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Nomad Overland Rally Highlights: Week Two<\/div>
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Nomad Overland Rally Highlights: Week One<\/div>
The 2024 edition of the Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally began with a burst of activity as some Teams were hot out of the gate and were already out exploring...<\/div>
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Treading Lightly at the Nomad Rally<\/div>
The Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally incorporates Tread Lightly\u2019s TREAD Principles directly into the event format in several innovative ways...<\/div>
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The Adventure Begins Now<\/div>
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As Week two of the Nomad Overland Rally came to a close, there were already a record five teams with more than 1,000 points…<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Nomad Overland Rally teams began the event with a Weekly Challenge focused on Responsible Land Use….<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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MORE RALLY NEWS:<\/strong> Week 1<\/a> | Week 2<\/a> | Week 3<\/a> | Week 4<\/a> | Week 5<\/a> | Week 6<\/a> | Week 7<\/a> | Week 8<\/a> | Week 9<\/a> |\u00a0All News<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Week 2 saw our Nomad Teams getting busy with their adventures. Multiple teams were in the middle of Overland Stages and building up points with\u00a0 activities and photo quests. At the top of the leaderboard the first and second place teams swapped positions with just 56 points separating them. Team 130 McClellan<\/a> pushed into first place with over 1,611 points while Team 117 Lucas<\/a> dropped into second place with 1,555 points. Team 114 Dolbow<\/a> continues to hold onto third place with 1,366 points. But the competition is beginning to heat up with five teams already over 1,000 points. Many of the teams are being strategic, going after as many of the Photo Quests as they can find early on in the event. As more teams set out on their Overland Stages we can expect some shuffling around the leaderboard over the coming weeks. The Week 2’s Challenge focused on interpreting Topographical Maps, and it was not an easy one. So far only two of the Teams — Team 134 Fribley<\/a> and Team 102 Havlik<\/a> — aced it. The teams still have one more week to attempt it. Meanwhile Challenge #3 was released this morning and it is all about Tires. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Here are some Week 2 highlights from around the 2024 Nomad Overland Rally. So many Teams were out on Overland Stages during our first two weeks that we already have five teams with more than 1,000 points. And there were a few more trail cleanups this week, too. Team 130 McClellan<\/a> continued their journey in the west, turning northwards as they set off towards the North West Overland Rally which they will be attending as one of their Sponsored Events. Meanwhile Team 117 Lucas<\/a> was traveling between Arizona and Colorado grabbing a few more activity points en route. Team 114 Dolbow<\/a> is solidly building up points with some interesting adventures around Texas — including a trip to the Waco Mammoth National Monument where there is an ongoing archaeological dig of fossilized Mammoth remains that has sections open to public viewing. Team 134 Fribley<\/a> has jumped into the top ten after a busy week exploring along the Oregon coast. Team 119 Archer<\/a> got off to a good start with a Stage One to Bent’s Fort and a trail cleanup in the Clear Creek Ranger District. Archer and a group of about 30 people from the Colorado 4×4 Girls removed a lot of nasty trash from around the forest, leaving it way better than they found it. The competition is heating up. Check out the Leaderboard to see how everyone ranked at the end of Week 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Rally started on June 3rd, and a number of teams were already beginning their first Overland Stages, while others were still in the planning stages. Here is a curated collection of recent images from our social space to give you a peek into the teams and their progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n Stage 12 nomadoverlandrally was another long day from just east of Boise, ID to Great Basin NP. I`ve been trying to add Great Basin to one of my overland trips for a couple of years and made it happen this year. It was penciled in as a potential destination and when planning my trip home from WA, I was able to include it on my route.

We stopped at Hagerman Fossil Beds, the visitor center, plus a monument to the sheep industry in the area. Later, when gassing up in NV, a U-Haul had information about one of the animals I had seen fossilized earlier.

This route was very remote, US-93 does not have the small towns US-95 has but there were 2 Love`s Travel Centers that I was able to stop at for fuel.

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\n Stage 11 nomadoverlandrally was the first day of my 1300+ mile return home. As I had never been to Idaho before and in order to attach the sticker to my water bottle, I needed to sleep\/ camp there. I found BLM land east of Boise in onxoffroad and I saved a couple potential campsites as waypoints.

I drove through parts Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and was on part of the historic Oregon Trail. While this day was a lot of interstate miles, I still managed to find some interesting places to stop and stretch our legs.

One of my waypoints had previously been used as a campsite, treadlightlyteam likely by other weary travelers that also sleep in their vehicles. When we first arrived, it was still rather toasty and the fan I`d ordered before my trip came in handy. Once the sun was down, the temps dropped quickly to a comfortable level for sleep.

