Jon Smithson

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  • Reynolds cousin stuffs
  • Preppin for a group photo
  • Family stuffs
  • Arepa Time
  • Spring compressing
  • The threads on my lower control arm bolts were totally screwed from the factory on one side.
  • Dutch oven peach cobbler
  • It gets dark early in November
  • We thought we'd watch the Iowa game here, but there were not really TVs, so we just had some snacks and a beer
  • Hangin at Pulpit Rock
  • Deciding not to sit in the sun
  • Gettin the drone down
  • Stayin up late
  • Hangin at the Bluffton bar
  • Stopped up to the townie bar to warm up, and for a drink before bed
  • Jon and Liz arrive!
  • Accidentally went down a side-by-side trail. Glad we had some loppers in tow
  • Cleaning up Jon's mountain bike wound
  • Pie Iron Pizzas
  • Trying to make pie iron pizzas
  • Beer Cheese and Toast
  • Beavis was trying to keep the flies off of her neck
  • Lake Superior Swimmers
  • Hangin in Superior
  • Elizabeth embracing the cold
  • COLD BATH
  • Jon takes off to explore the mountain bike trails
  • Chillin on the high rock bay beach
  • Lookin around
  • Freshly grated cheese!
  • Warming up these foil packs
  • Groupie
  • Bartender wanted to take our picture with the sign
  • Hangin at the lunch spot
  • Homemade mac and cheese with Brussels and Garden Shishitos
  • Checked in and making firewood!
  • Jon checks the depth of this puddle
  • Airin down a little more
  • Parking lot lunch before hitting the trail
  • Taking advantage of running water before hitting the trail
  • pretty soon you realize that all we're going to do for eternity is sit around the fire
  • At least Liz is in focus, haha
  • Dog walkin
  • Exploring some caves
  • Hikin through the park
  • Exploring Maquoketa
  • Jon for scale
  • Hiking around Maquoketa
  • Morning chillin
  • Paella time
  • Gettin dinner ready
  • Cousin stuff
  • Chillin
  • Cold camping means: hanging by the campfire
  • Afternoon walk
  • Hanging at the little paint overlook
  • Goin to check out some views from the little paint bluffs
  • Hiking around
  • Mississippi River Selfie
  • Hangin at this Harper's Ferry lookout
  • Hikin cousins
  • Lookin over the edge
  • Campfire toast
  • Divvying out some birthday almond cake
  • Jon always brings interesting beers share
  • Camp food!
  • We arrived to a dutch oven full of homemade lasagna
  • Brew crew
  • Chillin
  • Jon is killing us all
  • Family
  • Still not working
  • Snappin pics
  • This is really not going well, lol
  • Tryin to get some pics
  • Table number 2
  • Loadin up
  • Ready to eat
  • Early Birds get Lucky Lotus
  • Jon and Liz

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Overlanding the 7-Hour Plane Crash Trail

The upper midwest is effectively devoid of off-roading and overlanding opportunities. Most people in the scene are settling for camping in parks, getting invites to a handful of events on private land, or making long hauls to get our fix outside of the midwest. We'd been planning a fall overlanding escape to the Ozark National Forest with our cousins, who have a very similar setup as ours (Ford …
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