We always said we'd take our dog, Roan, to the mountain he's named after. In this video, we finally arrive at Roan Mountain, Tennessee, five years later on his gotcha/adoption day. Roan was born at an animal shelter in Oregon, where he had a hard start to life, catching parvovirus at 8 weeks old, and missing critical imprinting periods with people and other dogs. We scooped him up when he was available for adoption at 4 months old and quickly realized we had chosen a dog that required a lot to satisfy his Australian cattle dog/border collie genetics. A few months later, Roan began showing reactivity towards other dogs and people and despite our best efforts, we were unsure Roan was the right pup for an adventurous life. Fortunately, we found a trainer who helped us develop structure and appropriate expectations for Roan and after three years of consistent training, we felt he was ready to take on the Pan-American highway with us. Follow along as we travel through the US in our 1985 HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser Troop Carrier and eventually head south towards Central and South America.

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How did we get here?
We're Cody and Olivia, an American couple from Oregon, who found a love for 4x4 driving and camping after we purchased a 3rd gen Toyota 4Runner. After exploring much of the American west in our 4Runner, we found our dream overland rig, a 1985 HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser Troopy, in Bend, Oregon. We plunged head first into fixing up and building out the Troopy with a lot of misadventures along the way. Finally in 2022, we realized we had an opportunity to live our dream of full-time overland travel. We quit our jobs, sold our house and all of our belongings, and set out on the road trip of a lifetime following the Pan-American Highway south to Ushuaia, Argentina.

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