#bronco #overlanding #davidgray
View and purchase my photos at: https://davidcgray.smugmug.com/

Colorado was the destination for the 6th trip of the 2022 season, and specifically the Ouray, Telluride, Silverton area in southwest Colorado. There was no backpacking on this trip overlanding/offroading was the adventure this time. I joined up with Jeremy (YouTube channel @All Things Out Doors) and his amazingly capable Ford Bronco to do a bunch of the best offroad 'trails' in the area Corkscrew Gulch, Mineral Creek, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Imogene Pass, Black Bear Pass, and Engineer Pass.

This video turned out to be a collaboration with Jeremy, and I want to thank him for allowing me to use many of the video clips he created with his GoPros. It's not easy to capture video while overlanding, especially when you're driving, and this video wouldn't have been complete without Jeremy's video. Jeremy has created a twopart video of our trip please check it out at @All Things Out Doors.

The trip ended up being 5days/4nights, and we spent about 30 hours in the Bronco on the offroad trails in the Ouray area. Even though the physical exertion isn't nearly as extreme as a backpacking trip in the mountains, it is surprisingly exhausting. We were both pretty spent by the time we found our way back to camp each night.

There are many enjoyable aspects to overlanding but one of the things I realized on this trip was the amount of incredible Colorado backcountry you can explore. The scenery we stumbled upon was breathtaking, and we ended up summitting four different mountain passes (five if you count the two trips over Hurrican Pass) it would have been impossible to cover all that ground on foot in the five days we had.

The one downside to the trip was the weather it was awful! It rained a good chunk of every single day. Fortunately, the mornings were generally decent, and we got an early start each day. The rainy weather didn't prevent us from doing any of the trails that we had planned to do. The weather 'misery meter' peaked at the end of the trip during our planned stay at Alta Lakes we ended up bailing to a hotel in Silverton that night.

For those who have watched my other videos this one is done in the same style an hour in length, intended to bring the audience along for the 'ride', and with a still picture slide show with music at the end. If you just have a few minutes skip to the end and enjoy the pictures.

Equipment / Gear List:

Still and Video Camera: Nikon Z6 https://amzn.to/3Q3Gsco
Lens: Nikkor 20mm f1.8 Zmount lens https://amzn.to/3znpOP7
Lens: Nikkor 24mm f1.8 Zmount lens https://amzn.to/2QZqNOo
Tripod: Sirui T025X carbon fiber tripod https://amzn.to/3bH3Rvg
Camera shoulder clip: Peak Designs Capture clip system https://amzn.to/2wRdusp
Video Editing Software: Vegas Pro 16 https://amzn.to/2X5dKyu
Pack: Zpacks Arc Blast 55L
Tent: Zpacks Triplex
Sleeping Bag: Zpacks 20degF Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad: ThermARest NeoAir XTherm https://amzn.to/2yjrUlj
Sleeping Pad: ThermARest NeoAir XLite https://amzn.to/39zju6v
Pillow: Exped Air Pillow UL https://amzn.to/2WYE5hZ
Stove: JetBoil Flash https://amzn.to/3azKRi7
Stove: MSR PocketRocket 2 https://amzn.to/3dPtOL5
Pot: MSR Titan titanium 0.9L kettle https://amzn.to/3bF1RDB
Headlamp: Black Diamond Spot https://amzn.to/2R0JvoW
Buff: Merino wool Buff https://amzn.to/3dCYHSC
Recharging Battery: Anker 3500mAH ‘lipstick’ charger https://amzn.to/2URI7G3
Camp Chair: Helonix Chair Zero https://amzn.to/2xzbwgh
Camp Shoes: Xero Shoes ZTrek https://amzn.to/3bA3X7I
Wet Wipes: Survivorware Wet Wipes https://amzn.to/2JwbQ2e