A photographer, writer, and digital creator based in Nashville, Tennessee, Caziah Franklin is an overlanding evangelist. “I realized it combined my passion for adventure, photography, being on the road, climbing, cycling—all of it,” he says. Over time, Franklin has developed a reputation for both his photography and his skill with a vehicle, which is why he was a top pick for the Ford TransAmerica Trail team. Ford assembled a crew of adventure pros, including Franklin, to experience the TransAmerica Trail, a 5,900-mile route that crosses 13 states and some of the best hiking, camping, biking, climbing and paddling areas in the country. The adventure pros joined the convoy at key locations in Utah and Colorado and found the route delivers plenty of action—behind the wheel and on the ground.

Franklin didn’t hesitate at the invitation, and he teamed up fellow adventurer Andrew Muse for some off-roading and classic crack-climbing in Moab, Utah. Learn more about Exploring America’s Longest Off-Road Trail and how you can easily follow this under-the-radar route.

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