ROVA

I just received the newest issue of ROVA (Adventure 12) and wanted to tell you how much I appreciated Amy Roost’s article, “History the South Cannot Ignore (But Textbooks Do).” We homeschool our sons, aged 10 and 13, and often express frustration wit

The third album from Brooklyn quartet Big Thief, U.F.O.F., is rock ‘n’ roll, but on a soft, strange scale. There are skittish drumbeats, plenty of acoustic guitar and Adrianne Lenker’s unmistakable, sweet crooning over the top of it all. This album s

It’s one thing to hear about a place, read about it, or see photos. But to drive through the streets, meet the people, and taste local food—these experiences give us new perspectives that we can bring with us wherever we go. We chose this life to fin

To get to Vegas from Los Angeles, you do whatever you can to just get out of the city. Then, for the most part, you’re on I-15, which winds through the Cajon Pass and into the Mojave. Near Primm, you pass a solar power facility that looks like sheets

There’s a growing fifth-wheel community putting rubber to the road—travelers who are wooed by the generous living space, ease of towing, storage options and maneuverability of this adaptable RV. A fifth wheel, as many of you will already know (but if

For all you shutterbugs out there who can’t resist getting that perfect photo, drones have brought the power of aerial photography right into the palm of your hand, and the results can be pretty awe inspiring (check out #dronephotography on Instagram

Once an outdoor novelty that would draw attention from curious bystanders, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is now a bona fide lifestyle, growing in popularity quicker than any other watersport—maybe because it can be done anywhere (that has water, that

On a Saturday during California’s “super bloom” season, we holed up in the one-room concrete bunker that is the Joshua Tree Branch Library. My wife, Carla, was working with the librarian to print documents. I sat at one of the few tables with windows

“I’ve grown so much in the past year just by getting outside of my comfort zone,” says Joe Hawley down the phone line. Just over a year ago, Hawley was finishing up an eight-year NFL career—the stuff of dreams for many teenagers—and wondering what wa

I grew up in a suburb of Toronto that’s often lauded as one of the greatest places to live in all of Canada. Brag alert, right? Not so much. The way I see it, such places often breed “normalcy,” which is great, but it isn’t my bag. As I hit high scho

My mom is not a regular mom—she’s a wanderlusting wonderwoman. A post-Beatnik flower child, her destiny was written in On the Road, soundtracked by Joni Mitchell, and designed at an REI outlet store. But as with most aspiring travelers, while Mom was

We woke up at the crack of dawn and drove to the harbor in Tofino, on Canada’s Vancouver Island, where our small Cessna floatplane was getting prepped. It was a beautiful sunrise, and the low light of a rising sun was bouncing beautiful reflections o

Some places capture the essence of summer like nowhere else, and Santa Cruz is one of them. Stretching out along the stunning Central California coastline like a sunbathing beauty, SC lures adventurers to its epic surf, verdant mountains, and the dre

I moved to Steamboat Springs three years ago for the skiing, and I ended up staying for the biking. When I first got to the majestic valley, skiing was the only sport on my mind. I was obsessed with Champagne Powder® days at the resort, skinning into

Georgia O’Keeffe famously said, “If you ever go to New Mexico, it will itch you for the rest of your life.” That sentiment resonates with me now, but before moving here almost a year ago, I honestly hadn’t given the state much thought. Growing up in

It took a year and a half for us to see the delivery truck with our custom-ordered 2015 4x4 Sprinter van in our driveway. It was the largest Sprinter we could get. It was outfitted with five seats, a bathroom and a wheelchair lift, so that our oldest

If you’re thinking to yourself, “I want to get wild on my next vacation,” South Dakota might not be top of your list of destinations—but maybe it should be. With unbelievable natural beauty, and a history of eccentric folks and lawless behavior, Sout

Before I slept in a van at highway rest stops, in transit center parking lots, and at quiet trailhead pull-offs, I woke up every morning in a house in the middle of the Massachusetts North Shore. During the winter, I was pulled ever northward toward

Over time, our standards for beer (that it be cold and wet) have given way to a penchant for something a little more defined. We like funky beer. Unique beer. Triple-hopped beer. Beer brewed with oysters. For a cause. With organic ingredients. With a

f you’ve ever researched I Iceland, you’ll have come across an abundance of praise of the place, but also a pretty sizable bucketload of complaints. Car hire pickup at the airport is ridiculously slow; one beer costs $14; the national delicacy of rot