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Last year, at Overland Expo 2009, I was awarded their first ever Overland Expo Flag, representing The Overland Society during my travels...
Along with friends from the overland community, including Overland Expo, Overland Journal, Ex Officio, and Equipt Expedition Outfitters , the Society unfurled the first Overland Expedition Flag at the first Overland Expo in Prescott, Arizona, April 24 - 26, 2009. People who took part in the Overland Experience classes were invited to send in applications to ‘win’ the honor of carrying the flag on an expedition in 2009-2010 that met our criteria: a unique trip or expedition, the aim of which was to undertake a philanthropic, conservation, or humanitarian project; it could be large or small-scale; and it had to be ‘do-able’.
Holt Webb’s Vanishing America Project fulfilled all the criteria, but the judges just really felt Holt’s winning personality and demonatrated ability to launch and finish projects would represent the Flag well. Holt is traveling around the continental U.S., visiting every state and documenting pieces of our heritage that today’s generations ‘know and love, but tomorrow’s generations may never see.
This April, in Amado, Arizona, I will be a key presenter at Overland Expo 2010. I will give a presentation about The Vanishing America Project and will pass the flag on to the 2010 winner.
It will be a very exciting and educational event. If you like the outdoors, exploring the world, and getting off the beaten path in your truck or on your motocycle with consideration and respect for the natural world around you, this is the event for you!
There will be lots of classes, seminars, and training sessions, so there really is a lot to be learned (and the teachers are some of the best in the world)! Some of the scheduled seminars are:
- Intro to Overland Driving (for beginners)
- Intro to Adventure Motorcycling (for beginners)
- NEW: Field class modules for improving specific overland skills: Sand, Water Crossings, Ruts, Rocks & Cross-Axle
- Overland Driving – Women’s Course
- Intro to ADV-Motorcycle Riding
- NEW: Choosing an adventure (ADV) motorcycle
- NEW: Advanced ADV-Motorcycle Riding
- NEW: Experts Roundtable – find out from global overlanding experts their tips and tricks of the trade
- NEW: Everyman & Everywoman’s Overlanding – How to actually pack up and go (when you aren’t loaded or have corporate sponsors)
- NEW: Nutrition and Health on the Road
- NEW: First aid training modules
- NEW: Budgeting your overland adventure
- Capturing the Adventure – Overland Photography
- Tire Repair I – Punctures & Tears
- Tire Repair II – Removing Tires and Re-seating Beads
- Trailer Driving
- Trailer Repair
- Loading and Lashing
- Vehicle Recovery
- Writing Your Way Around the World
- Vehicle Documentation – Visas, Carnets & Shipping
- Creative Communications for the Overlander ~ Journals, blogs, websites, Twitters, and more
- Overland Videography
- High-tech Communications - 2M radios, satellite, and more
- Food Selection & Storage
- Conservation & Cultures
- Couples Survival Guide
- Family Overlanding - Tips from the Trenches
- Plus hourly Overland Theater presentations on overland trips and expeditions from around the world.
Register at
http://www.ovexpo.com/Home.html
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