Overland Trail Guides Podcast
The OTG podcast features guests from the Overland and off road adventure industry, dirt nomads, and adventurers. We feature and talk to guests that have done one or more of the features routes on www.OverlandTrailGuides.com . Want to learn more about one of our routes? Then tune in and subscribe!
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- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
How to Get Started with Overlanding
We talk with Brent Baker from Oregon Adventure Trucks about the overlanding journey. We'll start off by discussing car camping, move to dispersed camping, and eventually progress to full-on adventure…
Turning Dreams into Reality: The Pan-Am Highway w/ Momentary Locals
Carina and Chris of Momentary Locals join the OTG crew to talk about their adventure exploring the Pan-American Highway. Having just started their journey in June of 2025, the duo shares insights fro…
Wild Rivers Discovery Trail (Oregon)
Join us as we chat with Christian Fick about his time exploring southwestern Oregon. The Wild Rivers Discovery Trail is a 225 mile overland route in southern Oregon was developed by Overland Trail …
Pushing the Limits of a Sprinter 4x4
Originally, a favorite among the van life and outdoor recreationalist community (surfers, rock climbers, etc), more and more folks are using their Sprinter 4x4s to explore the dirt roads of the backc…
The Corporate Escape Plan: Starting an Overland Business
With so many folks burnt out from the daily grind of the corporate world, more and more folks are trying to figure out a way to turn their passion into profit. We chat with Brent Baker of Oregon Adv…
Sizing up for Adventure: Is a Full Size Rig right for you?
As the world of overlanding and off roading continues to grow, more and more folks, especially those with families are considering upsizing to full size trucks by the makes of Ram, Ford, Chevy and GM…
The MERUS Adventure Park (TX)
The MERUS Adventure Park is a first of its kind off roading and outdoor recreation private park in the Texas Panhandle. Covering 5500 acres and more than 50 miles of off roading trails and 30 miles …
The Flat Tops Adventure Trail - Colorado
The Flat Tops Adventure Trail is a 298 mile overland route in northern Colorado that was developed by Overland Trail Guides. While lesser known than the San Juan Mountains to the south, the Flat Top…
The Gold Butte Adventure Route - Nevada
The Gold Butte Adventure Route is a 350 mile overland route in southern Nevada that was developed by Overland Trail Guides. We like to call the route the gateway to red rock canyon country of southe…
Exploring Pakistan by Motorcycle
For this week's episode, we welcome John Liotti of Big Thumpers back to the show. This past summer, John had the opportunity spend 3 weeks in Pakistan, most of which was spent exploring the highways…
Exploring the Black Rock Desert (Nevada)
The infamy of the Burning Man festival has brought infamy to the Black Rock Desert. But beyond Burning Man, Black Rock is filled with geological wonders and a wealth of Native American and Pioneer H…
Running the Rebelle Rally
For Episode 017 we chat with two bad ass women about their rookie experience competing in the 2021 Rebelle Rally. Angie Lux (team She-Wave Velocity) and Carey Lando (team Mountain Subi) are both bas…
The Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon / Idaho)
The Owyhee Canyonlands are an expansive wilderness covering more than 2 million acres with rugged canyons, low elevation mountains, and rolling hills of sagebrush in the high desert of Eastern Oregon…
Baja for Beginners
If you live in the American West, there's a good chance you've either been to Baja, or it's on your overlanding To Do list. And take it from us, every overlander should visit Baja at least once in t…
Exploring the Olympic Peninsula (WA)
We chat with Jeff Thiel from Washington state about his experiences exploring the Olympic Peninsula this past summer. We'd shared a route still under development called the Olympic Traverse, and Jef…
The California Crest Trail
Episode Notes
The California Crest Trail is poised to become the grand daddy of overland routes in California. Once fully developed, the route will span approximately 1,500 miles, with over 1,000 mil…
Mojave Road (California)
The 138 mile long Mojave Road is one of the most iconic overland routes in California. And while it's not the longest, most technical or arduous track, the stark beauty of the Mojave desert, quirky …
Exploring Ghost Towns and Mines in Central Nevada
With nearly 100,000 square miles of public land (nearly 88% of land is public), Nevada is an Overlander's Paradise. If you thought the Basin and Ranges that dominate much of Nevada as a barren waste…
Exploring the Mendocino National Forest (California)
At over 900,000 acres, the Mendocino National Forest sits about 3 hours north of San Francisco. Despite its proximity to the Bay Area and Sacramento, many outdoor enthusiasts have never visited the …
High Water Mark Trail (Arkansas)
Since its inception, the High Water Mark Trail has gone through numerous iterations. The trail is one of the most popular overland routes in the greater Southeast, and gets its name from the numerou…