The lighter parts of the Pillars of Rome are a mixture of lake bottom clay and mud and volcanic ash from local volcanos around 3-5 million years ago. They are preserved by a darker, hardened "cap" of 'welded tuff', created by extremely hot volcanic ash that was still semi-molten when it fell from the sky and 'welded' itself together on the ground. Imagine a 1500 degree rain made up of droplets of molten rock.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

That's super cool! Thank you for sharing that knowledge. I was very curious as to how they were formed but couldn't really find anything talking about that

What a gorgeous hidden gem!!!! Those springs look incredibly truck between all the amazing rock formations. And also, damn your bronco was COVERED in thick mud. Sick adventure ending!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

It truly is such an incredible spot! You see why that was a must for me while I was there! And yeah it was so thick! The headlights and taillights were completely ineffective

I know it’s not easy getting in and out of your truck setting up the differnt camera views and monitoring your drone at the same wuth other stuff I appreciate the hard work

@OFFTHEGRIND

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for that! I truly appreciate it

That was a awesome trip. Every wild animal, mountain, river, and vegetation was a wonderful adventure. Hopping to do that trail one day. Thank you for share this experience with us. ⭐⭐⭐🤘

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Definitely hope you can get out there and do it soon as well

Fantastic adventure once again!

What am amazing place and that hot spring! Definitely adding this to my bucket list. Great trip!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

That hot spring is a must! Hard to get to both by vehicle and walking down to it but worth the effort! Thank you!

Awesome trip. Thank you for sharing. This is a unique area to explore.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

It’s an awesome area! I miss it

Great Video. I've added the trip to my list! Thanks!

Another fantastic video of the Owyhees! We camped at Birch Creek Ranch this past week and it was beyond gorgeous! Loved your video of the drive out as well.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Birch creek was such a great spot! Love the history as well. Thanks!

Loved this series! Great work on the videos. We are doing the new ORBDR in 5 days and super stoked. These have got us even more excited.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Oh sick!! That’s going to be an awesome trip! I’d like to do that some day as well. Thank you!

So good! That snake!!!! Amazing series. Looking forward to more. Thanks.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Can’t wait for the next series!

Rock in the brake, usually driving backwards briefly will eject it. Pretty typical on some rigs. :)

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I actually tried that and it made it worse. I’m thinking it was between the rotor and splash guard rather than the caliper because of that. It ejected eventually though

Love your dashboard! The experience with the 27S is incredible!

Awesome end to an epic series! I hope to get up there and explore that area soon.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I hope you do too! It’s awesome! Thank you

Great trip. Added a few more pins to the map for when i get down that way.🚙 Thanks

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Perfect! You’ll have a blast out there!

Beautiful spot.

Amazing...loved every one of them. Incredible work!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Chris! I’m glad you enjoyed the series!

What a spectacular trip! I thoroughly enjoyed the series and look forward to the next!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Planning the next as we speak

You tell a great story! The colours are magic. Keep them coming!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I’ll definitely keep them coming!

I thoroughly enjoyed this series. Great job man! Love what you're doing. Keep it up!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jacob! It was great meeting you out there too!

Awesome video man. I can't wait to make adventures like this someday. Looking forward to the next adventures you make.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ernie! I’ll be doing series like this more often! I hope you can get out there soon

Definitely a happy ending. Can't wait to see Leslie's or Timbers gulch in a couple weeks

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

You will love it! It’s mind blowing!

Fantastic! Great trip, great filming, great editing! This is now on my bucket list?

@OFFTHEGRIND

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed

Great series, great trip... Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for tagging along with me! Glad you enjoyed the series

This is what it’s about. Rock crawling is cool, but the real magic and the reason for these rigs are for true over landing to places you are exploring. Great videos.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. Love the obstacles when I find them, but it’s more about experiencing parts of the world few others do

If you ever get back to that area look up iron point. That was the best part of my trip down there. Its the deepest part of the owyhee canyon. Great video.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely will! I definitely will be going back at some point

Duuuuuude! That hot spring looks amazing. Killer end to an incredible series!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

That hot springs was incredible man! Gonna start looking for them more which means I need to take care of this dad bod lol! Thanks so much man!

I've been coming back to your channel more and more. This series sealed the deal for me and I decided to become a Patreon. Keep up the great work! When I can't get out to do it on my own, I know I can tune into your channel to get my fix!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much so joining and for the support. I am lucky enough to be able to get out pretty often, so my goal is to encourage others to do the same, but if they can't, I want you to be able to live my adventure through my video. That is what I aim for at least.

Amazing Series. I finally was able to get some time to watch all of it and all i can say is, just amazing work. The editing, the shots, the voice overs, everything is just great. You make me want to plan a trip there next and I am about 25 hours away. Keep up the good work my man!

@OFFTHEGRIND

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! For taking the time to watch the entire series, but also taking the time to leave a comment. I honestly feel a 25 hour drive would be so worth it. This area changed my life and how I think about adventures and I’m not even joking. I LOVED my time there and am eager to get back

Great series!! Gotta get my bronco out there.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah , you definitely do!

Amazing video! Such cool land

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastic trip series!! Thanks!!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

Outstanding

Just discovered your channel and love the content and camp setup.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I’m glad you’re enjoying it!

All that mud brought a tear to my eye. I feel your pain. So difficult to ever return to normalcy.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I’m still finding it on the bronco!

there are lots of hot springs in Central and Eastern Oregon. One of the many things to enjoy. I also feel it is important to go slow and smell the sage brush. Do not try to cover too many miles each day but enjoy the moment.

@OFFTHEGRIND

8 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what this trip was too! Man it was awesome I can’t wait to go back. I’ll definitely look in to more hot springs too. I really enjoyed that

Good work ! More please !!!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! There will certainly be another series coming soon!

