Adventures
No plan, no map, just exploration.
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Wednesdays are for sharing new adventures and exciting experiences, and in today’s edition of Adventures, I have a short but fun story to share with you all. I hope this inspires you to take to the trails and try something that you’ve never done before.
This past weekend, I went off-roading with no plan and no mapped out route. It was myself, my fiancé, mom, sister, and brother-in-law. We took my Jeep and my sister’s Ram truck. We were probably out there for a good three hours or so just exploring the trails up in the Sandhills in Hoffman, North Carolina, and we had a good time out there!
We found a few new trails that we had never been on before, and ran into some small climbs, which my sister wanted some help with. These weren’t hard trails at all; just a little bit more terrain, but nothing technical like the rock crawling I’m accustomed to.
Going out there with no plan might seem crazy at first glance, but I have to tell you that this is how I’ve typically off-roaded in the past. I normally go out there without a plan or map to guide me and I take my time driving down all the interesting trails I can find.
This time, I had a great tool with me that allowed me to track and map out our route as we drove. OnX Offroad has been a great help in navigating the trails, tracking our routes, and showing me active wildfires (this is not an ad, but if onX wants to give me a commission, I’m not opposed). This was actually the first time utilizing the tracking feature that the app has, and I have to say that it worked out incredibly well.
We encountered some pretty cool trails out there! Like I said before, a few of these trails were brand new to all of us, so it was quite enjoyable to explore something new and experience some hidden paths.
I think that sometimes, the best adventures are the ones that are unplanned and unprepared. There are certain things in life that you need an itinerary for, but sometimes it’s best to just let life happen and see where the road takes you. You never know what you might come across, or what new hidden gems you might discover if you go off the beaten path every once in a while and explore something that you’ve never done before.
Has there ever been a time you went somewhere without a plan? How did it turn out? Let’s talk!
—Carissa