{"id":5826,"date":"2016-08-01T13:22:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T13:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5826"},"modified":"2016-09-24T13:16:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T13:16:52","slug":"notes-from-the-road-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5826","title":{"rendered":"Notes From the Road \u2014 July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"eight columns\">\n<h2>NOTES FROM THE ROAD<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5901\">< more recent<\/a> | July 2016 | <a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5643\">older ><\/a> <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h5>Route Planning for Serbia&#8230;<\/h5>\n<p><br><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232.jpg\" alt=\"Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232.jpg 650w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232-297x223.jpg 297w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JUL2016_plottingpointsmap_IMG_6232-226x170.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Routing overland in the mountains&#8230;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>30 July 2016:<\/strong> Working on the route plan for our exploratory trip into the mountains of southern Serbia. Looking forward to some cool discoveries including ancient monasteries and ruined fortresses in an extraordinary wilderness &#8230; <br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h5>Serbia Plum Harvest&#8230;<\/h5>\n<p><br><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w.jpg\" alt=\"Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5846\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w.jpg 650w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w-297x223.jpg 297w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Serbia_JU2016_plums-plumsclose-crop_DSCN1047_650w-226x170.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Picking the fruits of summer&#8230;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>25 July 2016:<\/strong> Helping out with the annual plum harvest in Miliva and enjoying some time with friends before heading back on the road to explore some new trails in southern Serbia &#8230; <br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h5>Rebelle Rally Planning&#8230;<\/h5>\n<p><br><iframe width=\"470\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Am3fz_VZne4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Getting ready for a new challenge&#8230;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>17 July 2016:<\/strong> Making plans to participate in the first ever <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebellerally.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rebelle Rally<\/a> event this coming October. The Rebelle is an off-road navigation rally raid across 2000 km of desert in the southwestern United States. A new kind of competition, it blends the love of driving with the challenge of precision navigation &#8230; <br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5643\">PREVIOUS NOTES FROM THE ROAD<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5643\">><\/a> <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"four columns\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>THIS MONTH:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5369\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-817x1024.png\" alt=\"Serbia_Map\" width=\"300\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-817x1024.png 817w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-239x300.png 239w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-768x962.png 768w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-178x223.png 178w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-136x170.png 136w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Serbia_Map-543x680.png 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nA few weeks in the backcountry of Serbia to explore and spend some time helping harvest plums in a rural village &#8230; <br><br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>COMING UP SOON:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-300x300.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-223x223.jpg 223w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-170x170.jpg 170w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-680x680.jpg 680w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-60x60.jpg 60w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tft8.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/448775315306787\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topless for Tatas<\/a> 8th Annual Charity Wheeling event at Rausch Creek off-road park 12-14 August  &#8230; <br><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-300x300.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5842\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-223x223.png 223w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-170x170.png 170w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-680x680.png 680w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-60x60.png 60w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM-50x50.png 50w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.51.00-AM.png 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nNavigation Training for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebellerally.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rebelle Rally<\/a> in Reno NV, focusing on basic map and compass skills, plotting and route planning&#8230; <br><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/retinaLOGO-300x101.jpg\" lass=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5844\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/retinaLOGO-300x101.jpg 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/retinaLOGO.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nAdvanced training in desert driving techniques with <a href=\"http:\/\/rodhalldrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rod Hall Drive<\/a> at their location on the outskirts of Reno NV &#8230; <br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"four columns\">\n<hr>\n<p><div id=\"awe-ajax-awesome-weather-new-york\" class=\"awe-ajax-awesome-weather-new-york awe-weather-ajax-wrap\" style=\"\"><div class=\"awe-loading\"><i class=\"wi wi-day-sunny\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery(document).ready(function() { awe_ajax_load({\"location\":\"New York\",\"units\":\"F\",\"size\":\"tall\",\"override_title\":\"New York\",\"forecast_days\":\"3\",\"hide_stats\":\"0\",\"background\":\"http:\\\/\\\/usnomadstudio.com\\\/usnomads\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/new-york-city-skyline1-300x240.jpg\",\"custom_bg_color\":\"#cccccc\",\"inline_style\":\"width: 225px; margin: 0px; float: left;\",\"id\":\"awesome-weather-new-york\",\"ajaxurl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/usnomadstudio.com\\\/usnomads\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\",\"via_ajax\":1}); }); <\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wxug.us\/1fnab\" target=\"_blank\">Nesconset<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/q\/zmw:00000.1.13274?sp=IBEOGRAD17\" target=\"_blank\">Belgrade<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/teamusnomads\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/68efa01f4f7df14d4b8834ae149731ed-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>MORE NOTES FROM THE ROAD:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5643\">June \u2013 Mongolia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5556\">16-31 May \u2013 Overland Expo, Mongolia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5425\">1-15 May \u2013 Paris<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5166\">April \u2013 training desert prep<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5111\">March \u2013 Long Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5108\">February \u2013 California deserts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=5036\">January \u2013 El Camino del Diablo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4644\">December \u2013 Long Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4622\">November \u2013 New York<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4306\">15-31 October \u2013 Moab<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4302\">1-14 October \u2013 Vermont<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4277\">September \u2013 Paris<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4259\">August \u2013 Topless For Tatas<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4215\">July \u2013 Rubicon Trail<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?portfolio=notes-from-the-road-archive\">Archive<\/a><br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL REPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1-297x223.jpg 297w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1-226x170.jpg 226w, http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Moab_OCT2015_Day10_GStoMO_jeepatoverlookedge_DSCN3988_650w1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4447\"><strong>INTO THE MAZE<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Detailed series on a solo scouting journey into some of the remotest backcountry around Moab. The six day 450-mile off-pavement trip into the Maze district of the Canyonlands National Park offers insight into the challenges of expedition planning&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=4447\">[read]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1120,"menu_order":1607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5826"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5826"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5905,"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5826\/revisions\/5905"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}