I've been searching for an overland route in my beautiful home state of Louisiana ever since I got my second Xterra. There are no 4x4 parks here that are not either limited to ATV's or only full of mud bogs, and while the photos of trails at places like Moab and Windrock look amazing, I want something more like a point to point journey rather than a trail that starts at a trailhead, take half a day to traverse, and then returns to some central starting area. While that would be fun if it were nearby, I don't really want to drive across three states or more just for that. There's a route around the Great Salt Lake that follows old railways that Alex has posted about, and I know there are a few routes across Death Valley and the Mojave. That's the kind of stuff I'm interested in.
Anyway, back to the search. So far, the nearest I can find is a journey through central Mississippi, and I can not find definitive proof that the entire trail is on public land. I would prefer to avoid private land if possible. It seems like our national population is such that everything near and east of the Mississippi River is paved and inhabited.
So to finish my *****ing and whining, what are some long distance routes you know of that are off the paved path?
Anyway, back to the search. So far, the nearest I can find is a journey through central Mississippi, and I can not find definitive proof that the entire trail is on public land. I would prefer to avoid private land if possible. It seems like our national population is such that everything near and east of the Mississippi River is paved and inhabited.
So to finish my *****ing and whining, what are some long distance routes you know of that are off the paved path?