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Occidentalist Outdoors
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2021
Join us as we adventure our way around the west and beyond. We'll feature weekend and extended trips to the outdoors focusing on fishing, hiking, camping, exploring and outdoor cooking in locations we find interesting from the backyard to the backcountry.
We're currently based out of Idaho and primarily use our Four Wheel Camper on a Ford Ranger as a base for exploration. Some weekends we'll head out boating with our Hewes Craft or whitewater raft, while other weekends we'll hit the trail with our backpacks. We really love extended overlanding road trips living out of the truck and seeing all that our public lands have to offer.
What does Occidentalist Outdoors mean anyway? Well, being a forester, some of my favorite trees are the western trees, many of which come with the occidentalis Latin name. Since I have spent my whole life enjoying the western outdoors the name just kind of made sense to me.
We're currently based out of Idaho and primarily use our Four Wheel Camper on a Ford Ranger as a base for exploration. Some weekends we'll head out boating with our Hewes Craft or whitewater raft, while other weekends we'll hit the trail with our backpacks. We really love extended overlanding road trips living out of the truck and seeing all that our public lands have to offer.
What does Occidentalist Outdoors mean anyway? Well, being a forester, some of my favorite trees are the western trees, many of which come with the occidentalis Latin name. Since I have spent my whole life enjoying the western outdoors the name just kind of made sense to me.
Backpacking the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
We loaded the backpacks for a trip into the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains. We spent 2 nights, three days hiking in and exploring a piece of the Eagle Cap where there weren't quite as many crowds as you would expect in the Lakes Basin or other parts of the Eagle Cap.
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Backpacking the Boulder Chain Lakes | White Cloud Mountains, Idaho
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We headed for the mountains of central Idaho and spent four days backpacking into the Boulder Chain Lakes in the White Cloud Mountains. We share some views from the trails including most of the lakes in the basin. This was our first trip into the White Clouds, but hopefully not the last.
Selway Getaway | An Idaho Adventure
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After a spell of too much yard work and other chores around the house, it was time to get away. The Selway is relatively close, and we just had a couple days, so off we went. We did a bit of sightseeing and exploring up past Selway Falls, fished the river and then did some camp cooking with the pie iron, including steak empanadas and apple turnovers. We took another day to head back using the b...
Carnitas in the Dutch Oven
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We cooked up a batch of pork carnitas in the Dutch oven on a recent camping trip. - Approximately 2 pounds of pork shoulder cut into chunks, seasoned with a blend of salt, pepper and garlic and browned in some oil - Juice and fruit of 3 mandarin oranges - powdered chicken bullion (you could use chicken stock), cinnamon stick, oregano, dried red pepper flakes, cumin, ground cloves, ground corian...
Celebration Park, Canyon County, Idaho Overview
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This video provides an overview of Celebration Park, located near Melba, Idaho the southwest region of the state. Celebration Park is managed by Canyon County and is Idaho's first archeological park. Amenities at the park include a campground ($5 per night, there is also a $2 day use fee if you are just visiting for the day), a boat ramp, a picnic area, a museum, a visitors center, an atlatl th...
Going Remote in Idaho | A Trip to Mackay Bar
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As soon as we thought the snow had melted in the high country up to 6000 feet we packed the truck for a quick exploratory trip to Mackay Bar. As far as places you can drive in Idaho, this is one of the more remote spots. We headed up state highway 14 to Elk City, then past the old mining town turned summer cabin getaway of Dixie, and dropped down to Mackay Bar. After a night at Mackay Bar we he...
McClendon Springs Campground Overview
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McClendon Springs Campground is located on the historic California Trail near Malta, Idaho. The campground is managed by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) and as of spring 2024 it was free to stay. There is a semi developed site with a pit toilet, a few picnic tables and fire rings. It would probably start to feel crowded with more than two to three groups staying here. There are a couple pon...
