Roads and Destinations Archives | Truck Camper Adventure https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/category/roads-and-destinations/ 2024 Truck Camper News, Reviews, and Buyer Guides Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:05:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-TCA-1-32x32.png Roads and Destinations Archives | Truck Camper Adventure https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/category/roads-and-destinations/ 32 32 95143806 Exploring Death Valley National Park’s Jail Canyon 4×4 Road https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-death-valley-national-parks-jail-canyon-4x4-road/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-death-valley-national-parks-jail-canyon-4x4-road/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:01:59 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=73459 Death Valley National Park is a must-see attraction for today’s truck camper adventurer. Within the national park’s more than 3 million acres you find a number a number of attractions including dozens of abandoned mines [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-death-valley-national-parks-jail-canyon-4x4-road/feed/ 0 73459 Trash and Burn: Being Better Stewards of our Public Lands https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/trash-and-burn-being-better-stewards-of-our-public-lands/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/trash-and-burn-being-better-stewards-of-our-public-lands/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:01:35 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=71784 In the United States we have been blessed with 640 million acres of federal public land. As a matter of fact, federal land comprises 28 percent of the total land area in our country. This [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/trash-and-burn-being-better-stewards-of-our-public-lands/feed/ 4 71784 Strange and Beautiful: Exploring California’s Otherworldly Trona Pinnacles https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/strange-and-beautiful-exploring-californias-otherworldly-trona-pinnacles/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/strange-and-beautiful-exploring-californias-otherworldly-trona-pinnacles/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 17:56:50 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=71725 If you think the otherworldly spires of the Trona Pinnacles look like something right out of Star Trek—you’d be right, because this surreal landscape is where numerous science fiction movies have been filmed. Star Trek [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/strange-and-beautiful-exploring-californias-otherworldly-trona-pinnacles/feed/ 0 71725 Alaska and Back: 60 Days in an Arctic Fox Truck Camper https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/alaska-and-back-60-days-in-an-arctic-fox-truck-camper/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/alaska-and-back-60-days-in-an-arctic-fox-truck-camper/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:01:43 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=71376 Alaska. Without a doubt, it’s one of most popular long-range, road trips for truck camper adventurers. Alaska (and the Northwest Territories of Canada) embodies all that’s great about overlanding—enjoying the journey as much as the [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/alaska-and-back-60-days-in-an-arctic-fox-truck-camper/feed/ 2 71376 Nostalgic Kingman Route 66 Fun Run is a Must for Classic Car Enthusiasts https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/nostalgic-kingman-route-66-fun-run-is-a-must-for-classic-car-enthusiasts/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/nostalgic-kingman-route-66-fun-run-is-a-must-for-classic-car-enthusiasts/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:01:18 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=70647 The Route 66 Fun Run. The name sounds like a marathon, a long-distance foot race on the famous highway. Yet the Fun Run is anything but. It’s actually a three-day road trip and car show, [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/nostalgic-kingman-route-66-fun-run-is-a-must-for-classic-car-enthusiasts/feed/ 0 70647 New Merus Adventure Park in Texas is a Truck Camping Mecca https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/new-merus-adventure-park-in-texas-is-a-truck-camping-mecca/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/new-merus-adventure-park-in-texas-is-a-truck-camping-mecca/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:01:58 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=69966 Tucked away in the Texas Panhandle is a new kind of destination for truck camper adventurers. Merus Adventure Park is a privately-owned, 5,500-acre eco-playground set at the edge of Palo Duro Canyon. With stunning sunsets, [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/via-truck-camper/feed/ 1 69326 North, South, East, West – Which Way for Your Truck Camper is Best? https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/north-south-east-west-which-way-for-your-truck-camper-is-best/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/north-south-east-west-which-way-for-your-truck-camper-is-best/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:01:03 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=67994 North, South, East, West, which way for your truck camper is best? You might be asking this question if you woke up last January in International Falls, Minnesota. It was a -3 degrees Fahrenheit. No [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/north-south-east-west-which-way-for-your-truck-camper-is-best/feed/ 2 67994 Off-Road Safety Academy Announces 2024 4WD Courses and Truck Camper Tours https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/off-road-safety-academy-announces-2024-4wd-courses-and-tours/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/off-road-safety-academy-announces-2024-4wd-courses-and-tours/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:01:37 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=68675 The Off-Road Safety Academy has released its official schedule for 2024. Owned and operated by credentialed off-road instructor, Bob Wohlers, the academy provides several offerings, including recreation, corporate, and government 4×4 training, and backcountry adventure [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/off-road-safety-academy-announces-2024-4wd-courses-and-tours/feed/ 0 68675 Tuktoyatuk and Back: Exploring Yukon and Northwest Territories via Truck Camper https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-yukon-and-northwest-territories-via-truck-camper/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-yukon-and-northwest-territories-via-truck-camper/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:01:40 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=67826 In late summer of 2023, I planned a trip from my home in Minnesota to Tuktoyatuk (hereafter referred to as Tuk), a village sitting on the Arctic Ocean in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Tuk has a [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/exploring-yukon-and-northwest-territories-via-truck-camper/feed/ 5 67826 Truck Camper Adventure Rig Explores New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/truck-camper-adventure-rig-explores-new-mexicos-chaco-canyon/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/truck-camper-adventure-rig-explores-new-mexicos-chaco-canyon/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2023 09:01:32 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=67760 It was Friday, November 17. The wife and I had just spent a glorious week in Sante Fe, New Mexico, seeing the sights and staying at one of the finest Bed and Breakfasts in the [read more]

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]]> https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/truck-camper-adventure-rig-explores-new-mexicos-chaco-canyon/feed/ 6 67760 Truck Camper Trio Explores Idaho’s Magruder Corridor Trail https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/truck-camper-trio-explores-idahos-magruder-corridor-trail/ https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/truck-camper-trio-explores-idahos-magruder-corridor-trail/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:01:33 +0000 https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/?p=67507 Elk City, Idaho is a small community—much smaller than our hometown of Sisters, Oregon. The population, as of 2020, is 170. Good things come in small packages! It was once a boom town when gold [read more]

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