagonia (Chile/Argentina); Sibiu, Maramures, Bucovina regions (Romania)

Suggested US landmarks (visited in bold):
  • Canyonlands NP, UT
  • Zion NP, UT
  • Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
  • Arches NP, UT
  • Capitol Reef NP, UT
  • Dead Horse Point SP, UT
  • Monument Valley, AZ/UT
  • Valley of the Gods, UT
  • Grand Canyon NP, AZ
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY
  • ​Death Valley NP, CA
  • Glacier NP, MT
  • North Cascades NP, WA
  • Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM
  • White Sands Dunes NP, NM
  • Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
  • Pikes Peak, CO
  • Ouray; Telluride; Silverton; Durango, CO
  • The Alamo, TX
  • The Platt Historic District, OK
  • Toltec Mounds, AR
  • Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Memphis, TN
  • Vicksburg National Military Park, MS
  • French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
  • USS Alabama, AL
  • Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
  • Okefenokee Swamp Park, GA
  • Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
  • Lost World Caverns, WV
  • Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, NC
  • Mount Vernon, VA
  • White House, Washington, DC
  • ​Smithsonian Museums, DC
  • Colonial Annapolis Historic District, MD
  • New Castle Historic District, Delaware
  • Cape May Historic District, NJ
  • Liberty Bell, PA
  • Statue of Liberty, NY
  • The Mark Twain House & Museum, CT
  • The Breakers, RI
  • USS Constitution, MA
  • Acadia National Park, ME
  • Mount Washington Hotel, NH
  • Shelburne Farms, VT
  • Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
  • Spring Grove Cemetery, OH
  • Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
  • West Baden Springs Hotel, IN
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Home, IL
  • Gateway Arch, MO
  • C. W. Parker Carousel Museum, KS
  • Terrace Hill Governor’s Mansion, IA
  • Taliesin, WI
  • Fort Snelling, MN
  • Ashfall Fossil Bed, NE
  • Mount Rushmore, SD
  • Devil's Tower NM, WY
  • San Francisco Cable Cars, CA
  • Hoover Dam, NV
  • Fort Union Trading Post, ND
  • Hanford Site, WA
  • Columbia River Highway, OR
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