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A meeting that I didn’t get included in, or was even aware of, really, has determined that our team needs a logo. We have a logo, so I’m not sure where this discussion started or ended, just that a new logo is already being created by another group member. As the creator of our first… Read more

Some recent discussion has resulted in a change of our first change-over point from Vama Veche, Romania to Istanbul, Turkey. The initial plans involved two members of the team flying out of Bucharest, Romania, John and Rebecca, both to get them home in time to get back to work and to avoid having to buy… Read more

If I’m an advocate of anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes, or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off… Read more

Check us out at MysticMooseRacing.com! We’ll be posting updates to our blog along the road (as long as we can find some wifi out there), as well as photos and documenting our planning. We’ll do our best to keep it up to date, so check it out often! Read more

Example of a Subaru Justy; photo courtesy Quadmachine on Wikipedia Josh and I have been in talks over the last week about adding the Pamir Highway to our route. The M41 Pamir Highway is the main pass through the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan and the edge of China. An ancient silk… Read more

It’s official! Team Mystic Moose is taking on the Mongol Rally! Over the last week, we’ve signed up and put our names on the list, and in a handful of months we’ll be flying halfway around the world from California to Europe to start the Rally! We’ve got our team (mostly) figured out – Myself… Read more

Twelve thousand miles. One thousand cc’s. Twenty something countries. One thousand pounds for charity. The Mongol Rally is a charity adventure rally with three main rules: Your car’s motor must be less than 1000cc, you must raise £1000 for charity, and the there’s no set route – aside from the start and finish, you are… Read more

After much deliberation over when and how to cross this particular item off an ever growing list of things to accomplish before I die, this year has been decided as the year to drive a complete shit box of a car halfway around the world in the Mongol Rally. Some several presidents back now, I… Read more

verb A nautical term for the act of controlling the movement of a ship. “One of the most important principles of ship handling is that there be no ambiguity as to who is controlling the movements of the ship. One person gives orders to the ship’s engine, rudder, lines, and ground tackle. This person is… Read more

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