Down the Wild Owyhee | 2024 edition | Rome to Leslie Gulch
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In May 2024 we floated the Owyhee River, in Oregon, from Rome to Leslie Gulch. Flows were ideal at 2700 CFS. We camped at Hike Out, Ryegrass, and Morcum camps with a layover at Morcum, for a total of five days on the river. Weather was close to ideal except for winds, especially the first day. The weather in combination with the flows and the spectacular scenery the Owyhee offers made for a gre...
Pre Memorial Day Escape | Exploring North Central Idaho: Elk Creek Falls and McCroskey State Park
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We had a few days until the busy Memorial Day weekend hit so we picked a few items nearby that we wanted to go explore. We headed out to the area around Elk River to Elk Creek Falls, the Giant Cedar Tree, then moved on to explore McCroskey State Park.
Easy Camping Popcorn
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Popcorn is a delicious and healthy snack that is easy to make and endlessly adaptable. It is just as easy to make out camping as it is at home - no microwave or jiffy pop required! We used to enjoy throwing in a jiffy pop when we were headed out camping, then the price skyrocketed and it became hard to find. So we've started throwing some popcorn kernels in a ziplock for those times when we nee...
Camping at the Barry Goldwater Range
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We were looking for a campsite north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and we found the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range was actually open for public access, as long as you get a permit and follow the rules and regulations. Camping was free, and there was nearly nobody around! If you are interested in camping and recreating on the Barry Goldwater Military Range start here: bmgr.recacces...
Twin Peaks Campground Review | Organ Pipe National Monument
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We visited Twin Peaks Campground in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in March of 2024. For a large campground of 200 plus sites located in the desert we were impressed with how nice it was. Unlike many desert campgrounds that look like a huge parking lot, this one is full of vegetation separating the sites. You have a choice between three different types of sites: RV sites where generators a...
Chicken and Date Pizza in an Omnia Oven
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While camping in Joshua Tree National Park we were inspired to try a new flavor of pizza in the Omnia Oven. We started with a Jiffy pizza crust and added: Balsamic glaze for the sauce Grilled chicken tenders Chopped dried dates Ricotta cheese We baked it for about 40 minutes until the crust was golden brown. We topped off the finished pizza with a bit more balsamic glaze. It was delicious.
Wildflowers and Washes of Anza Borrego | South to Spring Episode 6
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On our first big overlanding adventure of 2024 we decided to go South to Spring. Winter in Idaho had been lackluster, barely any snow or freezing temps to make winter activities viable. Spring was still a long way off so we decided to instead go South, to Spring. In this episode of South to Spring we are exploring Anza Borrego Desert State Park in California for the first time. We hoped to arri...
Escape to Organ Pipe | South to Spring Episode 5
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On our first big overlanding adventure of 2024 we decided to go South to Spring. Winter in Idaho had been lackluster, barely any snow or freezing temps to make winter activities viable. Spring was still a long way off so we decided to instead go South, to Spring. In this episode of South to Spring we were looking for a spot to escape a big windstorm in California, and our escape from the storm ...
Strolling Through Joshua Tree | South to Spring Episode 4
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Strolling Through Joshua Tree | South to Spring Episode 4
Rock Art and Rough Roads | South to Spring Episode 3
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Rock Art and Rough Roads | South to Spring Episode 3
Meandering the Mojave | South to Spring Episode 2
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Meandering the Mojave | South to Spring Episode 2
Exploring Death Valley | South to Spring: Episode 1
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Exploring Death Valley | South to Spring: Episode 1
Backpacking the Seven Devils Mountains in Idaho
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Backpacking the Seven Devils Mountains in Idaho
Ham and Cheese Biscuits in the Omnia Oven | Camp Cooking
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Ham and Cheese Biscuits in the Omnia Oven | Camp Cooking
Traveling the Lolo Motorway in Idaho
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Traveling the Lolo Motorway in Idaho
Chicken Quesadillas in a Pie Iron | Camp Cooking
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Chicken Quesadillas in a Pie Iron | Camp Cooking
Great review! I'm curious as to how tall the interior is. Could a 6'-4" person stand up in there without ducking?
