{"id":13272,"date":"2022-12-01T18:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=13272"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:51:10","slug":"notes-from-the-road-16-30-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=13272","title":{"rendered":"Notes From the Road — 16-30 April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nomad Rally Preparations Begin\u2026<\/h5>\n


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24 April 2022:<\/strong> Busy creating a lot of the challenge-specific materials for the Nomad Overland Rally. These are all pieces of the competitor packages that need to ship next month, and it’s exciting to start to see the event come to life\u2026<\/p>\n

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Backyard Birds\u2026<\/h5>\n


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Birds and Squirrels everywhere\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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20 April 2022:<\/strong> So many of the little backyard animals are showing up lately. Blue jays and squirrels have taken over the bird feeders (though we do see cardinals later in the afternoon once the blue jays and squirrels have gone)\u2026<\/p>\n

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Spring on Long Island \u2026<\/h5>\n


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Backyard flowers signal Spring \u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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16 April 2022:<\/strong> First daffodils are starting to bloom signalling the very welcome return of Spring here on Long Island. Always encouraging to see them \u2026<\/p>\n

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\nTrail Guiding for the California 4-Wheel Drive Association’s second annual Death Valley Experience<\/a> fundraiser event running March 30-April 2, 2022. Each day will feature a choice of runs to some famous, some infamous and some secretive points of interest within Death Valley National Park. The runs will depart from Furnace Creek and from Stovepipe Wells. Some of the points of interest we will visit during Death Valley Experience 2022 include Zabriskie Point (famous), Barker Ranch (infamous) and the Racetrack (learn the secret of the moving rocks). Other points of interest include Dante\u2019s View, 20 Mule Team Canyon, Artists\u2019 Drive, Chloride Cliffs, Aguereberry Point, Skidoo, Titus Canyon, and Darwin Falls. All of the trail runs are suitable for novice drivers and SUVs with high clearance and 4-wheel drive…
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\nJoining some friends at Windrock Offroad Park in Oliver Springs TN. Windrock’s 300-mile trail-system runs over 73,000 acres of land and includes easy gravel roads for a fun scenic drives, moderate trails with dirt, rocks and ruts as well as more difficult and extreme trails with boulders and cliffs \u2026

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\nUSnomads.org is very proud to be presenting a brand new kind of rally experience for 2022 — the Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally<\/a> a ten week event that participants can do from anywhere within the continental U.S.A. Competitors design their own routes as part of the rally, then drive it in a points-based online competition that includes optional activity tasks, quests and weekly challenges. The rally will run from 6 June – 14 August and is open to any driver within the United States who has an off-road capable vehicle — stock or modified. Registration is now open and continues until 31 March or until the event is full, whichever comes first. For more information see the Rally website<\/a> or Register Now<\/a> \u2026

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