Highlights from Week 10

Week Ten was a crescendo of activity as Teams hustled to get in a few more activities or photo quest items before the competition closed. Some of the Teams that had been slow to start pushed through to a strong finish. The top Teams completed all 12 Stages, with six Teams passing the 4,000+ level. This week we highlight the those six teams: Team 136 Anderson and Team 104 Swenson, both exploring around Northern California, Team 111 Potter in Colorado, Team 132 Kienlen in Washington, Team 116 Tembreull in Michigan and Team 122 Norton in Kansas.

Week Nine saw some Teams climbing up the Leaderboard, even though the top three teams continue to contest the top spots among themselves. This week the second and third place teams swapped positions, with the first place team holding steady after topping the 4,000 point mark. One more team completed all 12 Stages, and more teams are reaching the 3,000+ level. This week we highlight Teams exploring on the Rubicon (Team 140 Bower), Michigan and Minnesota (Team 116 Tembreull), Utah (Team 109 Call), Colorado (Team 111 Potter) and the mid-West (Team 125 Horseley).

Week 9 in the News

Week Eight saw a flip-flop in the top two positions on the Leaderboard and more teams passing the 2,000+ points level as they completed more Overland Stages and Activities. A few teams have been steadily rising in the rankings by focusing on the Photo Quest and Weekly Challenges. This week we highlight Teams exploring on the Rubicon (Team 110 Johnson), California to Colorado (Team 107 Groth), New York (Team 120 Rodriguez), Northern California (Team 136 Anderson) and Colorado (Team 111 Potter).

Week 8 in the News

Week Seven saw a few teams jump up in the rankings after completing multiple Overland Stages, while the top three teams held on to their Leaderboard positions for the second week in a row. This week we highlight Teams exploring in California (Team 104 Swenson), Colorado (Team 111 Potter), Nevada (Team 122 Norton), Washington (Team 132 Kienlen) and Vermont/New Hampshire (Team 133 Nikolic).

Week 7 in the News

Week Six started the second half of the Rally and many Teams were busy with their Overland Stages, while others were just starting to set out on their first multi-leg routes. A number of Teams have checked off the bulk of their Photo Quest items, with the first actual moose sighting submitted this week. Our highlights focus on the southwest this week three Teams exploring in California (Team 104 Swenson, Team 122 Norton and Team 136 Anderson), and two Teams out on the trails in Colorado (Team 111 Potter and Team 114 Simpson).

Week 6 in the News

Week Five is the “halfway” point of the Rally and many teams were out on Overland Stages in different parts of the country. This week’s highlights feature two Teams exploring in Northern California (Team 136 Anderson and Team 104 Swenson), as well as Teams out on the trails around Arizona (Team 117 Lucas), New York (Team 120 Rodriguez) and Washington (Team 132 Kienlen).

Week 5 in the News

A few highlights from Week four with Teams busy across the country. This week has seen a lot more Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally activity going on everywhere and plenty of posts to follow online. Teams are racking up points across all four pillars: Overland Stages, Activity Tasks, Photo Quest and Weekly Challenges. This week’s spotlighted teams were out exploring in Northern California (Team 136 Anderson), Michigan (Team 116 Tembreull), Colorado (Team 111 Potter), on the Rubicon Trail (Team 121 Hentz) and around Washington (Team 132 Kienlen).

Week 4 in the News

Some week three highlights as more teams set out on their Overland Stages and got involved in group events while continuing to check off Photo Quest items and Activity Tasks. This week several of our Colorado teams were particularly busy — shout out to Colorado Jeep Girls for rocking this week (Team 111 Potter, Team 131 Becker and Team 114 Simpson). This week’s spotlighted teams were also busy in Washington (Team 132 Kienlen) and Michigan (Team 116 Tembreull).

Week 3 in the News

A few highlights from week two as some teams began earning their Stewardship points while continuing with their Overland Stages — we are very proud to report that several teams participated in trail cleanups this week! And these Nomad teams were busy exploring in Colorado (Team 111 Potter), Washington (Team 132 Kienlen), California (Team 104 Swenson), Arizona (Team 121 Hentz) and on the famed Rubicon Trail (Team 123 Brezina).

Week 2 in the News

A few highlights from some of the teams who got a quick start and were already out exploring during the first week of the Rally. These Nomad teams were busy checking out trails in Michigan (Team 116 Tembruell), North Carolina (Team 135 Carter), Utah (Team 131 Kienlen), California (Team 104 Swenson) and Arizona (Team 121 Hentz).

Week 1 in the News