They state the interior height is 6'5", so it would be pretty close. You may run into the A/C unit that falls below the height of the rest of the ceiling.
Have to do that drive next year unfortunately. But I'm going to do it.
We live just over the border in WA. I look forward to retiring next year so we can get out and explore Idaho.
Start a list. It's likely you'll never run out of things to do!
Are you able to do any fishing on this route? How accessible is the Lochsa River?
The route is on a ridge, not much fishing, but yes the Lochsa is very accessible off highway 12 with some great spots to fish.
Heading here in the next few days.
Enjoy!
Excuse me, but did they say 30,000 dollars for a 3 day fishing trip. I Mean I love fishing but at some point I would buy a boat and suffer with more accessible options.
Yes. To be fair that is for the full lodge (12 people?) food, accommodation, 2 jet boats, guides. Still pretty steep to be sure.
Nice video, looks like a fun trip. Do you need a 4x4?
No 4x4 required but high clearance I'd say.
Is there any 3+ on this run?
I'd say no, a few are considered II+ in the right flows. Blind falls and Sheep creek are probably the most challenging. We did rescue a kid once when he fell out of a boat that pinned on a rock at Sheep Creek and floated about a mile downstream in waders on a cold day.
@@OccidentalistOutdoors Thanks!
Beautiful; _thank you!_
Well done and thank you! ;-)
It is so much fun watching you two having fun enjoying the outdoors! Another fine Ed & Sharon adventure. We've been in there twice via the west side, up the Devils Staircase and over Windy Gap - NOT RECOMMENDED if you do not have strong confidence in your climbing skills with a full pack. Lonesome Lake was our favorite and shared it with a big billy mountain goat. We also found the trout small so circled Castle Peak to get into Chamberlain Basin. Nice cutts up there. But for visuals, you can't beat Boulder Chain Lakes. Great job, as always with the video. We just returned from Idaho. It was hot. Story to follow. And ribeye? We are moving up there and you can cook for us everyday. ;-)
We agree, the Windy Gap and Devils Staircase looked like quite a scramble, but it looked like the reward of Lonesome Lake would be a good one.
My husband and I are heading into the White Clouds soon, what trail did you follow? I'm currently planning our route and want to make it to Hatchett Lake from the Chain Lakes Basin, but looks like a good chunk will be off trail
We went in the Little Boulder Creek trail, after staying the night at the BLM campground near the trailhead the night before. It is the shortest route to the Boulder Chain Lakes and the trail takes you right by Hatchett Lake, no need to go off trail.
@@OccidentalistOutdoorsthank you!! I think we are going to go the approach you guys took! We can’t wait!
Thanks both for taking us on your adventure. Makes me want to plan a trip in my local hills! ATB Bill, England.
It’s an ez hike to the lookout. It would be unpleasant in a vehicle and you’d be in real trouble if you ran into someone coming the other way.
Yes, I'd call it more of a trail than a road, it's a good excuse to park and stretch your legs.
We’ve talked about driving the Corridor for many years but there’s always been weather, fires and more weather that deterred us. Thanks! For the video. This year’s adventure, for us, trying to retrace the Lewis and Clark routes and so far we’ve traveled along the route between Paducah and the Pacific. We even lucked onto “launch day” reenactment near Wood River, Illinois, 220 years after the departure up the Missouri River.
Yes I could see the timing of travelling the corridor could be a challenge - you have to wait so long for the snow to melt, and then it is fire season! In retracing the Lewis and Clark route, you may be interested in the Lolo Motorway. It follows their route (roughly) across the Lolo Pass to the Clearwater River. We did that one last year as well, and it's an enjoyable few days. Here is the video we did: th-cam.com/video/218KFQhXNn8/w-d-xo.html
@@OccidentalistOutdoors yes, I watched the Lolo Motorway and we have completed sections from Missoula to the Pacific, and Missoula to Paducah - hiking, biking and driving.