Looks like you had an amazing trip! That’s what it’s all about 👍

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

It was truly incredible

Great series thanks for the great videos!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

I finally got time to finish Day 4! What a trip, what a series!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

It was an incredible experience, that’s for sure! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Is that Three Forks hot spring? My wife and I will be on many of the same trails next weekend+. Love your vids. Thanks for sharing

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! It was such an epic spot! Have fun out there!

So much mud!!! Love the video series, great job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man! Yeah the mud was so intense!

Dude, I have seen the four videos, and I love it. If I hadn't a handicap I will try to do a overlanding to see what I feeling. I liked this type of videos because the are very quiet. I love it!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed them! I hope you are able to have an experience similar, even if it is not through your overlanding

@martinsoler868

Жыл бұрын

@@OFFTHEGRIND I will be happy if I can do a road trip, but I'm living on a island and I need to go to the continent. I'm European. ;) Is your Bronco petrol? I love the exhaust noise. My dreamed car is a 4x4.

Fantastic series and what a great adventure. Thank you for sharing. Would you be willing to share your trip route. This is on my list to do this fall

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m actually piecing the route together and making notes. I’ll have a GPX file available on my website and will let you know when it’s available

@Brian-bd2sl

Жыл бұрын

@@OFFTHEGRIND What's the name of your web site? Great videos!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

GetOffthegrind.com. The file still isn’t up but I’m working on it

Wow, what a trip. Now I wish I went with you. That hot spring was incredible. How hot was it? Socal isn't known for these kind of trails, although I would like to be in an area that had this kind of greenery. Very well done. What kind of exhaust do you have? Great video, keep 'em rollin' 😊

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I’m glad you enjoyed the series! The hot springs was awesome! Kinda like getting in the shower after your wife has stolen all the hot water but still great! I have a corsa exhaust

Thanks!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Of course! Thank you!

Superb series!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

hope you have a good pressure washer!! i really enjoyed the series...thanks

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Even a pressure washer struggle! I had to wash this a few times and am still finding mud lol! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it?

Thatd make me nervous traveling like that solo!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Little nervous, but love the rush of something new!

Nice ending to what looked like a very cool trip!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes it was the perfect ending I think!

Crazy dope ass adventure, got your coins worth outta the Bronco, keep em coming!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Definitely more to come!

Great trip, Hoss. Good idea to always carry tools in the backcountry. Nobody out there to help but you and lonesome. A rescue tow is nearly impossible to arrange and if you find someone it can easily cost $1K. If you are lucky other overlanders might help, but don't bet the ranch on it. Roads in the Owyhee eat vehicles for breakfast.

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Yeah absolutely. I always have tools with me but somehow forgot them at home on this trip. Luckily nothing major happened

Great video! What kind of drone are you flying?

Great content!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome series! Very jealous of this trip. Can you share where to get the route data you took for this trip?

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I will be uploading the route to my website soon so you can download the GPX file of the route I took with notes and all that

@msiebel29

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for that - also, I noticed you don’t have a winch on your Bronco…why is that? I have a 4Runner and on the fence about getting a winch so would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Love your videos, just found "Off the Grid" and dig it. What was the name of the hot springs? I dug around and did not find it, so sorry it showed up in comments and I missed it. Thanks again!!

@OFFTHEGRIND

9 ай бұрын

So glad you found me and are liking my stuff! It’s called three forks river hot springs. It is the tits

That mud looks crazy lol

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

That mud does not mess around

We were there 10 years ago

Incredible. Dude how do you find these places? I’d love to do the same but can’t figure out where to search for these things. Love your videos man

6:10 crawling under right in-front of the exhaust pipe and we men wander why we die young 😂

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I mean, a little won’t kill me lol

What a series 👏🏼

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome trip! Do you still use your mammoth trailer anymore? I'd love a "long term" review from an actual owner!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I actually don’t have it anymore. I’m making a video in a few weeks that goes over why cause I get this question all the time. Just know if I could get it back I absolutely would. I love it. I still talk to the new owner and he’s loving it as well and has had no problems with it

Epic

What type of rooftop tent and rack are you using?

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I’m using the ikamper skycamp mini and the TrailRax TRMR rack which I have a link for in the description if you’re interested. Hands down the best rack on the market for the bronco

How often did you have to use you tracks to get out of the mud?

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t have to at all on this trip luckily. Just kept my speed and tire speed up

On your experience, which would be an ok height clearance for a vehicle 🚗? Thanks

What tires are you running on the Bronco?

@OFFTHEGRIND

10 ай бұрын

These were the stock Goodyear territories

Unless you took it out, the toolbox in your glovebox has a 10mm socket :)

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️ didn’t even think to look there

Can’t find a stick, use the handle to a cookware item.

Is the sound of your Bronco stock or did you modify something? Is it the 2.3 or 2.7 engine?

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I actually have a corsa exhaust on it and I have the 2.7l

I used to jump off the pavement at Rome, my 69 V.w. camper did just fine out there. too bad you had to broadcast it over the internet.

@OFFTHEGRIND

11 ай бұрын

All in a days work

🎉🎉🎉

You know the mud is BAD if you can actually see how bad it is on video!!!

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Lol it doesn’t mess around there!

Hi,brother 😊..I like ur trip😊is it safe for woman to do the same? Thanks

@OFFTHEGRIND

11 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely! Thank you!

Always bring your tools

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

I know 🤦🏻‍♂️ really dumb mess up on my part

Amazing hot springs and an awesome series! Thanks for sharing. How long did it take to clean the Bronco?? 😂🤣

@OFFTHEGRIND

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m still cleaning it to be honest haha I keep finding mud in strange places lol

@KOTW.Adventures

Жыл бұрын

@@OFFTHEGRIND 🤣😂🤣