Overland Trail Guides Podcast OTG

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, MERUS is situated in the rugged and beautiful Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon complex in the country. We talk with Dirk van Reenan, founder of CEO at MERUS about his vision, the creation of the park, and what the future holds for MERUS.

While lesser known than the San Juan Mountains to the south, the Flat Tops certainly aren't lacking in impressiveness or grandeur. The area gets its name from a series of table-top mountains that dominate the region. We talk with Eric Raymond about his experience exploring the 300 mile Flat Tops Adventure Trail.

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 southern Utah and northern Arizona. The Gold Butte ADV Route sits on the northern edge of the Mojave desert and with dozens of hikes, slot canyons, and Native American Heritage sites along the way, there's a lot to see and discovery.

For this week's episode, we welcome John Liotti back to the show. This past summer, John had the opportunity spend 3 weeks in Pakistan, most of which was spent exploring the highways and backroads with a local guide. Tune in to hear about his time traveling through Pakistan, along with a couple of near death experiences. This is one you don't want to miss!

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 History. We talk with Joey Grimmer about his time exploring the 200+ mile Black Rock Adventure Route with the OTG Crew over the Summer of 2022.

For Episode 017 we chat with two bad ass women about their rookie experience competing in the 2021 Rebelle Rally. Angie Luxe (team She-Wave Velocity) and Carey Lando (team Mountain Subi) are both based in Northern California, and spent countless hours training and studying for the 2021 Rebelle Rally. We talk with them about the rally raid format (it's not a timed race), the time spent preparing for the rally, and their experience competing in the 2021 Rebelle.

The Rebelle Rally is a 2000+ km rally raid competition that typically takes place in the California and Nevada deserts (and sometimes Arizona too!). Unless rally races which are timed competition, the rally raid format is a points compeition, where teams collect points by locating various checkpoints using only a map, a compass, and their intellect. To learn more about the Rebelle Rally, visit https://www.rebellerally.com/.