Lovely video guys, thanks for these! Bill from England..
Thank you!
Loved the pie iron cooking. Both looked great. I wish that area wasn't so far from the Olympic Peninsula. I'd like to get over there more often. Thanks for sharing. Loving your videos.
Thanks for watching! Even for us, being in the backyard (less than ~40 miles as the crow flies) it takes a couple hours to get there!
My oh my country pie!
The Selway is a few more hours away for me but is one of my favorite rivers. I have been thinking of buying a sandwich press like you demonstrated. A company called KIckAss make a 12 volt single unit for making a toasted sandwich. I guess they are really big in Australia. I make the same type of apple turnovers with puff pastry at home.
Oh this was nice. I went through in September last year. I kinda wish I had thrown one more night in there now. Thanks for sharing!!
looks fantastic... a great camp spot to enjoy it too.
It was delicious, and yes, it was a great spot, wish I had my fly rod along on the trip! Believe it or not the spring salmon run was just finishing up and they do make it way up there.
Can we just come up and live with you? You could feed us everyday. ;-)
We had plenty of leftovers and no neighbors...pity.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I plan on going through LOLO motorway and Magruder again. I will have to plan a day and night to hit Mackay bar also. I know a few friends who have flown into it.
If you make it I hope you enjoy the trip!
Thanks Ed! You seem to find good quiet and great views!
Well, maybe not always quiet - you should have seen where we stayed the last two nights - generators all around! No video for that one...
@@OccidentalistOutdoors Have experienced those and frankly I could scream. In a pinch I'd rather be in a parking lot... more light but less noise.
My son and I will be riding through there with some friends in a few weeks. Thanks for a preview of what to expect. Looks like we better bring our fishing gear!
I hope you enjoy the trip! I just heard Elk City will have fuel again starting in July, which is good for a top off before you head into the backcountry.
Explorations, botany, and a cooking lesson - just right! Thanks for showing us the area.
You are welcome!
I stayed down there last September. I agree on using 4 wheel low. The last one to two miles were real rocky. Whitewater Ranch just upstream is also a nice spot.
I spotted Whitwater Ranch on the map as well. Maybe a guture trip! Looks like it is currently for sale.
Nice trip. That road was steep. How did the loaded Ranger do on that? I enjoyed the botany lesson as I had several botany classes in college. BTW, the smell..I…vision wasn’t working. You might check on that. 😂. Thanks for sharin!
The Ranger did great, no issues, just kept it nice and slow going down. Luckily we didn't run into anyone going the other way!
Popcorn! Who cares how it is cooked - although we remain in the simple jiffy pop corner - popcorn is special! This video is sooooo good that I cam smell the popcorn!
Time to get a pan hot!
Don't-cha love being the only ones at a nice spot with so much space and good vistas!? With water is the joy of bird song. Rob
We sure do! The water made it a nice oasis.
Ed & Sharon, thanks for taking us along on your float down the Owyhee. And thanks for your take on the witnessed bad behavior. It is a reality but in the end the beauty and peace of the outdoors gets top billing.
We agree, especially in such a beautiful place, it's too amazing not to appreciate it all. Luckily I did most of my belly aching about a few negative encounters done on the river, and just a little bit of it spilled over into the video.
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your trips. I was struck by your muffin/lasagna cooking device. Where did you procure this? What is it? Thanks in advance!
That is an Omnia Oven. They sell several different inserts for it as well, such as the muffin insert. It works great! We have a few other Omnia videos as well. You can find it on Amazon or other websites.
What a great idea! Nicely done.
Thank you!
Looks like a great trip. To bad some folks have to be such jerks however. Did you go with an outfitter as a group? It looks like a great way to see wonderful scenery.
It seems like it is today's reality. But yes overall a great trip. No reason to skip it, just temper the expectations.
We didn't go with an outfitter, just a group of friends. You don't get to see this part of Oregon any other way.
