Discovery Detour
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Featuring stories of adventure, RV-life insights, everyday science and travel tips from a newlywed couple traveling the country in their home on wheels.
Discovery Detour
1y ago
Read about the Cathedral Valley Loop, the most scenic and remote road in Capitol Reef National Park, so you’re prepared for the drive before you get behind the wheel.
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?- Cathedral Valley Road, Utah
The wild and rugged road of Capitol Reef National Park’s Cathedral Valley is more than an opportunity for adventure. It represents a moment in time when you can walk away from civilization, stand in the center of untamed desert terrain of unimaginable beauty ..read more
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1y ago
Read about Antelope Island, an often overlooked natural beauty in the middle of The Great Salt Lake. Then, discover how you can visit this hidden gem.
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?- Antelope Island, Utah
After almost a year and a half of driving our tiny RV through America, this grand and wild country of mine never ceases to surprise me. At this point, Drew and I should be accustomed to constant shock and awe, but when we rolled up onto Utah’s Antelope Island, we drove over the Far ..read more
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1y ago
Read about how you can set up your remote workspace in your home-on-wheels, and what work-life balance looks like on the road.
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?- Your Mobile Office
If there’s one thing that the time of quarantine has gifted us, it’s the rise of the work-from-home initiative. All over the globe, employers are allowing their employees to punch in from anywhere via telework and it’s opened up a world of possibilities for those who have been handed this opportunity.
Sudden ..read more
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1y ago
Read about the ultimate route which leads you through the best views, cities, and parks that the pacific coast of the United States has to offer.
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?- West Coast, USA
There is no shortage of amazing things to see on the Pacific coast of the United States. From bountiful national parks, to vibrant and welcoming cities, to peaceful mountain getaways, the west coast is as diverse as it is fun to explore.
My husband, Drew, and I recently drove up the western s ..read more
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1y ago
Find out what it’s actually like to live as a full-time RVer in this honest weekly schedule of a traveling couple who lives on the road.
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?- Somewhere on the Road, USA
When you imagine the daily routines of people who live on the road, perhaps you think of a slow-paced lifestyle. Maybe they use the rising sun as their alarm clock, stretching as they look out their window to be reminded of what new and exciting scenery surrounds them on that particular mor ..read more
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1y ago
Learn about the route that will take you from coast-to-coast, and everything you will see in between, in this ultimate itinerary for an epic cross-country road trip.
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?- Coast-to-Coast, USA
If you were to ask me a year ago, I may have told you then that the best form of transportation was by plane. While air travel is definitely the fastest way to get from point A to point B, after driving our home-on-wheels across the entirety of the United States, I thi ..read more
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1y ago
Find out about the best places to eat in Portland, Oregon with this full eater’s guide to the foodie capital of the United States.
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?- Portland, Oregon
The biggest city in Oregan thrives under the watchful gaze of the snow-capped Mount Hood. Bustling along the Willamette and Columbia Rivers intersection, Portland is stitched together by an overabundance of architecturally impressive bridges that transport art and culture to every corner of the city. An ho ..read more
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1y ago
Don’t let the many different parks that make up the Redwoods confuse you! We’ve got you covered with this comprehensive guide to the Redwood National and State Parks
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?- Redwood National and State Parks, California
It took us a year of exploring the United States to find our favorite forest in Redwood National and State Parks. This unique woodland, ethereal and haunting, is tucked away in the northernmost corner of California where it waits to put visitor ..read more
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1y ago
Wondering how you can prioritize your mental health while also living on the road? We’ve got you covered with our top tips for maintaining your wellness while traveling full-time.
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?- Somewhere on the Road
Progress has always been a difficult thing for humans to conceptualize. Day by day, it seems that nothing is changing, yet if you look back at the state of your life a year ago, you may barely recognize it.
Thoughts of progress have consumed my da ..read more
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1y ago
Use this guide to learn everything there is to know about Napa Valley so that you can visit the region like a true sommelier!
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?- Napa Valley, California
Nestled between the Vaca and Mayacamas mountains and just 70 miles north of San Francisco there hides hundreds of hillside vineyards. This valley, with mountainous walls that shield it from the excessive California heat, is also known to be a basin of pre-historic volcanic soils which make it one of the ..read more