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\n Stage 10 nomadoverlandrally was a long day, more than 400 miles traveled, and it was 13 hours from campsite to campsite. There was a really good reason for such a long day, I needed to wash my hair! I learned on this trip that at day 4, I need a shower for my sanity! I joined friends for PNW4WDA Trail Jamboree and was at the same campsite for several days so the dog`s Woof Den was set-up, again.

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\n Stage 9 nomadoverlandrally was spent exploring the northern portion of Whidbey Island. The day started with a ferry ride, we visited state parks - Fort Ebey, Fort Casey, and Deception Pass, a sculpture forest, and ended at the drive-in.

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\n Stage 8 Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally was also spent exploring the Olympic Peninsula and several parts of the national park were visited. The morning started in line to enter Hoh Rainforest. I severely underestimated how long it would take to get in and did not pack up and leave the campsite early enough. Due to how long I waited in line, I skipped visiting the Hall of Mosses. We didn`t get to the parking area until after midday and I didn`t want to leave the dogs alone in the truck because the trail is not dog friendly.

After Hoh, I decided to head to Lake Ozette so I could cross the most NW point (continental US) in the NPS system off - I`d been to the most NE park units years ago, Acadia and Campobello (just over international border with Canada). The drive was a long one but reminded me of driving along the coast in Maine. At times, the only radio station available was from across the Salish Sea and in Canada! Next on the list was Sol Duc Falls and Salmon Cascades. As it was after 7p, I felt better leaving the dogs in the well ventilated truck, with plenty of water when I went on the hike to the falls. Once back to the truck, it was off to find camp for the night. I had saved several potential sites in onX Offroad east of Port Angeles. I had a ferry reservation in Port Townsend the next day and wanted to be as close as possible so I wasn`t late.

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\n Stage 7 nomadoverlandrally was my first day\/ night on the Olympic Peninsula. I had purchased a Discover Washington Pass at Walmart in Yelm, WA prior to heading off to the peninsula in order to be able to disperse camp on Washington State Lands. I had saved several potential campsites as well as a few campgrounds that are free with the pass as waypoints in onxoffroad . It was a holiday weekend and all of the campgrounds were full but I found a great campsite not far off US 101.

The dogs and I went to Kalaloch Beach to see the Tree of Life, I went to see Big Cedar while they remained in the truck, and we also went down to Ruby Beach. I made sure that I knew which beaches were dog friendly as both are part of Olympic National Park. This was their first time ever seeing, smelling, and experiencing the ocean. Both really liked the beach and Binkley discovered he really likes it, when we were exploring some of the Washington State Parks, also free with the Discover Washington Pass, he made sure we got down to the water every chance he got.

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\n Stage 6 nomadoverlandrally is when I reached my destination! I had applied to be in the Showcase\/DIY area at Overland Expo PNW and was selected! This was the first time I set up all the gear I had packed as we were in Redmond, OR for 4 nights. After one of the sessions in the education area, I improved the shade structure I had setup - it`s a spare tire shade I used with the jeep that was rained on and sagged.

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\n Stage 5 was from the Oregon coast to central Oregon with a stop at Crater Lake National Park. Once again, I was not able to complete the drive through the park due to snow. The east entrance was closed. I added significant mileage to my total by turning on OR State Route 230 to enter the park from the south entrance, this turned out to be the West Entrance, according to the park sign. Camp was made just outside of the North Entrance to the park in Umpqua National Forest.

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\n Stage 4 Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally was almost 300 miles with lots of stops - 3 Visitor Centers, I missed Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, a hike to Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Big Tree Wayside, plus driving a dog friendly dirt road, Cal Barrel Rd in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Another stop just before the Oregon State Line for a bottle of Eagle Rare and a stop in Gold Beach for a bottle of Blantons, both made it home, untouched!

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\n Stage 3 for nomadoverlandrally - I saw my first deer of the trip after entering the park, it crossed the road a few hundred feet in front of me, I`m glad I stopped at the park sign for a pic as that may have saved it (and me) a headache (or worse). My planned drive through the park and route for the day changed when I discovered the road was still closed due to snow! Snow was not on my late June\/early July bingo card. Then again, living in the Phoenix metro area, snow is never on my bingo card!

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\n Stage 2 of Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally was Walker Lake to Lassen National Forest. This was the first day of traveling through new areas. From the time I exited I-80 to US 395 N in Reno, everything until mid-July when I hit US 89 at the Arizona border was I place I`d never been to before. Daye Sloope and I were able to meet for brunch, and catch up in Reno.

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