Overlanding California Sierra - Calaveras Dome, Bear Trap Cabin

[@sliceoflife8905]

Your videos and editing are getting 💯 better!!!!

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Thank you.

[@potatothorn]

super awesome trip. that water crossing made for some super fun video/ lots of great forest scenes and some nice meadows too thanks for sharing, makes us want to check out more of the forest as well

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

And I didn't have to engage 4x4 at all on this trip, so any 2wd with a bit of clearance will be able to easily do this.

[@potatothorn]

@@OverlandOutAndAbout awesome

[@michaeldeal1625]

Keep making these videos! I love em!

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

I'm glad you enjoy them.

[@needmoredirt]

When you said do you know what time it is I started laughing 😂 I was waiting for you to bring it out way too nice of a day and a trail🍻 cheers! Great video brotha I’ll be checking this trail out soon!

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

It's unconstitutional to be in such a nice spot and, in such a great weather, and not have one...cheers 🍻

[@chads6129]

You missed it! You’ll have to go back now. At that first campsite you stopped at 7N76Y, you have to keep going on foot where the road ends. It turns into a single track trail and goes down to the top of the dome. You’ll come out of the trees to a huge vista. Keep walking down and you’ll be on the summit of a huge granite dome. It’s like a private Half Dome where you can see for a hundred miles in almost every direction. That campsite is frequented and maintained by Rock Climbers who climb the 2,500ft dome. One of my favorite places on earth. Like having a private Yosemite Valley all to yourself. You can get to the bottom and reservoir by taking Ellis rd off of HWY 88. From the bottom you will be able to see just how massive the domes really are.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

"walking"???...you ma be watching the wrong channel 😀

[@RanjibDeyX]

Great place and great video . Thank you for sharing Lee. Putting this in my to go list :-0)

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

That whole area has a bunch of nice trails... I've also been there in the winter once, it's nice, but difficult due to snow.

[@mkramme]

Thanks for sharing this video with us. I am going to have to check out that area for sure, it is only a few hours from where I live.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

You are welcome. It's really nice there, it's about 3 hours drive from where I live and there are so many trails to explore.

[@jjulyans]

Deer season is starting.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

That will not be good for those who identify as a deer (these days, I wouldn't be surprised if some do)

[@adrian4ever]

Thank you I really appreciate that you put all the coordinates and the trail names i am going to lost coast 4x4 trail thanks to you and all the trails names

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

You are welcome... I'm glad you find it helpful.

[@terratrotter_vanlife]

Love the content! Subscribed 😊

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Thank you!

[@DeanF]

Always taking one for the team... maybe even two!🍻 Oh, and term for the high open areas is (I believe) High Chaparral.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

That's right, I sacrifice so others don't have to... cheers 🍻

[@gaylehernandez4363]

Yep, a bear is at the end!

[@ErickAnderson-p5g]

We really enjoy your videos! We just bought an off road trailer and are looking for places to take it and trying to figure out dispersed camping. We just spent a week around Calaveras Big Trees and can’t wait to get out again! Thanks!

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Thank you. That whole area is a maze of trails and beautiful scenery...soon it's all going to be under several feet of snow, so now is the time to explore it.

[@ErickAnderson-p5g]

@@OverlandOutAndAbout Absolutely, 100%. My parents live in Calaveras county so we are over there quite a bit. My wife does not do cold weather well so we might try exploring north of us, during the winter, up into the Mendocino county area, it seems like there are quite a few places to try there as well.

[@aceyorba]

Yes very True. Im always picking up trash left near trails from the back country in the Sierra

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

I didn't see any trash in the area I camped that night, but yes, many places have "reminder" of those who were not raised right.

[@rgalletta58]

I've been to the cabin several times. I've taken the trail to the back side of Bear Valley Ski Resort. Amazing vistas back there.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Yes, it's really nice there...I'm contemplating going there in the winter when it's snowing.

[@georgecarousos6735]

Love the videos, love the attitude and still loving the van. At the 25:00 mark is that a motorcycle following you? Looks kind of eerie.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Thank you. Yes that was a motorcycle that was trying to pass but it took me a few minutes to notice him.

[@larryjanson4011]

i have been in this area a lot ( i live in calaveras county) but these trails i have been on a mt bike, a duel sport motor bike, my cj-7. and even a 3/4 ton truck ( long bed) surprising people i could get said truck through with No damage. great place in the summers, if you like to snow shoe great in the winters. but hat a spot on each in your party in the winters, or if you go off trail.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Yes that whole area is great with beautiful scenery. I've been there a couple of times in the snow back in 2015 when I still had the Nissan Xterra (there are 1-2 videos on the channel from those trips)

[@daleboyish]

Was at Bear Trap on the 18th. Have always wanted to check out Calaveras Dome trail, but it doesn't look very worthwhile?

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

It depends what you are looking for. If you want a fairly easy weekend, with great views and great camping spots, Calaveras Dome trail will definitely scratch that itch.

[@KirbyLouis]

30:34 if your rings have a flat/ish edge... you can use them as a bottle opener... same way youd do it with a real bottle opener

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Yea someone told me that but I never tried it yet...if I remember, I'll try it next time.

[@KirbyLouis]

have you done Corral Hollow route?

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

I did years ago with my Nissan Xtera Pro4X, but on this trip, being by myself with a huge van, I did not want to chance it on those tight turns and rocky trail.

[@facts1752]

hi, so if i stay on 7NO9 service road, would i run straight into bear trap cabin?

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

No, you'll need to take 7N11...look at the video, it has trail names and coordinates for all the trails and points of interest.

[@facts1752]

ok i will, thank you!

[@larrywiddis470]

I don't know why 4x4 full size Detroit vans are not more popular.

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

People don't realize that you can do a lot with those, customize them the way you like, and go places that the average sprinter can't

[@armadilllo]

why is it called overlanding now?

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

I'm not sure, I guess because we go over land.

[@Paul-ow6of]

Yea we called it camping ⛺️

[@rickymcdaniel7971]

Overlanding? Do you mean car camping? I guess I've been trendy since before it was trendy!

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

Camping is one part of it, exploring different trails and landscape is another part of it...but the name is not important, anyone can call it whatever they want.

[@KirbyLouis]

15:26 this(your videos) is straight up and down base line "overlanding", its gotten so bloated and commercialized, that people have forgotten what overlanding really is... its just truck hiking, but people are so concerned with making overland videos look like an Interstellar deleted scene. your videos and a few others like @alwaysoverlanding @4wdadventurecrew and @campoutwestus show the true spirit of "overlanding"... AND you guys share locations or coordinates, most others like to gatekeep like they live in these spots full time

[@OverlandOutAndAbout]

I'm 100% with you on that one. Overlanding is a simple fun, exploration, and off-roading outdoors, I do like and watch other creators but I can't stomach "meaning of life" and "spiritual" and "life advice" when all I want to see is offroading, exploration, etc.