Mead’s goals were not only to learn about and participate in 4WD events, but also to write about the fun and adventure of four-wheeling and inspire others to participate and to promote safe technical driving and responsible use of the backcountry. She also served a 3-year term on the board of directors of Tread Lightly! Mead has been a participant in four Camel Trophy events, the Baja 1000 six times, twice as a driver and competed with Darren Skilton in the 2000 Dakar Rally. She has written about her adventures and extreme four-wheeling for publications around the globe focusing considerable attention on the world of off-road motorsports. Today, Mead travels the world test-driving vehicles and working as a photojournalist/feature writer for more than 100 publications. She has been four wheeling in 36 countries during the past 19 years and has accumulated enough off-road miles to have circumnavigated the world in the dirt. It has become her professional and personal passion.
6:49 – Rural can be different depending on the makeup of people that live in an area
11:12 – My first roll of film had three photos go to the Associated Press
18:22 – 85% of the photography needs can be met with a cell phone
24:42 – Make sure you know your exit before you get on top of things
30:43 – “What I really want to know is how do you get along with people?”
35:01 – “Your organs are shutting down, we don’t know if we can save you.”…I prayed two prayers that day.
43:04 – “You didn’t do too bad for a girl”
"There is more, so much more; listen in to hear about Borneo, Bolivia, Alaska, and so many more adventures. When I grow up, I wanna be Sue Mead!" -- Big Rich