As with most of Idaho, this is another beautiful area. Just a quick note, the highest falls in Idaho is actually the Upper Mesa Falls at 114 ft. It is located near Ashton, Idaho and if you have never been there I highly recommend it
We agree, Idaho is wonderful. Yes, after more research Elk Creek Falls is likely not the tallest. Not sure why there are so many claims that they are, so that mistake is our for not researching further. I'm still not sure what the tallest falls are, some claim goat falls at over 600 feet are, some claim Shoshone at over 200 feet. We'll be in the Mesa falls area later this year and we'll be sure to check them out! Either way they are all places to marvel at.
Thank you so very much!
Hi Jim, thanks for watching, we missed you on the trip!
I love anything Idaho.
I enjoyed this very much. I’d love for you to film the wildflowers and their name for those of us unfamiliar. Back in California, as a teenager, I learned the names of all the wild grasses and flowers. I’m a transplant to north east Washington. Any concerns for bear in the area visited?
We are glad you enjoyed it. That is a good idea, we'll try to highlight a few of the flowers and shrubs with closer shots in future videos. Black bear are definitely possible in those areas, but I wouldn't be too concerned about them. There are no warning signs or bear storage boxes that you commonly see in northern California, but I would take regular precautions.
A great way to get out before the holiday weekend! Thanks for another very enjoyable Ed & Sarah video.
*Sharon
@@OccidentalistOutdoors apologies and thank you for the correction!
@@ski3pinvideos308 No worries, and thanks as always for watching!
Unless you save the bacon grease cooked off from breakfast and pop the popcorn in that..........why even bother? You can also fry up a whole package of bacon, cut the strips into 4 pieces each first, pop the popcorn in that grease, then put the bacon pieces in the popcorn! Doesn't anyone know how to make camping popcorn the riiiiiiiiight wayyyyyyyyyyyy? You're Welcome! Now go have a popcorn party!
Sounds like you need to make a video! Instead of Easy Camp Popcorn it could be titled Greasy Camp Popcorn.
@@OccidentalistOutdoors lol, I'm not that smart. Actually, I saw a TH-cam content provider do this in successive video posts. 1st 1 was popped in the bacon grease n the next the full deal. I haven't tried it yet! I wasn't disrespecting you, just kiddin around. Maybe challenging you or others to try it! Sorry if you thought I was dissin you!
No problem at all! We always appreciate it when someone takes the time to leave a comment. We love bacon, but we cook all of ours on the grill - the grease drips off and you get nice crispy bacon - but no grease left over for popcorn.
Is this a permit river? Thanks, W
A self issue permit is required, you fill it out at the put in. Permits are not currently limited in number.
Garlic butter all day
Sounds delicious!
The smartest people on the planet are the ones who go camping and enjoy the simple things!
We agree, thanks for the comment!
You bet !.... We use the "Whirly-Gig" ... same set up! Good to see you still out and about!
Gotta love a little popcorn snack in camp!
Darn I drove right by!! I'll get back there... glad is all going well.
Yep, it really is hidden in plain sight, with just a few hoops to jump through.
Nicely done and a great helpful idea to do these types of reviews.
Good to hear, we have a more of these in mind for the not too secret spots that might need a bit more info out there.
That place is ridiculously beautiful, i need to get out there, great video u guys always get the best scenery shots!
Thanks so much!
Me too!!!
Was wondering when we'd be treated to another Omnia oven video. I bought one after you introduced me to them in your Jones Island camp in the San Juan Islands. Been following you since then to Vermont and now the Southwest. Thanks for taken us along on your adventures! Now I'm hungry!
Thanks for following along! We made another omnia recipe on this trip, but didn't make a video - pulled pork nachos. It was delicious! Layer of tortilla chips, cheese, black beans, pulled pork, another layer of tortilla chips, cheese, roasted green peppers and salsa. We highly recommend!
We also woke up to 6 inches of snow the next morning. Last storm of the season.