Route write-ups, gear reviews, app how-tos, and the occasional ride report. New posts drop roughly every other week.
It started with a thousand-mile day and a gas tank that wouldn't cooperate. The story behind TrippApps — why it's a suite of apps, the no-ads promise, and what's coming next.
Four parks dropped reservations, fees jumped for non-U.S. residents, and Crater Lake did not close. Plus the fire closure still holding at Mount Rainier and the fee-free day that lands mid-crowd on August 25.
Short answer: yes, and the proclamations closed nothing. The 90% cut is real — but it's acreage, not the parks budget. What actually changed, the fire closure that lifted August 20, the mining claims filed early, and the new fight over the management plan.
The cables, adapters, and just-in-case kit that make an electric road trip smooth instead of stressful.
The gear that turns a marathon drive into an easy one — chargers, comfort, and a cooler that means you don't have to live on fast food.
Half of trip planning is pure escapism — and that's exactly why you show up knowing the good spots. Plus saving places, caching offline maps, and letting the app find the detours.
A first look at what we're building next: a dead-simple, ad-free app that sets up your whole drive the second you get in — Do Not Disturb, music, maps, screen orientation, automatically.
My favorite way to travel — privately owned, great service, and most of them welcome cars and tents too, not just RVs. How to use them and what to ask when you call ahead.
Traveling with friends or another family is the best fun there is — done right. How to caravan without losing each other, and let one shared plan keep everybody on the same page.
The short list. What earns a spot in the bags for a multi-day ride, what stays in the garage, and why.
Snacks, screens, and the little things that keep everybody happy from the driveway to the motel. Road-tested with kids in the back seat.
Crates, breaks, pet-friendly stays, and the three things that always go sideways. Everything I learned hauling a dog across the country.
No country does the open road like this one. A confident — and admittedly biased — case for America's highways, from a man who's run most of them.
Coast roads, mountain passes, and the ones the locals don't put on the map. The drives every road tripper should do at least once.
How to plan charge stops so an electric road trip is just a road trip — no math, no white knuckles.
The old-road tricks for staying alert on a long day — when to stop, what to eat, and knowing when to call it.
Where the money really goes on a road trip, and how to stretch it so you can stay out on the road longer.
The parks worth planning a whole road trip around — and how to do them without fighting the crowds.
The right month for the right drive — where to point the car in every season so you catch a place at its best.
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