Eighth Jedediah Smith Trail 1827

Map of eighth Jedediah Smith Trail Map of eighth Jedediah Smith Trail
Map of eighth Jedediah Smith Trail

This year I am following again the trail of Jedediah Smith in the year 1827, when he set off for his south west expedition. I will follow his trails also in the oncoming years until his death in 1831 by Comanches - at least this was the plan…

But this year again almost everything went wrong, this time with my mechanic in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. I already had problems with his bad work but this time he screwed up the truck so tremendously, that he almost totaled the car by fixing things. Unfortunately I found that out while being on the road. Therefore I only had one real day in the footsteps of Jedediah Smith. I also spent one day offroading in the Green River, UT, area. The day I followed Jedediah was in the High Sierras in California along Kings River. On my way back to Pittsburgh I visited the Jack Daniels and George A. Dickels Distillery in Tennessee.

Unfortunately this is also the last trail for now. Due to the bad job of my mechanic it is almost impossible to get the truck back on the road with a reasonable amount of money. I am also lacking time and money to build up a new Explorers Truck in the US. It took many years to modify this truck in a way that it is suitable for my extraordinary traveling. A new truck has to be modified with the same amount of time over many years and testing, which is impossible for me to do. But if I should find any solution to be back on the trails I will let you know! You should never give up hope! Let’s hope this project does not come to an end because of one bad mechanic!

  • Impressions from the road
  • Highway 128, Utah Highway 128, Utah
    Highway 128, Utah
    Kokopelli Trail, Utah Kokopelli Trail, Utah
    Kokopelli Trail, Utah
    Cactus Rat Mine, Utah Cactus Rat Mine, Utah
    Cactus Rat Mine, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Dome Plateau Road, Utah
    Yellow Cat Road, Utah Yellow Cat Road, Utah
    Yellow Cat Road, Utah
    I–70, Utah I–70, Utah
    I–70, Utah
    I–70, Utah I–70, Utah
    I–70, Utah
    I–15, Nevada I–15, Nevada
    I–15, Nevada
    Delilah Fire Lookout, California Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Kings River from Delilah Fire Lookout, California Kings River from Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Kings River from Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Delilah Fire Lookout, California Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Delilah Fire Lookout, California
    Davis Flat Trail, California Davis Flat Trail, California
    Davis Flat Trail, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Wishon Reservoir, California Wishon Reservoir, California
    Wishon Reservoir, California
    Shaver Lake, California Shaver Lake, California
    Shaver Lake, California
    Portal Forebay, California Portal Forebay, California
    Portal Forebay, California
    Deer at Kaiser Pass Road, California Deer at Kaiser Pass Road, California
    Deer at Kaiser Pass Road, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Kings River, California Kings River, California
    Kings River, California
    Bailey Bridge, California Bailey Bridge, California
    Bailey Bridge, California
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Statue, Tennessee Jack Daniels Statue, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Statue, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    Jack Daniels Distillery, Tennessee
    George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee
    George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee
    George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee
    George A. Dickels Distillery, Tennessee

The daily trails are in preparation