Woof The Beaten Path

Overland adventures on a budget: hiking, camping and simply good times – with some happy dogs coming along for the ride.

Looking for some fun, off-the-beaten path places to travel - perhaps with a really good dog or two along for the ride? Whether you're into overlanding or just wanting to get a bit farther away from the crowds, there's still plenty of room left in the great outdoors to explore. We'd love to share some of our favorite places to camp, hike and explore, as well as some tips on how to do so safely, responsibly and economically.

We’re a couple of part-time travelers and a pair of rescue dogs - exploring the outdoors and traveling the dusty back roads in search of North America's less traveled places. Join us and follow along as we head out for more dog-friendly, Woof The Beaten Path family overlanding adventures!


"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail."   Kinky Friedman

There are lots of good dogs out there, just waiting to be adopted at local shelters. Sadly, for many of them, their days are numbered if a foster or forever home cannot be found in time. Please consider rescuing a shelter dog before buying from a breeder.

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Maroon Lake at night, near Aspen, Colorado

Footprints on the beach at Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC.

Our footprints on the sand, from a camping trip to Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC

Night photo of stars at Rincon #1 campsite in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas

Our campsite at Rincon #1 in Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas.

Storm chasing, near Granger, Texas

Entrance Island Lighthouse, GAbriola Island BC

The lighthouse on Entrance Island, near Gabriola Island BC.

Stars on the beach, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Boats at low tide, Bay of Fundy, Canada

The Eagle Wing formation in Canon City Colorado

View from our old home near Canon City, Colorado. The Eagle Wing formation on a snowy day.

Stars at night in Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Nymph Falls near Courtenay British Columbia, on Vancouver Islandf

Nymph Falls, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, near Courtenay. (Nice hiking trails in this area!)

Ammonite Falls near Nanaimo British Columbia

Ammonite Falls hike, Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada.

Near the Marfa Lights viewing area, Marfa, TX.

Rock formations in Zion National Park, Utah.

Old one room schoolhouse near Mount Princeton, Colorado

Near Salida Colorado, old one room schoolhouse near Mount Princeton.

Beach at Cape Scott Provincial Park at night, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

From a camping trip to Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC.

Garey Oaks on Gabriola Island, British Columbia

Peggys Cove Nova Scotia Fishing Boats moored

Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia Canada

Sweet old dog Zoe on the beach by our campfire, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Our sweet old dog Zoe, who has since passed over the rainbow bridge. Camping near Nanaimo, British Columbia at Living Forest RV Park.

The Royal Gorge Railroad train in Canon City, CO

Royal Gorge Railroad, Canon City, Colorado.

Big BEnd Ranch State Park Night Photography

Big Bend State Park campsite Guale #2.

Guadalupe Salinas and gypsum sand dunes Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Sand dunes in the Guadalupe Salinas, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

Rainbow over Eleven Mile State Park, Colorado

Rainbow over our old Bounder RV, at Eleven Mile State Park, Colorado.

Painted desert project murals in Navajo Nation

Painted Desert Project murals in Arizona, Navajo Nation.

The OG pack in Colorado.

Paria Ghost Town near Kanab, Utah.

Fall foliage in McKitrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Hiking in McKitrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Fall, with fall leaves beginning to change colors.

Stevie Ray at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, near Kanab, Utah.

A mule deer buck and doe, near Salida, Colorado.

Hiking part of the Colorado trail near Salida with Lulu Belle.

Thunderstorm over the Salish Sea, British Columbia Canada

Thunderstorm over the Salish Sea, near Nanaimo, British Columbia

Common Merganser on rock, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada

A common merganser, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada

Sunset near Tofino, British Columbia

Before overlanding we spent a few years "over-watering", sailing a small sailboat from Corpus Christi, Texas to the Caribbean and parts of South America and beyond.

Barbary sheep skull and yucca.

Baby javelina and mother. Wildlife refuge in South Texas.

Camping at Black Gap Wildlife Management area in Texas

Our dogs Tripp and Lizzy at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in west Texas.

Stars in Big Bend Ranch State Park, overland camping in rooftop tent at Guale 2 campsite.

Camping at Guale #2 campsite in Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Midnight thunderstorm over Elevenmile State Park in Colorado

Midnight thunderstorm over Elevenmile State Park, Colorado.

Oystercatcher at Brickyard Beach, Gabriola Island, BC

Looking out a window of old adobe ruins in Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in Texas

View from a window of old adobe ruins in Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, Texas

At the VLA or Very Large Array, near Socorro, New Mexico

Our old boy Stevie Ray at the Very Large Array radio telescopes, near Pie Town, New Mexico

Grosvenor Arch, near Kodachome Basin State Park, Utah.

Grosvenor Arch, near Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah.

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