I am currently building my first overlanding vehicle. I have my rig and gear sorted and I have the month of October off of work and plan on hitting the road and giving it a go for the whole month. I live near Seattle. I have been planning this for years and could not be more excited! While I have been an avid outdoorsman my entire adult life off roading is new to me. I am trying to plan my itinerary and it is proving to be challenging. The weather obviously plays a huge role. I am debating whether to go to the wallowa region of Oregon or play it safe weather wise and head to the desert in northern Nevada. I am not very familiar with the west coast as I am from Philadelphia and live in Miami until very recently. In fact I am not too familiar with living on land at all as I have been a mariner living on boats for the last 15 years. Anyone have any words of wisdom for someone trying to pick a route for October weather? I really don’t want to scare the shit out of my girlfriend and dog on my first time out! Here’s a pic of my truck for no particular reason. The smartcap, bumper with winch, lighting and rear skid plates go on this week! I already have a 3.5 inch lift and 35 inch R/T tires. I have done my homework and have all the gear and tools I should need. Will be using a standard ground tent and solar generator. Thank you and I look forward to meeting some folks out there!