Thirty-Two: August/September 2022

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The magazine for epic road trips

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From The Editor
When you tell someone you’re an RVer, or a van lifer, or a road-tripper, they’ll usually be pretty quick to assume that your life involves a lot of driving, a decent amount of discomfort, and a ton of outdoorsy endeavors. And yeah, of course that’s t
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Editor and Publisher Gemma Peckham gemma@rovamag.com Advertising Sales media@rovamag.com 646-916-2599 Designer Abby Schmidt Editorial Assistance Giulia Heppell, Ruby O'Brien Contributors Ruby O'Brien, George Wood, Patrick Coleman, Bryony Angell, Rhet
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Gear Up!
It’s that time of year when we bid farewell to slow summer nights and descend into fall’s cooler temperatures. Luckily, Coalatree’s Trailhead Pants make the transition easier. Dress them up, dress them down, or even take them out on a hike. They’re e
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Why The Road?
We are ex-science teachers who left our jobs to explore in our Minnie Winnie named Big Taco. We have always had a passion for nature and travel. Living in our RV has helped us crack the code to slow, sustainable, and affordable travel. We are current
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Detours
Before I had my Scamp trailer, road trips were about making miles—quickly. The odd-numbered interstates took me north and south to see family, and even-numbered ones west and east to fish. Now that I tow my home with me, I get off the expressways, ta
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Pickup Lines
When I was seven or eight, my best friend invited me to go on a camping trip. His dad had just gotten a truck camper and was excited to try it out. It was a Cascade in all its ’70s glory: offwhite exterior with “wood” stripes, wood-paneled interior,
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Truck Campers for All Types of Traveler
Sometimes, you want your road trip to take you… well, off-road. Since 1972, Four Wheel Campers has been manufacturing robust truck campers designed to take travelers over the roughest terrain, so you can reach those rad and remote climbing, surfing,
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BIRD-TRIPPING How To Bring Bird-watching Into Your Van Life
Van life has a spirit of the migratory to it; that urge to keep moving for the change of seasons, better weather, and better conditions at the next stop. Did you know that many wild birds share this same drive to make a change every season? Looks lik
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The Journey Is The Reward
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment we lost faith. The whole journey plays back like some swashbuckling adventure in a long-lost pirate’s tale. Our ship, the mid-modern equivalent of a “living room on wheels,” had gotten ofF to a shaky start when
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Ales For The Active
Hot days are stretching out into balmy nights, which are best spent outdoors. Adventurous folk like yourselves have likely spent the day driving, exploring, hiking, climbing, swimming, surfing, biking or eating. Or all of the above. It’s a cliche, bu
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Keepin' Cool
No matter the time of year, coolers are an essential part of life on the road. Fishing enthusiasts keep their catch fresh during trips to the lake, and summer beach bums can keep their popsicles from melting on the hot sand—no matter your predicament
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The Tree Doesn't Drop The Apple Far
As youths, we are sponges observing our parental units with eyes wide while foundational roots dig in, whether we know it or not. It might take stepping back and observing our patterns in adulthood, then tracing them back before we can even begin to
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Hitting The Bike Trails
One of the best ways to explore and escape while traveling the country is on a mountain bike. The terrain varies endlessly—from smooth singletrack through pine forests, to technical rock gardens with epic views, and bumpy jeep roads to ghost towns an
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Utah: America's Best
Stunning landscapes. Endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Utah is everything you could want in a road-trip destination. I’m a full-time photographer, wife, and mother of three. When my oldest child finished eighth grade, we decided to ditch
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Ufos Over Humqaq
Of all the people in the campground at Jalama Beach County Park, I alone saw the UFOs. Quite literally, I could not believe my eyes. But there they were, soaring across the starry sky, alien, and unlike anything I’d ever seen. Meanwhile, the other ca
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Perfect Emptiness At White Sands
’ve imagined what it would be like to hike through the arctic, just enough to know I’d never do it. I have no love for snow and cold, but the idea of a white open expanse intrigued me. Imagine all that emptiness and nothing else. That idea led me to
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Looping Around Colorado
It’s no secret that Colorado is filled with a richness of landscapes, ranging from mountain regions and gorges, to canyons and sand dunes. That’s why so many folks visit these diverse landscapes, setting out to tackle a variety of adventurous activit
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St. Louis To Nashville… Or Was It?
It would be fair to say that, coming from New York City, I’m lacking in experience behind the wheel. It might be fairer to say that, having been a serial expat, I’ve actually taken more road trips at legal driving age in Mexico—and one very dicey jau
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So Much More Than Space
Sometimes a road trip is about the journey and not the destination. The drive from Miami to Orlando is not one of those road trips. Taking the quick way up Florida’s Turnpike takes you through hours of low-lying marshland, highlighted by the occasion
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Hometown Pride, Lake Life, And Autumn Leaves
I was skeptical when I heard this was “America’s oldest resort town”; however, as I drove through downtown Wolfeboro, plopped on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, a lake-life wave swept across my work-weary soul. I love this cozy little town (
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Picture This…
ripples washing over pebbles. You kick the doors open and the view tumbles in; the inlet, the mountains, the morning mist and the faultless sky. Today, you plan to explore Point Reyes and Tomales Bay with some friends you met on the road—but they hav

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