Roadtripping

The 127 Sale-The World's Longest Yard Sale. Summer roadtrip: Ferrying through the Inside Passage. Boomer's Lightweight Backpacking Blog. Van Construction & off the grid and on the map. I’ve never owned a RV.

I edited in one once at Derby. A nice 30 something footer the station rented and parked in someone’s yard across the street from the Downs. Then there were the debates with my Uncle Bud about which was real camping. His travel trailer or my backpack. That is about all my RV experience. I’ve never owned a van either. The fleet of live trucks I now drive around for work are in much better shape, well once Unit 10 went away. So there is my RV and van experience up until now. -Steve The Blank Canvass Insulate…or die trying Floored I always wanted a pop top. Interior Progress Cutting more holes (fridge vents) Rough Kitchen Layout Almost Finished Kitchen Power Center, holes, and propane detector. Of course this will all change slightly due to the fact that the battery separator gets really hot.

Gas Plumbing Gas into Back of fridge Gas line to stove runs in under the sink. BURNING MAN : Photography by Scott London. Glass Beach - The Dump You'll Want to Visit - Unfinished Man - StumbleUpon. Before you say anything about the content of this article, I hate people who litter.

I’ll judge you if I think you’re too lazy to recycle. I hate pollution and the death of our fragile ecosystems and all the rest. But- with that disclaimer out of the way- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is the incredible result of human wastefulness and the resilience of nature. It’s like a little Inuksuk… I’ve been trolling around for lesser known landscapes to road trip to and explore, and stumbled across this chunk of multicoloured west coast paradise.

These days, Glass Beach is a protected part of MacKerricher State Park, but in 1949, it was the site of an unrestricted dump. Eventually, California realized that dumping automobiles, appliances, toxic substances and razor sharp shards of glass into the water was probably a bad idea, and looked elsewhere for a dumping site. The beaches under the cliffs lay polluted, cluttered and ruined, and were basically treated as a forgotten ‘mistake.’ Roadtrip Nation: Define your own road in life! - Roadtrip Nation. Info California Swimming Holes and Hot Springs rivers creek springs falls hiking camping outdoors. SamsMap-2.jpg from theinitiativesite.com. Olympic National Park: One of the wildest places left in the USA [36 PICS] Maple Glade Trail.

It’s supposed to be a humbling experience to stand amidst such giants in the ancient forests of Olympic National Park. Photo #1 by rachel_thecat Maples in Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest. 95% of this national park is designated as wilderness, a paradise for backpackers and hikers. Photo #5 by KevinM Olympic National Park trees and roots in Hoh Rain Forest. Olympic National Park has a 73-mile long wilderness coast that is a rare treasure in a country where much of the coastline is prime real estate. Maple leaves and sword fern cover the ground. Big Cedar Tree and tiny girl. Lakes and mountains, an adventure lover’s dream. The largest known Western Redcedar, in the world with a wood volume of 500 cubic meters (17650 cu. ft.). Hoh Rain Forest has a mystical appearance with all the moss. The Kalaloch Cedar in the Olympic National Park, with a dbh of 599 (19,6 ft) cm and wood volume of 350 cubic meters (12,270 cu ft).

Coast Range Subalpine Fir groves in meadow. GasBuddy.com - Find Low Gas Prices in the USA and Canada. Driving across america. Ok, here's what you're up against: I-40: That's the most direct route for you from NC, but that road ends in Barstow, CA and you'll have to use other routes from there.

Before you leave NC, you'll climb up through the front range of the Appalachian's; 6 or 7 miles of 6% grade up into Asheville (Black Mountain), but there's no corresponding downgrade on the other side, though the road does get pretty "curvy" leading up to the TN line. From there on, it's pretty much a piece of cake, with a long downgrade at Ash Fork, AZ and the God awful heat of Needles, CA (and nearby Laughlin, NV is you like to gamble).

On the upside, you can explore Memphis (lots to do there), Oklahoma (I'd recommend old Rt. 66 whenever possible), the unique flatness of the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico is a world unto itself. Arizona offers Meteor Crater and the Petrified Forest right on I-40, with the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley just 50 miles or so off your route.

From Barstow, you'll have to go Ca.